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Serbia’s Water Law amendments in urgent procedure; NGOs demand withdrawal
13 July 2021 - RERI, backed by 36 organizations, calls for the proposed changes to the Water Law to be scrapped due to the exclusion of the public, claiming it legalizes corruption
Bled Water Festival establishes first European Water Sommelier Association
14 May 2021 - Organizers of the annual Bled Water Festival in Slovenia expanded their activities by establishing the European Water Sommelier Association or EWSA
Bled Water Festival announces call for Responsible Towards Water Awards
06 May 2021 - Slovenia’s Bled Water Festival has announced a call for awards for innovative and sustainable solutions that preserve the water environment.
World Water Day 2021: How do you value water?
19 March 2021 - The United Nations is marking World Water Day 2021 with a global, public conversation about how people value water for all its uses
Cartoonists against devastation of rivers: “Mini Hydropower Plants – Maximum Destruction”
15 January 2021 - The contest organized by SharaWatch and the Union of Cartoonist of Serbia has attracted some 350 works from 40 countries.
Floating waste covers rivers in Serbia, BiH, Montenegro
04 January 2021 - Floating waste is devastating the Drina and its tributaries in Serbia, BiH and Montenegro and piling up at hydropower dams
Kraljevo, Goč, Golija and SHPPs – Gambling with nature has no winners
25 December 2020 - The Right to Water initiative has organized a discussion on the nature protection, with an assessment of the harmful impact of run-of-river small hydropower plants.
City of Subotica has new waterworks system, wastewater treatment unit
18 December 2020 - Subotica and its surrounding area expanded the sewerage network in a EUR 27 million project and added a sludge-to-energy unit and a water plant
India launches 30 GW hybrid solar, wind power project
17 December 2020 - India inaugurated a future 30 GW hybrid solar and wind electricity complex, the world's biggest power production project
World’s first water futures contracts enter US financial markets
10 December 2020 - The world's first water futures were launched in the US and possible price spikes may spill over to expenses for ordinary people worldwide
Montenegro’s new cabinet to ban small hydropower, revise concessions
03 December 2020 - Prime Minister-designate Zdravko Krivokapić said the government would ban the construction of small hydropower plants and review all concessions
Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia challenged over transboundary impact
01 December 2020 - CZŽS from BiH asked the state to determine the transboundary environmental impact of the lithium exploitation and processing project in Serbia
Power system in North Macedonia suffers due to flood, drought
10 November 2020 - Due to the low water levels the country has decided to terminate the production in all hydropower plants, and to import electricity.
Wall Street to roll out water futures as privatization spreads global thirst
27 October 2020 - Climate change and privatization of natural resources are fueling conflicts. Can anyone own water or is it a public good?
Vinča incinerator project moves ahead but Belgrade still without waste separation system
07 October 2020 - The waste incineration plant under construction in Vinča will make Belgrade lag behind Serbia’s efforts...
Kranj in Slovenia starts digital makeover to become smart city
28 September 2020 - Households in the Mlaka pri Kranju suburb in Slovenia’s fourth-largest city, are soon getting access...