Environment/Climate change

  • Actionplan for utilizing rice waste

    Actionplan for utilizing rice waste

    Piteå Municipality and An Giang Province has been cooperating since 2011 when we carried out an inception phase which led to “Piteå An Giang- sustainable municipalities. The base for the ongoing project is the district of Chau Thanh where one part is to make a “Rice waste to energy plan”. In meetings with the target…

  • Waste Management Vietnam

    Waste Management Vietnam

    In 2010, collaboration between the An Giang province and the city of Växjö in the area of climate change and environmental awareness was initiated. Since then we have strengthened our collaboration by visiting each other to learn more about our different challenges and possibilities. We have participated and conducted different workshops that has strengthened their…

  • Sustainable Waste Management

    Sustainable Waste Management

    The capacity to handle waste according to the demands stated in the environment legislation act by Uganda which has to be implemented within the organization of Lugazi Town Council. The aim of the project: an analysis of the landfill in Lugazi to be completed with regard to leachate management and environmental hazardous contents; a workshop…

  • Waste to Value in Palu

    Waste to Value in Palu

    The project aims at several aspects of institutional Capacity development. The project will result in a changed profile in waste management for the community in Palu. The capacity for waste management will be strengthened through new developed systems for education on waste management. Through education and information as well as inviting NGO´s to discuss waste…

  • Awareness III – Local Sustainable Marin Food

    Awareness III – Local Sustainable Marin Food

    The City of Malmö recently adopted the new Global Goals For Sustainable Development and made a commitment to implement them on a local level. This project also has an aim to promote partnerships between “North and South” which is in line with the goal “Partnerships for the goals” (no. 17). This project specifically focuses on…

  • PELIVAN – Power of Energy at Local level

    PELIVAN – Power of Energy at Local level

    Växjö municipality has earlier cooperated with the three Serbian municipalities Niš, Kula and Varvarin aiming for increasing the awareness of the need of a sustainable energy system and preparing the municipalities for approaching the EU. The municipalities developed strategic energy plans with visions and targets, and carried out technical visits and shared best practice. The…