Environment/Climate change

  • Creating capacity centers for sustainable development

    Creating capacity centers for sustainable development

    This application concerns one of three projects within the partnership between Robersfors, Sweden and Machakos, Kenya. A formal agreement for co-operation and partnership between Robertsfors and Machakos was signed in 2007. This partnership seeks to build the conditions which establish a base for long term sustainable change. Through this partnership both municipalities focus on producing…

  • Waste Management and Implementation

    Waste Management and Implementation

    The project aims to decrease poverty in Ulundi by increasing the municipal capacity on waste management to give the population a safer and healthier habitat, to increase the population’s ability to influence their own situation. To establish a sustainable waste management and growth in Ulundi, the project also includes capacity building on services to cooperatives…

  • Environment Technology for Sustainable development

    Environment Technology for Sustainable development

    Muheza community with a population of 171 568 is divided into 23 wards, 100 villages and 505 hamlets. The district is dominated by peasant farmers (with a per capital income of Tshs. 270 000/= USD 2.25). Farmers lack storage facilities for the agricultural products and are forced to sell their products at cheap prices to…

  • Capacity Building Project

    Capacity Building Project

    The City of Växjö, Sweden, and the An Giang Province, Vietnam, is having a cooperation about sharing knowledge, competence and experience related to environmental issues and sustainable development. This two-year project, called Capacity Building, is targeting the areas of public ownership, transparency, climate and environment, waste and financing of projects.