Environment/Climate change
Management of Solid Waste and sensitisation to it
This project addresses issues concerning waste management and its consequences for public health and a more sustainable development of the environment for the municipalities in Soroti and Leksand. The Project will be carried out using the following tools: A comparison of laws and regulations for waste management Study and develop the process of waste disposal…
Waste Management in Da Nang
The overall objective, for Da Nang, of this cooperation is to develop a sustainable environmental Da Nang, where the inhabitants of Da Nang and the tourism sector are able do grow and develop prosperously. Where waste is considered a resource, and cooperation is the natural way to achieve this.
Waste management – as means to increase local democracy and citizen’s influence
The overall objective of the project is to increase the level of local democracy and citizen’s possibilities to influence a sustainable development in Sarajevo Canton by providing a coherent waste management system. The project objective is to contribute to the development of a sustainable waste management system in Sarajevo Canton, where the Canton provides necessary…
Climate Change
The project aims to strengthen capacity around the institutionalisation of climate response considerations into municipal planning and processes in order to ensure that a city is able to effectively respond to both the challenges and opportunities arising from climate change. The project proposes to identify the barriers to ensuring effective climate response within a city,…
Alfred Nzo Waste Buy-back center
Objectives of the project are: to address and eradicate waste related issues within the Alfred Nzo District to raise awareness about waste management to encourage members of the communities within ANDM to clean-up their villages to create job opportunities for Alfred Nzo community members through waste collection. Expected results: Alfred Nzo District is expected to…
Gaborone Transfer and Recycling Station
The overall objective is a more efficient waste management in Gaborone in terms of social, environmental and economic sustainability, and a strengthened legitimacy for local democracy when the elected City Council is more reliable in providing waste management services for the citizens. Through sound resource handling, a recycling and transfer station will help mitigate climate…
Sustainable Management of Waste and Energy
In April 2007, a joint agreement on friendly co-operation between the cities Xi´an in China and Umeå in Sweden was signed. The agreement focuses on three areas: Culture, Biotech and Energy and environmental technologies. Xi’an is the capital city of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, and the typical features of Xi’an region include relatively high proportion…
Sustainable Waste Management
A sustainable waste disposal system in the community of Tsumeb. The Project Objective is to increase knowledge and competency concerning a sustainable waste disposal system in the community of Tsumeb. The project can contribute to opening new opportunities for the citizens to use their powers of influence and thereby increase their level of participation. In…
Sustainable Management of Water
In April 2007 a joint agreement on friendly co-operation between the cities Xi´an in China and Umeå in Sweden was signed. The agreement focuses on three areas: Culture, Biotech and Energy and environmental technologies. For Xi’an, as the capital city of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, and with a growing economic development, the water pollution from…
Renewable Energy Pilot
The overall objective of the project is improved organizational structures and preparedness for energy-related issues. With the help of this project we see that in 10-15 years the following has happened: When the project is finalized, both Gävle Energi and Buffalo City will have exchanged methods for improving energy efficiency, established pre-requisites for implementation of…
