Stimulating nature protection in Svoge and Meroshina municipalities through improved waste and water management in the cross-border area of Bulgaria and Serbia

The project aims at improvement of environmental protection in the cross-border area through enhanced waste management in the Municipalities of Svoge and Meroshina.

The planned activities are:

1. Cross-border baseline survey of waste management system effectiveness and soils, air and water quality in the Municipalities of Svoge and Meroshina;
2. Development of joint strategic and planning tools for waste management, municipal resource and know-how sharing for Svoge and Meroshina Municipalities;
3. Delivery of communal equipment for improvement of waste management and soils, air and water quality in the Municipalities of Svoge and Meroshina;
4. Organization of seminars for improvement of waste management and joint strategic action in the Municipalities of Svoge and Meroshina;
5. Organization of cross-border information campaign on soils, air and water quality improvement measures in the Municipalities of Svoge and Meroshina.

Expected results:

1. Improved waste management systems in the Municipalities of Svoge and Meroshina;
2. Conducted and implemented cross-border baseline survey of waste management system effectiveness;
3. Specialized communal equipment provided;
4. Joint training events and information campaign organized.

Target groups:

• Local population living in immediate proximity to illegal landfill and accumulations of solid wastes in the cross-border region, local authorities;
• Local and regional stakeholders involved in waste management;
• SME sector, NGO, residents of neighboring municipalities in the cross border region.