Solid Waste and Water Management
The NALAS Task Force on Solid Waste and Water Management is the first NALAS task force, with its roots as a task force on solid waste management, established in December 2005. The host association for this Task Force is the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SKGO).
Latest Task Forces
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Energy Efficiency
The NALAS Task Force on Energy Efficiency addresses the increasing issues with energy in South East Europe. As energy efficiency is an interdisciplinary field, this task brings together energy experts, municipal energy managers, mayors and other professionals who contribute together in mitigating the energy problems by proposing changes in the legislation, collecting best practices, encouraging better use of the available energy and employing renewable sources of energy.
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Urban Planning
The NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning consists of regional urban planning experts representing member associations. It tackles urban planning issues common in the region, such us integration of informal settlements, inclusion of more stakeholders in the urban planning process and collection and analysis of the right parameters in what is known as "urban economics".
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Sustainable Tourism
The NALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism is an emerging task force aimed to encourage tourism development in South East Europe based on sustainability principles. The role of the Task Force is to promote tourism policy, governance and operations that respect and protect the environment and biodiversity and foster social inclusion, while creating employment and income earning opportunities and contributing to socio-economic growth. This Task Force is hosted by the Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Fiscal Decentralization
The NALAS Task Force on Fiscal Decentralization consists of regional experts in local and intergovernmental finances representing member associations. The host association for this Task Force is the National Association of Local Governments of Bulgaria (NAMRB).
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Asset Management is not a mystery: Municipalities and Public Utilities have practical tools ready to use 04.05.2016
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Two important products in Asset Management are being presented in Belgrade, Serbia, on 4 and 5 May 2016: the e-learning course in Introduction to Asset Management in the Water Sector and the Asset Management Business Planning Model as Part of Integrated Asset Management.
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Report: Benchmarking on Solid Waste Management in South-East Europe 27.04.2016
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The Report identifies and analyses quantitative and qualitative SWM indicators, covering SWM aspects such as waste generation, service coverage, extent to which municipal solid waste is recovered/recycled, efficiency in relation to landfilling targets, etc.
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A dialogue platform on solid waste management discusses environmental and economic impact assessment 09.03.2016
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The Second Dialogue Platform organized within the project “Solid Waste Management in cross-border rural and coastal areas of South Eastern European region”, takes place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 9 and 10 March 2016.
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Training of Trainers in Implementation of infrastructure investment projects 20.01.2016
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From 18 to 22 January 2016, in Zagreb, Croatia, NALAS implemented the fourth in the series of specific Training of Trainers, focused on implementation of infrastructure investment projects.
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ToT in Development of infrastructure investment projects 08.12.2015
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The pool of experienced trainers in water and waste water management issues in South-East Europe is getting its shape. From 7-11 December 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia we organised the fourth specific ToT, on Development of Infrastructure Investment Projects.
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Call for technical development of an e-learning course 27.11.2015
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NALAS requests proposals from interested organizations/companies to technically develop an e-Learning Course on Introduction to Asset Management in the water sector.
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Specific ToT on Preparations for infrastructure investment projects 17.11.2015
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The second specific Training of Trainers on “Preparations for infrastructure investment projects” takes place from 16 to 20 November 2015 in Bijeljina.
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Call for IT services for upgrading the SWIS and CFM tools 16.11.2015
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NALAS is seeking for a competent IT Company for provision of IT expertise for upgrading and re-engineering of the web-based CFM tool, as well as upgrading of SWIS. Deadline: 30 November 2015
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ToT in Efficient organisation and effective management of communal services 26.10.2015
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After the general Training of Trainers (ToT) organised in September 2015, today, in Skopje, Macedonia, we have started the first specific ToT, which focuses at Efficient organisation and effective management of communal services.
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Workshop on Assessment of regional cross-border impacts of solid waste management in rural and coastal areas 19.10.2015
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Within the project “Solid Waste Management in cross-border rural and coastal areas of South Eastern European region”, four assessment workshops will be organized in Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, from 19 October untill 30 October 2015.
