The first of the NALAS Online Discussion Series in Solid Waste Management during COVID-19 crisis was held on 20 May 2020, with over 50 participants.

“To me as Mayor, NALAS is a source of ideas, inspiration and an opportunity to share experiences and practices”

As of next Wednesday, you will have the chance to join a unique learning and exchange experience with lead experts from the Region and beyond.

These challenges can be successfully dealt with only by cooperation between local governments and public utility companies, concluded the participants of the RCDN webinar held yesterday.

“It helps NALAS members to understand the current situation in their respective national contexts and to exchange with their peers from the region for better solutions”

Due to the continuous limitations on holding large in-person meetings and the global preventive lock down measures as a result of the evolution of COVID 19 pandemic, the Fifteenth (XV) NALAS General Assembly Meeting was organised as an online Survey from 27 to 30 April 2020.

UCLG and its Committee on Local Economic and Social Development, in association with Metropolis et UN-Habitat, organized a live learning experience for local and regional governments on Wednesday, April 30. Darko Mrvaljevic, Municipal Councillor from Danilovgrad, Montenegro, participated in the event on behalf of NALAS, and spoke in the first round-table, focusing on the impact of the outbreak, challenges for the local economy and employment and mitigation measures.

Priority is given to awareness raising, sharing practices by member associations and local governments, webinars, e-courses and the provision of specific information from national, regional and international sources.

The NALAS Quick Response, a service specialized in regional ad-hoc information collection and analysis, is following trending topics and already had an inquiry by its member, focusing on collecting data on financing COVID-19 measures. To learn about the value of financial packages adopted by the national governments, if there is financing allocated specifically for the local governments and what are the fiscal reliefs introduced by the municipalities of the NALAS members, take a look at the latest NALAS Quick Response Report.

To contribute to the global efforts on combating Covid-19, during the crisis we transform NALAS Digest into an exchange platform for good practices of SEE local governments and their Associations.