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).
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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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Project “Solid Waste Management in cross-border rural and coastal areas of SEE region” 20.08.2015
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A new project in “Solid Waste Management in cross-border rural and coastal areas of SEE region” is being initiated by NALAS, SWG and GIZ.
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Municipal Asset Management Toolkit: Guidelines for Decision Makers 22.07.2015
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The purpose of the toolkit is introducing decision-makers with the systematic approach to management of public utility assets (water and waste water assets), as well as providing the guidance on implementation of asset management practices.
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Report on International Asset Management Practices 22.07.2015
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The Report on International Asset Management Practices explores the numerous literature available on asset management, explains the most profound ones, reviews the different approaches to this issue and presents international practices through case studies.
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Regional Report on Asset Management Practices 22.07.2015
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The Regional Report presents the state of asset management in seven participating countries from South-East Europe.
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Three new NALAS products to improve Municipal Asset Management Practices 22.07.2015
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Interested in improving your municipality's wellbeing? Asset Management can help you in this effort. Learn what Asset Management is about, find out how to do it and learn from the international and regional experiences. NALAS offers you three new Asset Management products.
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Call for provision of Training of Trainers 27.05.2015
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Call for proposals for provision of Consultancy Services for development and implementation of a series of Training of Trainers (ToT).
Deadline for submitting bids: 26 June 2015 (Friday), 16:00 (CET) at info@nalas.eu
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Call for Regional Expert in Benchmarking on Solid Waste Management in SEE 07.04.2015
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NALAS is seeking for competent Regional Expert on Municipal Solid Waste Management who will develop a methodology for establishment of the Benchmarking on Solid Waste in the region of SEE, putting the Benchmarking in place and preparation of its first regional report.
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NALAS Task Force in Solid Waste and Water Management meets in Bijeljina 19.03.2015
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From 18-19 March 2015, NALAS Task Force in Solid Waste and Water Management held its meeting in Bijeljina, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Responding to Emergency Situations: Guidelines for Local Government Associations 19.03.2015
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The manual presents the basics for the associations of local authorities on preparedness and responding in emergency with emphasis on providing support to the municipalities.
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Learn more about the Danube Water Program 15.01.2014
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The Danube Water Program is NALAS' partner that works with regional, national, and local stakeholders to promote an informed policy dialogue around the core challenges facing the sector and to strengthen the technical and managerial capacity of the sector’s utilities and institutions – in a nutshell, smart policies, strong utilities, sustainable services.
To learn more about the program, check the brochure below, which describes the Program and its activities, shares some early results of collaboration, presents findings and lessons derived from those activities, and describes its longer-term vision.

