Municipal Environmental Investments in South Eastern Europe: 2001–2005

September 2007 | Print | Paper

The key objective of this document is to present an analysis of the development of municipal waste and water infrastructure in South Eastern Europe (SEE). This region includes Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia (including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244). The report analyses the key challenges in the development of municipal infrastructure and provides good examples from the SEE region on how these have been addressed. The timeframe of the analysis spans from 2001 to 2005, although developments after 2005 in the area of legislative progress are also outlined. The report also makes recommendations for local governments and other relevant stakeholders for the development of infrastructure projects.