📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2022.2147.1
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
3700 Western Balkans, Central Asia, Eastern Europe
Contact person:
Christine Koenig christine.koenig@giz.de
Partner countries:
Albania
SUMMARY
Goals:
The legal, financial, and knowledge-based foundations for the transformation to a sustainable circular economy for waste and wastewater management have been established.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Current project:
17,270,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
European Union (EU): 10,600,000 euros
PREDECESSOR PROJECT
2016.2095.4
Consumer- and service-oriented water and wastewater disposal
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if any)
31.07.2009 - 30.06.2027
Current project:
01.07.2023 - 30.06.2027
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
ARGE GFA Consulting Group GmbH resource
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant secondary objective
Adapting to climate change
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
14050 Waste management and disposal
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Circular Economy for Sustainable Urban Development
: Background
Albania's waste management system is characterized by increasing waste volumes and the fact that waste is disposed of but not reused as a valuable resource. The system offers few incentives for the transition to a circular economy, where waste is viewed as a resource. In July 2022, the European Union (EU) opened accession negotiations with Albania. Within this framework, Albania must align itself with EU environmental standards and set corresponding reduction targets.
Objective
Albania is on the path to a circular economy, increasing energy efficiency in wastewater treatment, creating more green jobs, and ensuring better health for its citizens.
Approach
The project aims to empower public and private stakeholders to implement technical and organizational measures and processes that promote the development of a circular economy. In accordance with the main objectives set by the Albanian government and the Ministry of Tourism and Environment, the project focuses on the following points:
1. Accelerating the transition to a circular economy by better aligning the legal framework with EU requirements;
2. Strengthening institutional capacities for digital data management;
3. Implementing extended producer responsibility schemes for packaging waste and electrical and electronic equipment, and introducing economic instruments to promote waste reduction and separation;
4. Implementing circular economy measures with a focus on recycling and co
