Noticias sobre Serbia
Belgrade’s sewage is dumped untreated into the mighty Danube
Serbia’s capital and largest city, Belgrade, is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers.
EU mobilises emergency assistance following floods in Ukraine
Earlier this week, intensive rains resulted in the largest flooding in the south-west of Ukraine in the last 50 years, with several casualties and damage to hundreds of homes.
Deadline extended for $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
New deadline for applications is 1 June 2020.
Weed-derived compounds in Serbian groundwater could contribute to endemic kidney disease
People living in Balkan farming villages along the Danube River have long suffered from a unique type of kidney disease known as Balkan endemic nephropathy.
IHA launches $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
First call for proposals announced with April 2020 application deadline.
Access to water and sanitation continues to be a challenge in some European countries
A new report by the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) has found that access to water and sanitation is still a challenge in some European countries, informs the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
China’s CMEC to build €771 million wastewater treatment unit in Serbia
Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, signed a cooperation agreement with China Machinery Engineering Corp.
A tour of water management in Europe
Even though the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was born to address the need to harmonise actions in the field of water management in the European Union, water resources protection and management extend beyond the national boundaries of Member States.
EBRD invests €15 million in Serbia’s agricultural infrastructure
EBRD to finance construction and rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure. Less developed regions in Serbia to benefit. More farmers to have access to modern water systems.
CEB approves €200 million to support water supply and wastewater management in Serbia
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) approved a project loan for a combined amount of €200 million to the Serbian government to support investments inwater supply and wastewater management.
Bertrand Camus announces SUEZ’s new organization
As part of the deployment of the "Shaping SUEZ 2030" strategic plan, Bertrand Camus, SUEZ CEO, announces a new organization as of January 1st, 2020.
World Toilet Day highlights the continuing struggle for safe water across pan-European region
Over 31 million people in the pan-European region lack access to basic sanitation services and 314 000 people still practice open defecation.
Serbia: EIB helps to improve sanitation and sewerage systems in Belgrade
The EIB has signed a EUR 35m loan to finance the sewerage system of the City of Belgrade, improving living conditions for 170 000 people in the Palilula Municipality.
Dragan Savic: “Digitalization gives all actors in the water sector the enabling tools”
As part of our interviews on digitalization in the water industry, we interview Dragan Savic, Chair of IWA Digital Water Programme’s Steering Committee.
Grundfos Serbia to treat and reuse its own wastewater
In a groundbreaking move, the Grundfos production site in Indjija will treat wastewater and return it to the facility.
EIB channels €12.7 m grants to improve water supply, sewage and inland waterway network in Serbia
The EU Bank signs EUR 10 m grant to finance water supply and sewers systems in Serbian municipalities; the grant is a part of a bigger EUR 80 m project to improve living conditions of 600,000 people in Serbia; The EIB grant is the first signed in Serbia under the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) and the biggest grant signed to date in the Western Balkans; Technical assistance grant worth EUR 2.7 million will be provided under ERI to support inland waterway network in Serbia on Danube and Sava Rivers.
Countries supported on drought through global initiative
The Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) – a joint initiative of GWP and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – is providing targeted drought management support to 8 countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Serbia, Macedonia, and Moldova as part of the UNCCD Drought Initiative.