Prishtina

Three Day Conference on local initiatives for the environment in Prishtina

Organized by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning was held the three-days regional conference for environment - "Promotion of local initiatives for the environment on SouthEast Europe". In this conference, which last from September 25-27, a large number of experts from the region are taking part. They are exchanging their experiences in coordination of activities in a regional level for the protection of the environment.

Through this conference, as it was said it is aimed to exchange experiences and to find solutions for some of the most direct problems that inter-relate with the quality of the living environment, such as establishment of infrastructure law as well as protection of the environment in order to be part of the development strategies and municipal urban plans.  
It has been assessed that during the year 2000 because of the polluted environment there have been around twelve thousand cases of infective diseases, while this number still remains in a high level. It has also been assed that fifty percent of the population consumes hygienic water, whereas around sixty percent of the population in rural areas consume water from the wells.