Western Balkans Environment Programe

Starting clean up works at Balez

Balez, Albania – Central Chemical Storehouse at BalezIn line with donor approval from July 2009, the Albanian Hot Spot Project in frame of the WBEP started with activities for clean-up of Balez chemical storehouse. In 2008 a national hotspots identification program implemented by UNDP and funded by the Netherlands Government identified the chemical storage site of Balez and a number of other related chemical storage sites of concern. The Ministry of Industry and Energetics (now the Ministry of Economy, Transport and Energy), therefore arranged for the identification and repackaging of dangerous materials in premises under their jurisdiction, and their transport to a central storage site in the village of Balez, close to the city of Elbasan. Today, the Balez chemical storage house contains approximately 140 tonnes of mixed chemical wastes collected from a number of other temporary stockpiles. More information about the new hot spot you can find if you visit Activities under Clean-up

Free from chemical waste

Bajza, September 25, 2009 - Secondary schoolchildren of Malesia e Madhe district discussed on the future development possibilities of their district with UNDP Hotspot Project team in a tailored debate at Bajza international railway station, recently free from chemicals and open to new development projects. For more information about this even please visit Activities under Raising Awareness

The hot spot in Bajza is cleaned up

Bajza, Albania - Cleaning up works at the railway station in Bajza finished on 11^th September, 2009.

Three New Hot Spots in Albania

The hot spot project in Albania will remediate/ clean up three new hot spot sites – Since funds required for full remediation of Bajza site have been less than anticipated in the original programme/project document the remaining funds will be used for further interventions that meet the set/agreed criteria. Based on the UNEP/UNDP ‘emergency risk reduction at tailings dams’ project, 3 sites have been identified at Balez, Rreshen and Reps for priority actions, due to the imminent risks they pose to human and environmental health and infrastructure. After submitting the proposition for the new intervention sites by Regional PMU and UNDP Albania team, the donor approved the three new hotspots sites on July 7^th2009.

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The goal of the 30 months Programme is to improve the environmental situation and quality of life for citizens living in and around polluted areas in the most economical way.