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The Regional Environmental Programme cluster

The Regional Environmental Programme

Environmental issues have not been amongst the top national priorities in the Western Balkans. Understandably, priorities to date have focused on reforms needed to strengthen security, rebuild the economy and improve general living conditions. As a result, much needed investment in environmental infrastructure - such as wastewater treatment, air pollution abatement and monitoring, and industrial and communal waste management - are still in the process of becoming prime budgetary considerations. Clearly, this is a situation that raises humanitarian, social, economic and environmental concerns.

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