Institute for Environmental Policy in Albania

The Institute for Environmental Policy or short IEP (Albanian: Instituti i Politikave Mjedisore) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in November 2008 in Tirana, Albania which promotes environmental sustainability in Albania.[1]

Aims

Projects

IEP projects are primarily concentrated on (but not limited to) the following areas:

Climate change

IEP is trying to raise the awareness of the Albanian public and government on the climate change impacts in Albania through various projects and articles in the Albanian media and the international media.[5]

Water management

IEP has started the construction of a wetland to reduce the nutrients that flow in Tirana River as a pilot project that aims at replication in several other rivers and bodies of water in Albania.[6]

Environment and EU integration

The project consists on the identification of the problems that Albania will face in the path towards EU integration regarding the environmental aspect. It will also push the policy makers to work more on the environmental sector, as a vital sector not just for the EU integration of Albania, but also for the economy and sustainable development of the country.[7]

References

  1. Institute for Environmental Policy Euro Partners Development. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. Albania Eswa. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. "ConstructedWetland for Nutrient Reductions in the Waters of the Tirana River" (PDF). REC. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. Johnson, Nathan. "Reclaiming biodiversity". Green Horizon. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  5. Climate change effects in Albania Climate Frontlines
  6. First report of environmental assessment of Tirana River IW:Learn. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  7. EU Integration and Environment — public perception and discourse in Albania Institute for Environmental Policy. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

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