The first meeting of the Regional Sector Commission in the field of Solid Waste Management (SWM RSC) from Centre Development Region took place at the Centre Regional Development Agency (RDA).
The event was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment (MARDE), ‘Modernisation of Local Public Services in the Republic of Moldova’ project implemented by German Development Cooperation through GIZ, as well as from Centre RDA.
Members of the commission became acquainted with the national policy in the field of SWM, the Regional Development Strategy for Centre Region (RDS) 2016-2020 and with the Regional Operational Plan (ROP) for Centre Region in the SWM field and the provisions of the mentioned documents for the given sector. In addition, the members of the Commission were informed on the current situation in the field, completed and on-going projects, as well as projects from ROP.
Ala Bragoi, Head of Section for strategic planning and programming at Centre RDA expressed the belief that a good and efficient work of the created Commission will be insured only with active involvement in decision making for the benefit of the region.
At the meeting, members of SWM RSC elected Ion Plamadeala as co-chair of the Commission, who is the mayor of Izbiste village from Criuleni rayon. Svetlana Bolocan, the Head of waste and chemicals management policies Division, was elected as co-chair from the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment.
As part of its work, WSS RSC will debate draft decisions elaborating recommendations on them, which will be further, presented at Centre RDC meetings. The Commission will have the task to examine and approve regional development priorities in the SWM sector, promote regional projects among donors and investors, examine with specialised independent expert support the project pipeline, various surveys, analysis and recommendations for the formation of a regional vision on the development of the given sector.
The Regional Sector Commission in the SWM field was created with the support of the German Development Cooperation through GIZ under the ‘Modernisation of Local Public Services in the Republic of Moldova’ (MLPS) project. The functionality of the Commission will be ensured by Centre RDA with GIZ/MLPS support.
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The project ‘Modernization of Local Public Services in the Republic of Moldova’ (MLPS) is implemented by the German Development Cooperation through GIZ in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment and is financially supported by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Union, the Romanian Government, the Swedish Government and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
