On Monday, December 09, 2013, the Ministry of Environment presented the National Waste Management Strategy for 2013-2027, approved by GD 248 of 10.04.2013 to the donors and the local public authorities. The event is organized under the CO-WANDA Project with the financial support of the National Environmental Fund. 
“During the recent years, the public authorities have been giving increasingly more importance to harnessing the huge potential provided by international development partners for developing and implementing public policies, including in the field of environmental protection, especially as waste management concerns”- said the Minister of Environment Gheorghe Salaru in his speech.
“The policy of the Government of Moldova on waste management implies development of infrastructure and services necessary for properly protecting the environment at the global, national and local levels against the effects associated with the management of waste generated by citizens, businesses and institutions. The Government will establish the legal and institutional framework to support the gradual alignment of our waste management practices to those of the European Union. Through partnerships at international, national and local levels, we will encourage and attract the investment necessary to enable sustainable development of the sector, according to priority needs in an affordable rate for society “- the Strategy notes.
As intersectoral collaboration is important in waste management, since 2012 the “Convention on the Navigation on the Danube” project has been implemented under the Transnational Cooperation Program in Central and Eastern Europe (WANDA CO”, where Moldova is represented as an associate member by the Regional Development Agency South.
Recently, in November 2013 the Environment Ministry team, represented by the Environmental Pollution Prevention Office, became a partner of this project, implemented with the financial support of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument, which will provide a national platform for developing and preparing the regional agreement for ships waste management. Nine nationalities cooperate in this project, sharing the common ideas on how a sustainable system can be developed and improved. The consortium guided by Via Donau – Austrian waterways company, has broad knowledge of inland navigation, environmental protection and pollution prevention, port management, traffic engineering, telematics, regional development and foreign affairs.
The conference, bringing together over 50 representatives of line ministries, rayons, donors and international organizations in Moldova provided space for discussions, encouragement and guiding for stakeholders involved in order to attract the investment necessary to enable sustainable development of the waste management sector according to priority directions laid down in the Waste Management Strategy in Moldova.
