Serbia is the first country in the Western Balkans to produce the Roadmap for Circular Economy. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said its purpose is dialogue between decision makers and the representatives of the industry, the academic community and civil society. Circular economy is the idea of a comprehensive transition to activities which both contribute to the environment and strengthen competitiveness.
Slovenia is the most successful country of the region. Several years ago it produced a roadmap, followed by a platform for business, local authorities and think tanks active in the field. The experience seemed applicable, especially with regard to our joint history. We followed the experiences there in waste management and took up pilot solutions. The Finns are the pioneers and went the furthest in the process, though there are individual examples on all continents.
The roadmap was issued within a project implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). More than thirty people participated in its creation. The roadmap doesn’t provide definitive solutions. They are rather propositions how to make the workflow for a gradual introduction of a circular economy. Next up is a program with an action plan for the next three years, a public policy document in line with the Law on Planning System. In the umbrella program for economic reform, circular economy is one of the 20 main interventions and it has been included in the dialogue with the European Union.
Source: Balkan Green Energy News
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