On Monday, 21.09.2020 both the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and the Swiss Ambassador in Albania Adrian Maître visited Berat dumpsite to inspect the ongoing improvement measures. Edi Rama has been informed about the project and discussed briefly the ongoing and planned cooperation between Switzerland and the Berat Region, while broadcasting his visit live on Facebook. Swiss Ambassador Adrian Maître stipulated that he is expecting to create a best practice example, which could inspire other Albanian municipalities.
Both the Swiss Ambassador and the Albanian President underlined the importance of accompanying measures to complement investment in infrastructure – or, to quote Ambassador Maître: “Sustainable management takes more than infrastructure.”
- Live Video Visit of Prime Minister Edi Rama (mainly Albanian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8LXF5SA67c
- Impressions and Interview Swiss Ambassador Adrian Maître (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1noKou4UHs
For more information on the ISWM project in Berat Region see: https://www.iu-info.de/fileadmin/user_upload/04_Projekte/4.5_Kreislauf-_und_Abfallwirtschaft/Datenblatt_1691_en_SECO_ISWM_Berat.pdf