The Urban Research Institute Annual Report 2025
The Urban Research Institute Annual Report 2025 brings together one year of work on climate action, cleaner cities, and stronger local governance in Albania and the Western Balkans. It highlights how technical evidence, policy expertise, and community engagement translate into concrete results for municipalities, citizens, and regional cooperation.
In this 2025 annual report, you will find a clear overview of the main programmes and projects implemented across environmental protection and climate change, waste management, water and sanitation, energy and mobility, tourism and cultural heritage, biodiversity, and civil society and governance. The report shows how URI has supported local and central institutions in building Albania’s first national MRV system for greenhouse gases, advancing climate-neutral mobility in Elbasan, strengthening source-separated waste collection in Berat and Durrës, and preparing bankable investments in the sector of water supply.
A key focus of the Urban Research Institute Annual Report 2025 is on building and maintaining real partnerships. Ministries, municipalities, national agencies, civil society organisations, universities, youth groups, and international partners all appear throughout the pages of the report.
