Environment and Tourism

Prespa Marketing Organisation for Regional Products

Creation of a Marketing Organisation (MO) for products of selected producer groups from Prespa National Park in Albania. Full Project Description

Best Practices of Recycling Through Volunteering

It was the project’s aim not only to introduce EU standards on recycling, but to also underline the importance that volunteering has in updating from current standards to EU standards, as well as the importance that it has on sustainable management of recycling. Factsheet

Active Civil Society in Environmental Services Management

Albania faces numerous environmental challenges. The country struggles with poor waste management, lack of access to sewerage and discharge on clean water streams, low consideration for public spaces, and excessive levels of pollution. In addition, accurate technical data and measurements are largely missing. As advancements were seen in environmental legislation and requirements, the need for […]

Deturel – Development of Eco-tourism in the Lezha Region

The project “Development of Eco-Tourism in the Lezha Region (Deturel)” helped develop a tourism concept, designed an action plan for seasonal, ecological and sustainable tourism development and implemented it in cooperation with the local community and local institutions in Lezha. Deturel encouraged the development of health and safety standards for family tourism in guesthouses, as […]

Assessment of Civil Emergencies Management and Preparedness in Albania

Under the World Bank Perspective on Managing Natural Disasters in Europe, URI has prepared and delivered to World Bank a detailed report on the legal, institutional and operational status of Albanian organizations in facing and overcoming natural disasters. Full Project Description

Capacity Building for Sustainable Tourism Development, Korça district

The operative objective is building capacity to meet the following goals: – Promoting sustainable tourism development (STD) equal-ranking of ecological, social and economic goals and defining new ways to incorporate environmental protection. – To promote further development of SMEs in Tourism sector. – Promoting greater awareness among the actors operating in the implementation of the […]

REA – Regional Environmental Advocacy, Action and Cohesion in Western Balkans

The “Regional Environmental Advocacy, Action and Cohesion in Western Balkans” project is a regional initiative, carried out in six Western Balkan countries (Montenegro, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania, where Urban Research Institute is the National Partner) that worked to raise environmental awareness among decision makers and interest groups, to ensure that environmental issues and […]

Kappet – Project Management and Environmental Study for Wind Farm Project in Korca Region

On its endeavors towards environmental protection, URI has studied the potential sources of renewable energies in Albania, which are getting spreaded all over the world rapidly. Efforts and investments made by more countries in the world are towards the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. Observance of this protocol will intensify efforts to find and use […]

Building Structures with Recycled Materials

In collaboration with Boldan, an Egypt-based NGO, URI organized a workshop in Drymades, Albania, as part of a joint project supported by Tandem Program. The workshop was a mix of theoretical design concepts and practical building experiments with available recycled materials, including wooden pallets, plastic materials, tires, cardboards, paper, etc. The activity started on Thursday, July 4th and lasted until Sunday, July 9th 2017. The participants had the […]