In September 2010, Center for Climate Change and Norsk Energi has started to work on a three year programme “Strengthening Capacities for Ministry of Environment for Integrated Pollution and Prevention Control and Hazardous Waste Management”.
Main aim of the project is to assist in strengthening capacities of Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning on issuing IPPC permits and improving their capacities on hazardous waste management. The programme consists of two separate components:
Component 1–Integrated Pollution and Prevention Control (IPPC) will address both the imminent need for assistance regarding the issuing of IPPC adjustment permits to Macedonian industry, and securing the long term technical capacity in the governmental institutions to perform IPPC related tasks and issuing IPPC permits in accordance with IPPC Directive and future EU related integrated pollution directives, in particular the emission control directive.
Component 2 (HAZARDOUS WASTE) will focus on the hazardous waste problem that is evident in Macedonia. By using the National Waste Management Strategy 2008-2020 as a starting point the project aims to map locations, amounts and types of hazardous waste at existing storage sites. Another key element in this component is to map and systemize industry that are generating hazardous waste as a result of their daily operations; including characterization of types, volumes and assessment of treatment systems.