Eco Future Documentary - Embassy of Sweden Support to Environmental Protection Infrastructure Development Project - The Steps City of Niš Takes towards Fulfilling Its Ecological Potential

The 25-minute documentary is about the cooperation between Sweden and Serbia in the field of environmental protection. You will find out about current environmental situation in Serbia, the connection between the Nišava River and Niš citizens, the cooperation between the Government of Serbia, Sweden, EU and local self-government in Niš in the field of wastewater treatment, how energy can be generated from waste, what citizens and students say when asked about the ecological future of the city. The City of Niš will be one of the first cites in Serbia which will implement the wastewater treatment project. Wastewater management is one of the areas that require most funds for adaptation of administrative and institutional infrastructures in preparation for European Union integration. The estimated value of the future wastewater treatment plant in Nis amounts to around 60 million euros The construction of this plant is one of the largest and most important green investments in Serbia. The project in Niš includes close cooperation between the Government of Serbia, Sweden, EU and City of Niš. Preparation of technical documentation is funded by the Government of Sweden through the Swedish Agency for International Development and Cooperation Sida, within of the Priority Environmental Infrastructure for Development Project (PEID). The documentation includes the following segments – wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) Niš, additional sludge treatment, main collectors to WWTP Niš, reconstruction of the collector in Niš, extension of the collector network and facility for the treatment of drinking water Mediana – water treatment from washing the filters. The Feasibility Study for the Wastewater Collection and Treatment Plant Project was done for the City of Nis under Environmental Infrastructure Support Programme (EISP) financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented by the International Management Group (IMG). Funds for construction works should be provided mostly by the European Union IPA, and the balance provided by the City of Nis and the Republic of Serbia through the Ministry of Environmental Protection. https://bit.ly/2UklzkR