Realized third regional forum "Energy aware and efficient"
Third regional forum "Energy-aware and efficient" was held at the city municipality Medijana (Nis) on November 20th 2012. The realization of forum is supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the project "Raising awareness about energy efficiency in decision-making at the local level in Serbia", jointly organized by the Permanent conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) and Belgrade Open school (BOS).
Representatives of municipalities and cities Lebane, Trgoviste, Vladicin Han, Blace, Babusnica, Krusevac, Dimitrovgrad, Bosilegrad, Nis, City Municipality Palilula, City Municipality Medijana, City Municipality Crveni Krst, City Municipality Pantelej, and Municipality Medvedja and Bela Palanka signed the Energy Charter efficiency.
In this way, local governments have expressed support for the policy of energy efficiency and renewable energy.
One of the goal of this regional forum is to inform better the local authorities about the responsibilities and legal obligations in the field of rational use of energy.
The project has been implemented in two regional forums Kragujevac and Subotica.
The project has aim to rais awareness about the importance of energy efficiency in Serbia and it will last for three years. He's part of the big action of the United Nations which set a goal to double its energy efficiency. These activities are held in Serbia before the adoption of the Law about the Rational Use of Energy.