Brest becomes the first ecologically "clever" city Belarus

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in Brest started Today the two-day seminar training devoted to introduction of the concept the "clever" city on the example of the Swedish Simbiositi model. Heads of city and regional levels, representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Belarus and Programs of development of United Nations to Belarus, "green" activists, and also experts from Sweden discuss ways of development Brest.

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Brest became the first Belarusian city which has supported the initiative of Ministry for Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources to introduce the principles of "green" economy. As a basis decided to take the Swedish concept of "Simbiositi" existing and successfully realized in the different countries. Importance of the decisions developed in the course of discussion Malkina Iya emphasized the first deputy minister of natural resources and environmental protection of Belarus:

– In the national plan of action for transition Brest to "green" economy on the Simbiositi model are one of strategic actions.

at the heart of "Simbiositi's" concept the principle of a development of the city as ecologically steady structure which is effectively using the resources lies. Including waste. As the Swedish expert of METS Yarnammar
fairly noticed , in 35 years the population of a planet will increase twice, so, load of the industry will increase, there is more garbage:

– the Urbanization it is not good and it is not bad. It is the fact. We have to accept it and learn to use the events in the benefit.

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To Sweden only one percent of waste is subject to burial. All the rest continues to live, for example, in fuel with which fill public transport. Something goes for housing heating. Obviously: the green economy increases welfare of people and provides social justice, thus significantly reduces risks for environment and its impoverishment.

Other its direction – green town planning. Such project in Polack, Novopolotsk and Novogrudke was started by the Program of development of United Nations to Belarus. Among expected results – direct reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases. For example, in Novogrudke due to energy efficiency increase decrease is expected on 13,3 thousand tons of CO2 in an equivalent during life cycle of a pilot initiative.

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I it is not necessary to think that "green" technologies are created for the rich. "Green" technologies are high standards of life. Today's investments will return tomorrow good profit, the Plenipotentiary Ambassador Sweden in Belarus Martin Oberg
argues :

– Potential Belarus in this direction is more, than at Sweden: many power effective projects at us start paying off in ten years, and to Belarus they can already become profitable through some.

Development of complex infrastructure decisions for improvement of an urban environment Brest started i. The so-called part of the city over the river – a trapeze of new multystoried building in southeast and southwest parts regional tsentra.


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Martin Oberg
Last position: Ambassador (Embassy Королевства Sweden в Республике Belarus)
Malkina Iya
Petrochenko  Anna
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