Topic 4:

TRANS-REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INNOVATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT SECTOR

 

Innovation is very important also in the field of environment protection. With global development the environmental problems have become more complex; therefore one has to accede to their solving with a new way of thinking and new methods. Renewable energy and waste management (“Zero waste” policy, encouraging recycling of waste and reuse) have been the main issues.

 

-          Coordinator:  Kuovola Innovation (KINNO), Kuovola, Finland

-          Signatories of  Cooperation Agreement:

o       Podlaska Regional Development Foundation (PRDF), Bialystok, Poland