Social Ecology

The Social Impact of Hydroelectric Power Plants
Visar Ymeri, Executive Director of the Institute for Social Policies ‘Musine Kokalari,’ participated in the signing ceremony of the project “The Social Impact of Hydroelectric Power Plants on Our Society.” This project will be implemented with the support of the

The report “Hydropower Plants for Private Profit at the Expense of the Public Environment” is published, including the findings and recommendations of the research
Today, the Institute for Social Policies “Musine Kokalari” presented the report “Hydropower Plants for Private Profit at the Expense of the Public Environment” at a press conference. This report has been published within the project “The Social Impact of Hydropower

The report “Is Coal the Cheapest Solution?” is published.
By artificially keeping the electricity price low and not including the external costs in the production price, the myth that coal is the cheapest solution for energy generation is being maintained. Consequently, this excludes alternative energy sources as unaffordable. It

The government must urgently open dialogue with the Trepça miners.
CSOs call on the company’s management and the Government to urgently open dialogue with the strikers and to explore as soon as possible the possibilities for reaching a compromise in order to resolve the workers’ issues and demands.

Methodologies for Estimating the Real Health Cost of Environmental Stressors, consultation meeting
First consultative meeting for the MARCHES project.

Hydropower Plants for Private Profit to the Detriment of the Public Environment
The Institute for Social Policies ‘Musine Kokalari,’ with the support of the Community Development Fund – CDF, within the framework of the project ‘HumanRightivism,’ has published the report titled: “Hydropower Plants for Private Profit to the Detriment of the Public