1 comment.Aalborg Agreement signed by Gozo’s Local Councils
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On Sunday, all Gozo’s Local Councils signed the Aalborg Agreement, which urges the concept of sustainable development in the localities, the ratification of this Treaty was held in the Citadel in Victoria.
With this agreement, Gozo as a region is being committed as never before to continue its development whilst fully safeguarding the environment, which is the main characteristic of this island.
Present for the signing of this agreement were officials from each Local Council, along with the Minister for Gozo, Giovanna Debono, and Parliamentary Secretary Dr Chris Said.
This charter has already been signed by a large number of localities, with a wide range of countries lsuch as Egypt, Greece, Germany, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom. In all the number of signatories now exceed two thousand localities and regions, spread over 34 countries, which now includes Gozo.
The agreement is named Aalborg after the Danish city in which the idea of Sustainable Localities was born, following the first European Conference discussing the subject, the agreement came into being in1994.
Good initiative.
To dear Ghasri Mayor,
Please clean up the rubbish dumbs at the beautiful country side and country rods around Wied il-Ghasri. thank you. (see photos here: http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-rubbish-at-ghasri-valley.html )
To dear Gharb Mayor,
please be informed that by March 2007, all sewage in Malta and Gozo had to be treated prior to disposal into the sea. This is not happening at the beautiful Wied iI-Mielah in Gharb, and this is therefore in violation of the EU Urban Wastewater Directive. Please wake up. https://gozo.news/featured/ad-calls-for-sewage-plant-at-wied-il-mielah/
To dear Xewkija Mayor,
Enough said, just see photos here:
http://victorgalea.blogspot.com/2008/08/touristsrubbishthrow-them-outburn.html
and the list goes on and on…