​Central

• The overall legislation;
• Coordinating activities;
• The regulation of standards;
• Facilities management;
• Awareness and education campaigns;
• The monitoring and assessment of the environmental situation;
• Research;
• Water management; Water management, including the determination and implementation of policies for water development; management of water resources; water strategic plan and other plans.
• Waste management and the issuing of permits and licences (Waste management strategic plan)
• The promotion of clean technologies, and
• Air pollution.

Oversee the work of the Kosova Environmental Protection Agency; Kosovo Agency for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety

Local

• The implementation and enforcement of national laws within their territory;.
• Preparing local action plans for environmental protection, sustainable development, within the municipality territory;
• Develop a system and local plans for municipal waste management, and
• Providing citizens with information related to the protection of environment and sustainable development
• The provision and maintenance of water supply at local level, sewers and drains, sewage treatment, waste management, and local heating schemes;
• Cooperation with the Ministry for protection of environment and sustainable development within their territory.
• Forestry protection on the municipal territory.
    

Responsible ministries/bodies

• Department of Environment and Spatial Planning

• Municipalities

Sources

• Department of Environment and Spatial Planning
• Kosova Environmental Protection Agency;
• Kosovo Agency for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
• Law No. 02/L-30 on waste of 22.07.2005;
• Law No. 03/L-025 on environmental protection of 26.02.2009;
• Law No. 03/L-160 on air protection from pollution of 25.02.2010
• Law No.04/L-060 on Waste 24.9
• Law on local self-government, Article 17
• Ministry of Health portal, Home/Scope;