From the 20-26 January, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, jointly with CSD organized a study tour in Switzerland for a delegation of Albanian officials on waste management in the frame of the decentralisation and local development programme (dldp) This visit to Swiss institutions took place in the framework of the “Decentralisation and Local Development Programme” (DLDP). DLDP is part of the Swiss cooperation strategy of SDC/SECO with Albania in the domain of democratization and rule of law. It is implemented by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, based on a bi-lateral agreement between the government of Switzerland and Albania. The project supports the ongoing decentralization process in the country in order to consolidate the democracy and provide European standards of public services for citizens.