Transcript From Local Environmental Action Plans to Sustainability Management

From Local Environmental Action
Plans to Sustainability
Management
Evolution and future directions of management
tools in municipalities
of Central and Eastern Europe
Dr Radoje Lausevic, Regional Director
Beata Wiszniewska, Regional Director
22/03/2007 Sevilla, Spain
REC Mission
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The REC is an international organisation with a mission to assist in
solving environmental problems
The REC is legally based on a charter signed by the governments of
28+ countries and the European Commission
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Established in 1990 (USA, EU, Hungary)
Head office in Hungary
17 country offices & 2 field offices
190+ staff (some 30 nationalities)
100% project based organization
(over 300 running projects)
10 million Euro annual turnover
17 country offices & 2 field offices
Population served ~ 200 million
Operations beyond CEE
www.rec.org
Local environmental planning - from
pioneering to mainstream
Structure of presentation:
• Evolution of activities and tools
• Steps towards sustainable city
• Goals for 2007 and beyond
www.rec.org
Evolution of activities and tools
Towards
strategic
REC tools env.
planning
Developing
local env.
Lessons
planning
Developmen
t of new
Towards
Sustainable
tools
City
Learned
REC Tool-Box
In search of
local
autonomy
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
Local
Initiatives
www.rec.org
In search of local autonomy – early 1990s
•No experience
•No real financial means
•Planning mainly in terms of
technical designs
•Strategic planning tools
were rather not developed
and treated as unnecessary
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Developing local environmental planning –
mid 1990s
•Local Environmental Action Plans (LEAPs)
• The Local Environmental Action
Programme (LEAP) is a participatory
process for a local or regional community
that leads to concrete environmental
investments
• LEAP involves setting environmental
priorities and selecting the most
appropriate actions for addressing priority
environmental issues in the community
• http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/LocalIn
itiatives/LEAP/Introduction.html
•Local Agenda 21 (LA21)
• comprehensive plan of action to be taken
globally, nationally and locally by
organizations of the United Nations
System, Governments, and Major Groups
in every area in which human impacts on
the environment.
• http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents
/agenda21/index.htm
•different types of design tools introduced
(e.g. master plans and feasibility studies)
Developing
local env.
planning
REC
tools
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Towards strategic environmental planning
– late 1990s
•strategic planning
•development of financial
means and tools
•public participation
•public-private partnerships
Developing
local env.
planning
Towards
strategic
env.
planning
REC
tools
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Development of new tools – early 2000s
•A necessity for more sophisticated
tools was visible, eg. verification of
plans and monitoring of their
implementation (indicators), tools for
continuous or at least regular
involvement of the public,
implementation of tools like SEA or
EIA started to be a normal and regular
procedure, connecting strategic
planning with land use planning;
And more new tools – 2005 and
beyond
•EU requires implementation of
procedures, lots of them, therefore
many municipalities decide to go for
environmental management system
(EMAS or ISO), even if they are
designed for private sector, not public
authorities, new tools are developed
like ecological footprints, ecobudgeting – ICLEI etc.
Developing
local env.
planning
Towards
strategic
env.
planning
Development
of new tools
REC
tools
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Towards Sustainable City
•Widening – tools for
management of all areas
under municipal
responsibility
•Deepening – tools for
further development of areas
included in the LEAP
•Implementation and
monitoring – continuous
management of change
Developing
local env.
planning
Towards
strategic
env.
planning
Development
of new tools
REC
tools
Towards
Sustainable
City
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Towards Sustainable City
Widening
•Sustainable development strategy
– implementation of SD principles
in social, economic and
environmental development (Local
Agenda 21)
•Horizontal integration of
environmental issues in social and
economic development strategy
•Vertical integration of economic
and social issues in environmental
strategy
•Spatial planning – management
of territory – identification of
functions of different zones within
the city (industrial zones, housing,
services, green areas)
Developing
local env.
planning
Towards
strategic
env.
planning
Development
of new tools
REC
tools
Towards
Sustainable
City
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Towards Sustainable City
Deepening
•Sectoral plans:
•Water and waste water
•Solid waste
•Energy supply and use,
etc..
•Technical designs –
preparation for construction
(feasibility studies, detailed
designs etc.);
•Multiyear investment plans
of implementation of
activities
Developing
local env.
planning
Towards
strategic
env.
planning
Development
of new tools
REC
tools
Towards
Sustainable
City
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Towards Sustainable City
Implementation and monitoring
•Implementation of activities;
•Use of environmental impact
assessment procedure
•Monitoring:
•indicators identified during
preparation of LEAPs (eg.
European common indicators
•Regular participatory verification
of plans, using indicators
•Evaluation of other plans
(transport, economic development,
tourism development) using
strategic environmental
assessment or sustainability
appraisal
Developing
local env.
planning
Towards
strategic
env.
planning
Development
of new tools
REC
tools
Towards
Sustainable
City
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Towards Sustainable City
REC Local Initiatives
•Why Local Initiatives?
• To provide support for local
sustainable development
initiatives and
decentralization, strengthen
local institutions and enhance
the speed of institutional
reforms to reach Millennium
Development Goals
Developing
local env.
planning
Development
of new tools
REC
tools
Towards
Sustainable
City
In search
of local
autonomy
Lessons Learned
REC Tool-Box
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
•Why we are partnering with local
communities?
• To develop a sense of
ownership and to cover
relevant aspects of local
development.
• To ensure additional financial
support and strengthening
local institutions
Towards
strategic
env.
planning
1990
2000
2010 Local
Initiatives
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
www.rec.org
Evolution of activities and tools
Towards
strategic
REC tools env.
planning
Developing
local env.
Lessons
planning
Developmen
t of new
Towards
Sustainable
tools
City
Learned
REC Tool-Box
In search of
local
autonomy
Cooperation
Policy Tools
Information
Enabling, Capacity Building
1990
2000
2010
Transition
Accession
Sustainable Development
Post Accession Support
Local
Initiatives
www.rec.org
Goals for 2007 and beyond
• Enhancing sustainability aspects of LEAPs
(addressing social and economic aspects of local
development more profoundly) and continue
assisting local communities to draft LEAPs (with
the focus on SEE communities);
• Developing and promoting new tools for
sustainability management for local authorities;
• Continue providing support to implementation of
local projects, including co-financing from local
communities.
• Partnerships: REC-ICLEI
www.rec.org
Thank you for your attention!
• Further information:
• Dr Radoje Lausevic,
Regional Director
• [email protected]
• www.rec.org
www.rec.org