Local Sustainable Development Strategy in Serbia

Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalitiesin Serbian Towns and Municipalities

Local Sustainable Development Strategy in Serbia

Aleksandar PopovicStanding Conference of Towns and Municipalities

SerbiaSlobodan Milutinovic PHD

Ljubinka Kaludjerovic

SEVILLA 2007SEVILLA 2007Fifth European Conference on Sustainable Cities & TownsFifth European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns


Serbia basic figures

– Area 102173 km2– 7,498,001 inh.

(Without Kosovo - 2002 census)

• Mean age 40,17• Expectation on life at birth

72,5

- Estimated GDP for 2006 $5,713 per capita


for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities

developed by Serbian Association of Towns and Municipalities

- Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities and supported by - Norwegian Association of Local and Regional

Authorities

development and implementation of Local Sustainable Development Strategy

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First strategic planning workshop – Sept. 2004

Second strategic planning workshop – Nov. 2004

Third strategic planning workshop – Dec. 2004

STRATEGY PROPOSALSTRATEGY PROPOSALFinal strategic planning workshop -

January 2005

LOCAL SUSTAINABLE LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

FIRST DRAFTFIRST DRAFT

methodology

Preliminaryanalysis

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SCTMCommittee for local

selfgovernment and local finances

Committee for economic development

Committee for urbanismCommittee for environmentCommittee for social issuesCommittee for communal issues

and housingMinistry of Sc. and Env.Agency for environmentNational council for

sustainable developmentGovernment of Serbia DPM

officePoverty reduction team

Local Sustainable Development StrategyLocal Sustainable Development StrategyCONSULTATION PROCESS FLOW CHARTCONSULTATION PROCESS FLOW CHART


LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY – FIRST DRAFT

PUBLIC HEARING (Feb. - April 2005)

LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY – DRAFT PAPER

NATIONAL CONFERENCEON LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

May 26th 2005.

LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

IMPLEMENTATION THROUGHPILOT MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAM

Pilot municipalities identification (tender procedure)Facilitators and stakeholders identificationParticipatory planning processAwareness raising campaign

IMPLEMENTATIONTHROUGH

LA21 TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL

INTERESTING MUNICIPALITIES

STRATEGY RATIFICATION –

MUNICIPAL COUNCILS

PRSP STRATEGY- LOCAL CONTEXT -PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN



INFRASTRUCTURE

SPATIAL AND URBAN PLANNING

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT

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Conceptual strategic frameworkfor further development of local strategy

formulation efforts in Serbian municipalities

Practical tool for actions’ definition and prioritizing

Sustainable development and LA21 awareness raising mechanism

“Ticket” for EU accession processes and for new development co-financing for

municipalities


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IMPLEMENTATION

Pilot Municipalities Program

Coalition LA21


• is still in the process of drafting • Process initiated in 2003 - National Council for

Sustainable Development established and process was slowed down due to elections. EU integration process sparked continuation in autumn 2005

• Success of LSDS contributed to NSDS process• SCTM and Programe were included from the very

beginning in NSDS process – as a key stakeholder, but also with the expertise in drafting process

• First draft in spring 2007

Serbian National Strategy for Serbian National Strategy for Sustainable Development Sustainable Development

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