Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities Local Sustainable Development Strategy in Serbia Aleksandar Popovic Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities Serbia Slobodan Milutinovic PHD Ljubinka Kaludjerovic SEVILLA 2007 Fifth European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns

Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities Serbia basic figures –Area km2 –7,498,001 inh. ( Without Kosovo census) Mean age 40,17 Expectation on life at birth 72,5 - Estimated GDP for 2006 $5,713 per capita

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

Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities Joint working group Norwegian team Serbian team Joint working group Norwegian team Serbian team INTER-COMMITTEE GROUP Constitutional meeting - July 2004 First strategic planning workshop – Sept Second strategic planning workshop – Nov Third strategic planning workshop – Dec STRATEGY PROPOSAL Final strategic planning workshop - January 2005 LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FIRST DRAFT LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FIRST DRAFT methodology Preliminary analysis Logistics And facilitation methodology SCTM Committee for local selfgovernment and local finances Committee for economic development Committee for urbanism Committee for environment Committee for social issues Committee for communal issues and housing Ministry of Sc. and Env. Agency for environment National council for sustainable development Government of Serbia DPM office Poverty reduction team SCTM Committee for local selfgovernment and local finances Committee for economic development Committee for urbanism Committee for environment Committee for social issues Committee for communal issues and housing Ministry of Sc. and Env. Agency for environment National council for sustainable development Government of Serbia DPM office Poverty reduction team

Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY – FIRST DRAFT LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY – FIRST DRAFT PUBLIC HEARING (Feb. - April 2005) LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY – DRAFT PAPER LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY – DRAFT PAPER NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT May 26 th NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT May 26 th LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH PILOT MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH PILOT MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAM Pilot municipalities identification (tender procedure) Facilitators and stakeholders identification Participatory planning process Awareness raising campaign Pilot municipalities identification (tender procedure) Facilitators and stakeholders identification Participatory planning process Awareness raising campaign IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH LA21 TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL INTERESTING MUNICIPALITIES IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH LA21 TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL INTERESTING MUNICIPALITIES STRATEGY RATIFICATION – MUNICIPAL COUNCILS PRSP STRATEGY - LOCAL CONTEXT - PRSP STRATEGY - LOCAL CONTEXT - PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN

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

Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities INFRASTRUCTURE SPATIAL AND URBAN PLANNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POVERTY REDUCTION LOCAL GOVERNMENT NATURAL RESOURCES RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND LIFESTYLES RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND LIFESTYLES MOBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE TRAFFIC MOBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE TRAFFIC PUBLIC HEALTH LOCAL ECONOMY EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

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

Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities Conceptual strategic framework for further development of local strategy formulation efforts in Serbian municipalities Conceptual strategic framework for 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

Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities Sombor Bečej Smederevka Palanka Koceljeva Prokuplje Paraćin Ada Varvarin Priboj Prijepolje Tutin Nova Varoš IMPLEMENTATION Pilot Municipalities Program Coalition LA21 IMPLEMENTATION Pilot Municipalities Program Coalition LA21

Program for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities is still in the process of drafting Process initiated in 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 Sustainable Development NSDS

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

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