EU Enlargement and Sustainability

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EU Enlargement and Sustainability Capacity 2015
platform Capacity 2015 Regional Coordination
Office UNDP Bratislava Regional Center
United Nations Development Programme
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Structure

• Introduction
• EU accession Sustainability
• UNDPs support to Accession countries
• Capacity 2015 and Information Learning Network

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Transition Sustainable Development

• Process of transition acted in synergy, provided
  opportunities, but also posed threats to
  sustainable development

• Opportunities
• Creation of democratic societies
• Market based economic systems rapid integration
  to the world economy
• Decentralization of governance

• Threats
• Regional disparities and human insecurity
• Raising unemployment and inequity
• Deepening poverty
• Loss of self-respect and social exclusion

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EU accession

• Adoption of EU legislation policies
  implementation programmes (ISPA, SAPARD, PHARE)
• Good governance and decentralization, regional
  development
• Addressing various aspects - poverty in line with
  EU social inclusion policies, human rights
• Capacity development on various levels -
  institutions (Twinning) and stakeholders (NGOs,
  public)
• Accession countries are to contribute to
  international development assistance

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Challenges for enlarged EU

• Coherent policy based on one (sustainability?)
  vision
• The new policies to be influenced by New
  members
• Strengthening capacities for practical
  implementation - Judicial action by EU Commission
• Decentralization implement policies on local
  level
• Structural and Cohesion funds - potential to
  influence development towards sustainability
  (transport, agriculture, rural development,
  environmental infrastructure)

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UNDPs response to the needs

• Provision of technical and financial support and
  advisory service to the accession countries
• Institutional strengthening, capacity building
  for Sustainable Development at national level
  (Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic)
• Integrated and holistic strategies for local
  development Local Agenda 21 (Poland, Slovakia,
  Bulgaria) strengthening implementation aspect
• Promoting decentralization (capacities to
  implement EU policies), meaningful public
  participation, accountability and effectiveness
• Capacity development for emerging donors (Czech
  Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania)

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What is Capacity 2015?

• Platform that will help the countries to meet the
  Millennium Development Goals by 2015 within the
  framework of Agenda 21
• Capacity 2015 is conceived as a broad platform
  based on the principles, experience and good
  practices developed by Capacity 21

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Capacity 2015 value added

• Reflects the implementation aspects of the WSSD
• Is linked to the Millennium Development Goals,
  Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of
  Implementation
• The focus is at the local level and includes
  local economies
• Economic and social transformation is its part

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Capacity 2015 value added

• Capacity 21 was only UNDP initiative, while
  Capacity 2015 is inclusive and is a global
  partnership platform for capacity development
• Responds to a range of new capacity development
  challenges
• High priority has been accorded to Information
  Learning Network
• Reflects regional needs

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Capacity 2015 ECIS Regional Program

• Create political and legal national frameworks
  for sustainable local development
• Provide practical support for sustainable
  development and good governance at the local
  level - from planning to action
• Transfer knowledge, build networks and foster
  partnerships
• East East cooperation

Turkey
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Where are we now?

• Initial phase - 2003 - 2006
• established Regional Coordination Office in
  Bratislava
• capture, codify, consolidate, and disseminate the
  lessons learned and best practices derived from
  Capacity 21
• new initiatives, build partnerships, networks and
  mobilize resources
• put in place monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
  
• Second phase - 2007- 2010 - Implementing the
  programme
• Third phase - 2011 - 2015 - Contemplating and
  implementing the exit strategy

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Capacity 2015 StrategicFacilities

• Partnership Development Facility - Preparatory
  assistance projects
• Technical Assistance Facility - Trust Fund
• Quick Response Facility - Emerging needs
• Information Learning Network

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Information LearningNetwork (ILN)

• Overall objective of the ILN
• strengthening local capacity for reaching the
  MDGs and sustainable development through
  increasing the effectiveness, policy and
  practical relevance and local applicability of
  indigenous knowledge management

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Regional ILN objectives

• Facilitate capturing, codification and sharing of
  experiences and lessons, generating and testing
  practical approaches to achieving the MDGs and
  sustainable development at the local level
• Facilitate learning and equitable access to local
  and international knowledge in appropriate
  languages and forms
• Promote networking and regional and international
  co-operation and partnerships, especially
  East-East, in knowledge management

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The knowledge managementcycle and the ILN
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Generating new knowledge

• Generating new knowledge based on experience and
  lessons of SD in the region and facilitating the
  utilization of this knowledge in SD practice

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Knowledge codification and translation

• Making relevant information readily accessible to
  those who need it - increased access to
  information, identification of and provision of
  information needs

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Knowledge dissemination and learning

• The enhancement of skills and abilities of SD
  actors based on available information and
  knowledge - education, trainings, dissemination
  of experiences

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Networking

• To facilitate the exchange of all kinds of
  knowledge and link the capacity development
  actors and ILN stakeholders in the ECIS region
• Access of capacity development actors (especially
  working at the local level) to each others
  knowledge, lessons and experiences
• Increased interaction between capacity
  development actors in the region and
  internationally
• Increased indigenous capacity for networking and
  increased profile of capacity development
  networks

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ILN functions

• Capacity development support function - programs
  to provide support to indigenous SD research,
  access to information, knowledge dissemination,
  translation and publications, professional
  exchanges and networks
• Data gathering and analysis function - recording
  and analyzing C2015 and other relevant SD
  experiences monitoring and evaluating the
  operation of the ILN

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ILN functions (2)

• Publications function - preparing the publication
  series, as well as other publications serving the
  ILN objectives
• Training function - preparing (training) resource
  manuals and toolkits, designing and running
  courses
• Networking function - organizing conferences,
  workshops, other events and liaising with
  partners
• Internet services function - operating the ILN
  Internet gateway

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ILN Internet Gateway

• Clearinghouse - programs, projects and
  initiatives supporting capacity development for
  the MDGs
• Research for Sustainable Development - research
  networks, programs, findings, projects
• Information - bulletin, reports, info in
  different languages
• Education - education materials related to SD,
  distance learning courses
• Networking - discussion forums, contacts to
  partners, ILN nodes, links to other networks

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ILN concept
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ILN Structure

• Global level
• Regional node
• Linkages between ILN and C2015 regional
  activities
• The sub-regional ILN nodes
• operators of ILN facilities and programs
• central points for developing local and national
  partnerships

Global ILN
ECIS Regional ILN
South Eastern Europe
North-Western CIS
Central Asia
Caucasus
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ILN operation

• Several levels of partnership
• Inception phase (2004 2005)
• ILN strategy developed
• Key partners identified
• Regional coordination team established and
  operational
• Operation phase (2005 - 2015)
• ILN programs and facilities are operated
• Evaluations appropriate adjustment

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Contact Capacity 2015

• UNDP Regional Centre - Capacity 2015
• Grosslingova 35, 811 09 Bratislava
• Slovak Republic
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• dafina.gercheva_at_undp.org
• www.undp.org
• www.undp.org/capacity2015/europe