Valerie Ellis

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Valerie Ellis Sustainable Development Commissioner
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Background to review

• Existing strategy published 1999
• Since then, devolution, WSSD, new CO2 targets
• Commitment to review after five years
• Need to drive delivery
• SDC verdict Shows promise. But must try
  harder.

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Regional Dialogue

• In each English region -
• Panel of stakeholders set up
• Panel establishes Regional Dialogue to consider
• Issues from national consultation
• Other sustainable development issues for the
  region
• Regional Dialogue event to explore issues
• Panel reports to Government on issues requiring
  action at national level
• Regional and local stakeholders decide how to
  take forward issues requiring action at regional
  and local levels

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Regional Panel

• Chris Corrigan South East Forum for
  Sustainability
• Howard Davidson Environment Agency
• Charlotte Dixon South East England Development
  Agency
• Valerie Ellis Sustainable Development
  Commissioner
• Michael Goldacre South East Public Health
  Observatory
• Mike Gwilliam South East England Regional
  Assembly
• Catherine Johnstone Regional Action and
  Involvement in the South East
• Alison Parker Government Office for the South
  East
• Shelagh Rushforth Institute of Directors

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Timing

• Consultation until end July
• Discussions during autumn
• Draft strategy December
• Launch spring 2005
• Launch is a beginning, not an end. Managing
  delivery will be critical.

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Workshop Discussions

• Workshop 1 Regional Structures
• Two main questions in the consultation relating
  to regional strategy and regional organisations
• Q30 How can Regional Chambers, Regional
  Development Agencies and other regional
  organisations better deliver sustainable
  development? What contributions from a national
  and local level would help the regions to improve
  delivery of sustainable development?
• Q31 How can regional sustainable development
  frameworks better contribute to the delivery of
  sustainable development?

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Workshop Discussions

• Workshop 1 Regional Structures
• Four Groups
• Interactions between regional bodies (Green Room)
• Sustainability Appraisal (Orange Room)
• Regional and local interactions (Blue Room)
• Regional strategies (Red Room)

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Workshop Discussions

• Workshop 2 SE Challenges Delivery
• Four Groups (Same colour/rooms)
• One Question
• Q29 What are the main challenges for delivering
  sustainable development in your region?

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Any Questions?