National Sustainable Development Strategy for the Slovak Republic

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National Sustainable Development Strategy for the
Slovak Republic

• Daniel kobla

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The framework for developing the NSDS in
Slovakia

• Capacity 21 process launched at the 1992 United
  Nations Conference on Environment Development
  UNCED

Project Capacity Building for Sustainable
Development in Slovakia
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Leading Actors

• United Nations Development Programme, Bratislava
  Regional Center (UNDP Europe and the CIS)
• Regional Environmental Center (REC Slovakia)
• Ministry for the Environment of the Slovak
  Republic

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Main Components of the Project

• The elaboration of a National Sustainable
  Development Strategy (NSDS) of the Slovak
  Republic
• The Development of a model Regional Agenda 21 for
  a selected region in Slovakia
• A small grant program for non-governmental
  organizations and municipalities in order to
  support the development of activities oriented
  toward sustainable development

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Organization Structure and Mangement

• 6 group leaders
• 45 members of expert group
• 200 external experts
• Project managers (2 persons)
• The Project Board (29 members)

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Steps Taken Elaborating the Strategy

• Analysis within working groups
• The Vision of the Sustainable Development for the
  Slovak Republic (1st Draft synthesis)
• From Analysis to Synthesis A Working seminar for
  experts and relevant stakeholders (insiders
  public hearing)
• SEA process (Included three public hearings)
• NSSD 2nd Draft
• Review by the Central Government
• Final version of the NSSD
• Presentation of results An international
  conference Sustainable Development Challenge
  of a New Millennium

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What are the main directions the NSDS covers ?

• NSDS provides two analytical perspectives
• Issues of development in itself
• Institutional safeguarding of the SD
• NSDS covers
• Analysis of social, economic, cultural and
  environmental conditions
• Designs of sustainable development, possibilities
  and possible applications
• Main priorities, strategic objectives, tools and
  instruments for sustainable development

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Long-term objectives of sustainable development

• developed democratic country
• modern system of public administration
• developed civic society
• social solidarity and social protection
• balanced territorial development
• high quality of human and social resources
• new model of economy
• high quality of the environment, protection and
  rational use of natural resources

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Inclusion of the NSDS into the Slovak legal
framework

• Approval by the Government of the Slovak Republic
  on October 10, 2002 (Resolution 978/2001)
• Approval by the National Council of the Slovak
  Republic on 3 April 2002 (the Resolution
  1989/2002)

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What is the implementation stage currently?

• Ministries are obliged to submit reports with
  compliance to the objectives
• Action plan for NSDS implementation is being
  developed
• The Lisbon Strategy of the EU

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OECD Principles for Strategies for Sustainable
DevelopmentSource OECD Strategies for
Sustainable Development Practical Guidance for
Development Co-operation. Development Assistance
Committee. March, 2001 Paris.

• People-centred
• Consensus on long-term vision
• Comprehensive and integrated
• Targeted with clear budgetary priorities
• Based on comprehensive and reliable analysis
• Incorporate monitoring, learning and improvement
• Country-led and nationally-owned
• High-level government commitment and influential
  lead institutions
• Building on existing processes and strategies
• Effective participation
• Link national and local levels
• Develop and build on existing capacity

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Lessons Learned What makes the Strategy
successful?

• The strategy should be a high priority on
  political level
• Public support for the sustainability and
  environmental goals should be mobilized
• Strong role of leading editor who has a clear
  vision
• Inclusion of environmental goals into all other
  sectoral policies
• Binding evaluation mechanisms (not merely the
  reporting with compliance to the objectives)

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