IMPLEMENTING THE

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• IMPLEMENTING THE
• AC
• THROUGH AN
• iNTEGRATED MANAGEMENT APPROACH

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• KAUNAS IS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN LITHUANIA

362 thousand inhabitants Area 157 km2, density
2427 persons per km2 Green areas cover 60 of
total area Waste production 300 kg person
/per year Water consumption 80 litras/per
day/per person 335 vehicles per 1000 inhabitants
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management Of Sustainability in Kaunas
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• DG Environment Award City towards EU Compliance
  Award on Air protection - 2001
• UBC Award on Sustainable transport- 2005
• European Energy Award -2006

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Kaunas City Environmental Policy (1999)

• Application of Sustainability criterions on city
  management and planning
• Protection and improvement of environmental
  quality of Kaunas City
• Human health protection and improvement
• Natural diversity protection in Kaunas City
• Rational use of natural resources
• Waste management
• Public awareness raising

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Development priorities of Kaunas City Strategic
plan (2005)

• Development of science and knowledge economy.
• Creation of balanced and dynamic community.
• Development of the city environment.
• Increase of the city attraction.
• Improvement of city management.

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to sign and implement an A C
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Organizational set-up

Sustainable development Co-ordination Board (9
Council members1NGO and 1University1
Administration)
ImplementationTeam (20 Administration
specialists)
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Implementation Team
Chair Director of City Development
Department Members Environmental Protection
Division (5) Division of Housing
(1) Division of Urban planning(1) Division of
Education (1) Division of Development Programme
Management (1) Transport Division
(1) Division of Energy (1) Division of Public
Relations (1) Health Protection Division
(1) Division of Social Affairs (1) Strategic
Planning Division (1) Chancellery
(1) Division of Cultural Heritage
(1) Division of Municipal Economy
(1) Division of Licences and Services (1)
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Control
Report
ImplementationTeam (20 Administration
specialists)
Sustainable development Co-ordination Board (9
Council members1NGO and 1University1
Administration)
Control
Report
Approves
Baseline review, Indicators, Targets, Strategic
dokuments,
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• Well organized and clear structure ensure steady
• foundation for
• Transparency
• Participation
• Dissemination
• AC implementation

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Thank you for attention Vilija Guzyte Chief
specialist, Environmental protection Division Of
Kaunas City Municipality Administration,
Lithuania vilijag_at_kaunas.sav.lt,
www.aplinka.kaunas.lt
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