THE AALBORG COMMITMENTS TARGET SETTING PROCESS

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PROVINCE OF SIENA

• THE AALBORG COMMITMENTS TARGET SETTING PROCESS
• IN THE PROVINCE OF SIENA
• Sevilla, 22 march 2007
• Relator Mr. Paolo Casprini
• Director Environment Policy Area

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Siena - Italy
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The territory of Siena

• The territory of Siena is
• in Tuscany Italy
• It extends for 3821 Km2
• from the northwest
• to the southeast
• It is organised in 36 Municipalities
• Inhabitants are 252.288
• Population density 66,02/Km2
• Main economic activities
• are services, tourism and
• manifacturing
• Unemployement is 3

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PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF SIENAISO 14001
certified EMAS registeredEmployees n. 464
Seats n. 6 Directors n. 5 Official n. 15
PRESIDENT OF THE PROVINCE
PROVINCIAL BOARD
PROVINCIAL COUNCIL
GENERAL SECRETARY AND GENERAL DIRECTOR
PROVINCIAL POLICE
DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AREA
DIRECTOR OF TERRITORIAL POLICIES AREA
SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT SECRETARY
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL, LABOUR TRAINING,
WELFARE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, CULTURAL POLICIES
AREA
DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC POLICIES AREA
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES AREA
Labour and Professional Training
General and Juridical Affairs and Human resources
Environment Energy Civil Protection Sustainable
Development Mining Activities
Public Works and Land Defence
Economic Activities Planning Community policy
coordination Turism
Territorial Structure Service
Culture, Public Instruction, Social
Policies, Personal Services
Servizio Finanziario Gestione economica del
personale
Natural Reserves and Fauna Resources
Rural Development
Transportation
Patrimonial management
Land Reclamation Forestation Special Livestock
projects
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PLANNING activities
PLANNING
FAUNA RESOURCES PLAN
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PLAN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
CIVIL PROTECTION PLAN
TERRITORIAL COORDINATION PLAN
MINERAL EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES PLAN
ENERGY PLAN
URBAN WASTE PLAN
DECONTAMINATION OF POLLUTED SITES
SPECIAL AND SPECIAL DANGEROUS WASTE PLAN
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The route of Agenda 21 in Province of Siena
First Agreement Protocol to start AG21Terre di
Siena signed by all of the 36 Municipalities
Valdelsa District Forum
All of 36 Municipalities signed the second
Agreement Protocol on AC
Meetings conferences for school and firms
Provincial Forum
Aalborg and Ferrara Charters
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Adhesion to Italian Local AG21
Crete-Val dArbia District Amiata-Valdorcia Distri
ct meetings
Adhesion to Tuscany Local AG21
Training
Focus groups post forum
Technical direction
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The route of Agenda 21
Adhesion to the Aalborg Charter and to the
Ferrara Charte Sensitization in the territory
about sustainability Meeting with public
administrators, stakeholders and citizens ALL OF
36 MUNICIPALITIES SIGNED THE FIRST AGREEMENT
PROTOCOL TO START THE JOURNEY TOWARDS AG21 TERRE
DI SIENA (2002)
MEETINGS, FORUM, FOCUS GROUP, WORKS, TRAININGS
NEW AGREEMENT PROTOCOL WITH ALL OF THE 36
MUNICIPALITIES OF THE SIENESE TERRITORY HAVE
TAKEN ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AALBORG
COMMITMENTS (2006)
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Focus the first Agreement ProtocolALL OF 36
MUNICIPALITIES SIGNED THE FIRST AGREEMENT
PROTOCOL TO START THE JOURNEY TOWARDS AG21TERRE
DI SIENA

• Municipalities committed themselves
• Adhesion to the Charters,
• to the LAG 21Terre di Siena Project,
• to activate this process on their Districts,
• to coordinate that all courses of action, even
  sectorial practices, are finalized in
  Sustainability,
• to the promotion and diffusion of certification,
• and to the affirmation of quality, which is an
  expression of the identity, tradition, and
  culture of the Sienese territory,
• recognizing the coordinating role of the
  Provincial Administration

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Focus meetings and forum

• PROVINCIAL FORUM
• with FOCUS GROUPS (environment, tourism,
  agricolture, natural resources, culture, society)

Meetings/works in each District Selected
priority issues Conferences focus groups (on
priority issues sustainable agricolture, ISO
14001,bioarchitecture )
DISTRICT FORUM with focus group on local
priorities
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Focus the second Agreement ProtocolSECOND
AGREEMENT PROTOCOL WITH ALL OF THE 36
MUNICIPALITIES OF THE SIENESE TERRITORY HAVE
TAKEN ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AALBORG
COMMITMENTS

• Produce a basic analysis on their territorial
  realities (scientific and of projects) as point
  of start to fix targets in 12 months
• Institute a local shared process to identify
  objectivs that includes local Agenda 21 and other
  sustainable local plans (considering the basic
  analysis)
• Give priorities to the projects to promote the
  Commitments about Governance, Natural common
  goods, Responsible consumption and lifestyle
  choices, Vibrant and sustainable local economy,
  Social equity and justice, Local to global
• Define specific objectivs in 24 months from
  signature using the table about Aalborg
  Commitments and action elaborated by Provincial
  Administration of Siena as reference and fix
  terms to check progress
• Make an annual check of results and publicize to
  the citizen
• Inform about Provincial Administrations of Siena
  objectivs and progress. Province of Siena is
  going to provide to communicate to regional,
  national, CE seats and to Campaign European
  Sustainalble Cities
• Substain the rate and organize Forum to define
  targets, objectivs of area to use for the Local
  Action Plan
• THIS HAS CREATED AN INNOVATIVE PROCESS OF AGENDA
  21, WHOSE STRONG POINTS MAY BE SYNTHETICALLY
  IDENTIFIED IN THE MAXIMUM INVOLVEMENT OF THE
  SIENESE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, AND THE ACCEPTANCE BY
  EACH INDIVIDUAL AUTHORITY OF CLEAR AND SHARED
  TASKS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTAINABLE
  DEVELOPMENT

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Province of Siena supplied Municipalities in
their route with

• Scientific territorial analysis SPIn-Eco
  (Sustainability in Province of Siena by
  Ecodynamic Indicators) that analysed the whole
  provincial territory - each Municipality by
  sustainability indicators, eight volumes are
  published (www.provincia.siena.itgtrete dei
  servizigtaree tematichegtambientegtsviluppo
  sostenibilegtProgetto SPIN-ECO)
• Baseline review elaborated for Managing Urban
  Europe 25 project that includes data about the
  environmental aspects (air, soil, water, waste )
  and environmental projects. Baseline review will
  update yearly to monitor environmental factors
  (air quality, water, waste, electro-magnetism,
  hydrogeological difficulties) (www.provincia.sien
  a.itgtrete dei servizigtaree tematichegtambientegtsvil
  uppo sostenibilegtMUE 25)
• Table of Aalborg Commitments with actions,
  projects, objectivs undertaked by itself. It will
  be interesting for Municipalities as exemple to
  be inspired for action in local area

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Table of Aalborg Commitments
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Table of Aalborg Commitments
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Table of Aalborg Commitments
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Case 1.Governance 2) c.
in 2003 certified ISO 14001 Province of
Siena Municipality of Montalcino In 2006
certified ISO 14001 Municipality of
Piancastagnaio Valdorcia Technical Inter
Municipalities Committee (collects 3
Municipalities) Forecast 9 Municipalityies (6
have started) others Municipalities
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Case 3. Natural Common Goods 1) b.
PROJECT SOLAR PANNELS FOR WARM WATER
PRODUCTION Provincial founds Regional
founds Tot. KWh 1667119,52 Tot. Ms 2023,65
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Solar pannels
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Case 3. Natural Common Goods 5) b.
CLEAN AND SAFE BOILER CAMPAIGN Thermal systems
checked In 2004 46.200 In 2005 60.493 In
2006 66.270
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Thermal systems checked
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Case 4. Responsible Consumption and Lifestyle
Choices 1) a.
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waste
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references

• Dr. Paolo Casprini
• Director Environment Policy Area
• Official Environment, Energy, Civil Protection,
  Sustainable Development, Extractive Activities
  Service
• Province of Siena
• Via Massetana, 106 - 53100 Siena - Italy
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail casprini_at_provincia.siena.it
• Web site www.provincia.siena.itgtrete dei
  servizigtaree tematichegtambientegtsviluppo
  sostenibile