Implementation of Sustainable Development in Poland

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Implementation of Sustainable Development in
Poland

• Dr Jacek Jaskiewicz
• Adviser to the Minister
• Department of Environmental Policy
• Ministry of the Environment
• e-mail jacek.jaskiewicz_at_mos.gov.pl

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Main steps

• 1991 - First National Environmental Policy -
  basic principle - sustainable development
• 1997 - New Constitution (Art.5 on environmental
  protection and sustainable development)
• 2000 - Long-term Sustainable Development Strategy
• 2003 - Implementation Programme for Johannesburg
  Action Plan

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Long-Term Strategy for Sustainable Development
Poland 2025Adopted by the Government in 2000

• Main tasks
• To ensure the growth of welfare of the Polish
  families, their material independence and safety
  (including environmental issues)
• To reduce a development gap in relation to highly
  developed countries and attaining living
  standards comparable with those in the EU
• Related documents of EU
• European Union Strategy for Sustainable
  Development A Sustainable Europe for a Better
  World
• Facing the challenge, The Lisbon Strategy for
  Growth and Employment

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Long-Term Strategy for Sustainable Development
Poland 2025

• Specific targets
• Economic growth having in mind social aspects
• Reduction of hazards to the environment
• Preservation of cultural and natural heritage
• Change of production and consumption models
  towards sustainability
• Rehabilitation of the environment

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DIRECTIONS OF ACTIVITIES (I)

• SOCIETY
• Investment in human resources (education,
  RD-driving force)
• development and management of human resources
• security (health, material safety, unemployment,
  environmental safety, housing standards, crime
  prevention)
• culture (conservation of cultural identity,
  development of activities, development of
  supporting systems)

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DIRECTIONS OF ACTIVITIES (II)

• ECONOMY
• modernisation of economy to maintain long-term
  growth and to enhance competitiveness
• innovation system - eco-efficiency - RD
• development of services
• restructuring of traditional sectors
• modernisation of agriculture and rural areas
• foreign trade
• small and medium enterprises (development of
  supporting systems)
• technical infrastructure
• development of IT and telecommunication
  infrastructure
• energy
• transport

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DIRECTIONS OF ACTIVITIES (III)

• STATE
• spatial structure and regional development
• environmental protection
• Implementation of EU legislation
• Improvement of the cooperation among main SD
  stakeholders administration, public, NGO's,
  business, science

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Long-Term Strategy for Sustainable Development
Poland 2025

• Implementation
• Integration of environmental, economic and social
  issues of SDS in sectoral and regional
  strategies, policies and programmes

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List of more important documents (I)

• Implementation Programme to the II National
  Environmental Policy
• Environmental Policy for 2004 - 2006
• Recommendations to integrate environmental issues
  into sectoral programmes
• Obligation concerning implementation of
  recommendations of the Earth Summit on SD in
  Poland
• Renewable Energy Development Strategy
• Climate Policy
• National strategies for heavy metals and organic
  pollution prevention and hallon gases management
• Waste Management National Programme
• Waste Water Treatment National Programme
• Biodiversity National Strategy

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List of more important documents (II) cont...

• National Programme for Ecological Education
• Governmental Programme for post industrial
  brownfields
• National Programme for Forestation
• Restructuring Programme for Steel Industry
• Strategy for Chemical Industry
• Strategy on Changing of Production and
  Consumption Patterns
• Polish Energy Policy
• Strategy for Development of Transport Sector
• Strategy for Integrated Product Policy (in
  formulation)
• National Development Programme
• etc.

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ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTS (I)

• Environmental legislation
• Economic and market mechanisms
• Financing of environmental protection
• Institutional strengthening
• Spatial planning
• Public participation and environmental education
  (access to information)
• Research and development
• Control and monitoring

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CONCLUSSIONS - EXPERIENCESenvironmental point of
view

• Implementation SSD advanced in all sectors -
  development - improvement of the state of
  environment - health effect
• Progress is slower than expected because of
  economic and social impact - negotiations and not
  sufficient instruments
• Theoretically better than practical
• Monitoring of progress - indicators - difficult
  to evaluate
• ?
• Improvement of implementation instruments (legal,
  financial, taxes, voluntary, etc.), also
  challenge for EU
• Still a lot to be done - new challenges
• Problem - not to follow negative experiences of
  Western Europe