Cross sector partnership for sustainable Plock

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Cross sector partnership for sustainable
Plock Sofia, 16 September 2004
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PARTNERS

• Example The city of Plock
• The Municipality
• a historical city of 130,000 citizens
• petrochemicals and textile industries
• The Private sector
• PKN ORLEN petrochemical giant, Plocks largest
  employer and taxpayer
• Levi Strauss largest production plant in CEE
• UNDP
• governance, environment, social inclusion

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OBJECTIVES

• Mobilise the local community around development
  planning
• Align the development plans of businesses, NGOs
  and public administration
• Build capacity to obtain and absorb EU funding

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CORE COMPETENCIES OF UNDP

• Partnership broker
• UNDP a trusted, impartial third-party brings
  parties together, side-stepping political
  tensions, suspicions and pre-conceptions
• Development/public policy expertise (substantive
  partner)
• UNDP recognized for participatory community
  development and local planning expertise.
• Flexibility and quick decision-making
• Transparent, accountable and neutral mechanisms
  Fund management

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THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS
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• Strong non-governmental organizations
• Access to housing and housing rehabilitation
• A high level of public security
• Accessible and efficient health care services
• Support for cultural heritage
• Support for cultural affairs and fine arts
• An updated database for cultural and sports
  events
• Extensive education regarding historical and
  cultural heritage

• Restoration of Plocks Old Town
• Social assistance adequate to local needs
• A Learning Centre for Outstanding Youth
• Large number of people with higher education
• Corporate support for equal opportunties in
  education
• Life-long learning
• Educational centres with high standards

• High level of environmental awareness
• Orderly water and sewage system management
• Orderly garbage collection
• Friendly green spaces
• Appropriate use of public space
• Fulfil quality norms as per clean air, noise
  pollution, and electromagnetic field effects

• Sustainable urban planning
• A high quality of urban construction
• A high quality of public urban construction
• High standards in communication infrastructure

• Efficient local administration system and
  favourable laws for entrepreneurship
• Plock as a centre for modern technology and
  investment
• Effective mobilization of non-government funding
• Efficient economic and investment-related
  information system
• Attracting non-local investment

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THE GRANT FUND1 and 2 Edition
UNDP
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THE GRANT FUND continuation

• After 1st edition partners (PKN ORLEN, Levi
  Strauss, City of Plock) decided to enlarge Fund
  (c/a 325,000 USD for 2004) based on the results
  of pilot
• Integrating lessons learnt from the 1st and 2nd
  edition
• Partnership project for EU funds
• Technological Park and SME development
• UNDP develops exit strategy
• Set up organization that will carry on UNDP
  functions

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Building PPPs the Plock model
Using Agenda 21 guidelines SWOT analysis
Assessing the level of implementing the existing
strategy in terms of tasks achieved,
benchmarking, funds spent
Redefined mission New strategic goals based on
aspirations and qualities of citizens,
organizations Building capacity of partners to
work in partnership Passed by the City Council in
June 03
Partners City of Plock, PKN ORLEN, Levi Strauss,
UNDP Objective of the Fund to support NGO in
projects which also realise the updated SD
strategy 1 edition - 33 NGO received grants, 2
edition - 30 NGO received grants, 9 months to
implement the projects
Key activities
Managment instrument which allows for greater
participation in decision making
End products
Report
Plock Community Budget for SD
Timeframe
4 months
4 months
Long term endevour
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PPP replication and scaling up

• Agreement with PKN ORLEN to replicate the Plock
  model and develop PPP in 8 additional cities in
  Poland
• Donation 125,000 USD
• Started in 3 cities
• ( Ostrow Wlkp, Wloclawek, Walbrzych)
• Develop network of NGO, municipalities and
  businesses working on PPPs for SD at local level
• Participation in conferences to raise awarness,
  preach the good example

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LESSONS LEARNED

• Partnerships are a tool, not an end
• ...but can be very powerful for local sustainable
  development
• The importance of
• Developing simple, open and common language
  between partners
• Continues dialog to understand common goals
  interests
• Open discussions on risks ( and opportunities)
• financial commitments ( should be included in an
  agreement)
• shared values (in this case Global Compact
  principles)
• institutionalising learning

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LESSONS LEARNED (cont)

• PPPs take time to mature
• Take small steps
• Private partner wants to move fast
• Public partner prefers to go cautiously
• UNDP patience required!
• Major HR commitment - staff time and credibility
• Stick to common agenda
• Do not over-reach to where goals do not overlap
• Accountability
• You never know if company 100 clean - keep
  business-like distance to avoid UNDP being
  implicated in internal scandal.
• Normal UNDP instruments not appropriate

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THANK YOU