Local Sustainable Development Strategy in Serbia

1. Local Sustainable Development Strategy in Serbia Aleksandar Popovic Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities Serbia Slobodan Milutinovic PHD Ljubinka Kaludjerovic SEVILLA 2007 Fifth European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns

2. Serbia • basic figures • Area 102173 km2 • 7,498,001 inh. (Without Kosovo - 2002 census) • Mean age 40,17 • Expectation on life at birth 72,5 • - Estimated GDP for 2006 • $5,713 per capita

3. Program • for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Serbian Towns and Municipalities • developed by Serbian Association of Towns and Municipalities • - Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities • and supported by • Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities • development and implementation of • Local Sustainable Development Strategy

4. INTER-COMMITTEE GROUP SCTM Committee for local selfgovernment and local finances Committee for economic development Committee for urbanism Committee for environment Committee for social issues Committee for communal issues and housing Ministry of Sc. and Env. Agency for environment National council for sustainable development Government of Serbia DPM office Poverty reduction team Constitutional meeting - July 2004 methodology methodology First strategic planning workshop – Sept. 2004 Preliminary analysis Joint working group Norwegian teamSerbian team Second strategic planning workshop – Nov. 2004 Logistics And facilitation Third strategic planning workshop – Dec. 2004 STRATEGY PROPOSAL Final strategic planning workshop - January 2005 LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FIRST DRAFT Local Sustainable Development Strategy CONSULTATION PROCESS FLOW CHART

5. LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY – FIRST DRAFT PUBLIC HEARING (Feb. - April 2005) LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY – DRAFT PAPER NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT May 26th 2005. STRATEGY RATIFICATION – MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH LA21 TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL INTERESTING MUNICIPALITIES LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH PILOT MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAM Pilot municipalities identification (tender procedure) Facilitators and stakeholders identification Participatory planning process Awareness raising campaign PRSP STRATEGY - LOCAL CONTEXT - PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN

6. Local Аgenda 21 Local Sustainable Development Strategy

7. INFRASTRUCTURE SPATIAL AND URBAN PLANNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY SEGMENTS MOBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE TRAFFIC RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND LIFESTYLES EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE NATURAL RESOURCES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL ECONOMY PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITY AREAS

8. VISION development of particiaptory democracy efficient and effective management responsibility for rationale resource management development of good economic climate sustainable urban planning

9. Conceptual strategic framework for further development of local strategy formulation efforts in Serbian municipalities Practical tool for actions’ definition and prioritizing Sustainable development and LA21 awareness raising mechanism “Ticket” for EU accession processes and for new development co-financing for municipalities

10. Sombor Ada Bečej Smederevka Palanka Koceljeva Paraćin Priboj Varvarin Nova Varoš Prijepolje Prokuplje Tutin IMPLEMENTATION Pilot Municipalities Program Coalition LA21

11. is still in the process of drafting Process initiated in 2003 - National Council for Sustainable Development established and process was slowed down due to elections. EU integration process sparked continuation in autumn 2005 Success of LSDS contributed to NSDS process SCTM and Programe were included from the very beginning in NSDS process – as a key stakeholder, but also with the expertise in drafting process First draft in spring 2007 Serbian National Strategy for Sustainable Development NSDS

12. Greetings from Serbia

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