local sustainability in the basque country: udalsarea 21, model of local-regional partnership
DESCRIPTION
Presentación de Javier Agirre Orcajo, Director General de Ihobe, Gobierno Vasco. La presentación formaba parte del seminario sobre Políticas de cohesion oranizado por la DG REGIO de la Comisión Europea. 30 octubre 2013TRANSCRIPT
Javier Agirre OrcajoGeneral Director
Ihobe - Basque Government
Community-led Local Development approach
(CLLD)
Socio-demographic data Euskadi – Basque Country EU -27
Population (inhabitants) 2,172,175 499,753,500
Population density (inhab/km2) 300.2 117.8
Life expectancy (years) - Men 77.2 76.1
Life expectancy (years) - Women 84.3 82.2
Hospital beds (per 100,000 inhabitants) 375 590
Internet access (% homes) 60 65
Per capita GDP (EU 27= 100) 136 100
Population aged between 20 and 24 with secondary studies (%)
78.0 78.5
LOCAL Agenda 21
PARTNERSHIP
95% municipalities99% populationStrategic instrument
Local-Regional
Net WORKING
05 Finantial06 Advisory07 Technical assistance08 Recognition
01 Information 02 Training03 Methodology04 IT
8 services
198 municipalities
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Local-Regional PARTNERSHIP
LOCAL LEARNING transferred to the regional:
CHARACTERISTICSStrategic view Long term
FRAMEWORK policies
MainstreamingCitizen participation Monitoring and assessment
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Local A
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Pla
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Regional Administration
EuropeanUnion
LocalAdministrations
Agenda 21
Local Action Plan
TERRITORIAL ASPECTS
Territory and PlanningBiodiversity and the Natural Environment
Mobility and Transport
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
Economic developmentLabour market
Welfare and social inclusiónCultureHealth
Basque languageEqualityHousing
Social harmony
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
WaterWasteEnergy
AtmosphereClimate Change and Global Impact
NoiseLand
Environmental RiskEnvironmental Management Economic ActivitiesEnvironmental Management Local Administration
EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND PARTICIPATION
Awareness Raising and Sustainable Consumption
Communication and Citizen Participation
Working Groups ProjectsBasque Local Sustainability
Observatory. Mugi 21
How we work
Water management Health Contaminated land and urban planning Invasive species Air quality Climate change mitigation programmes Activity licences
Ecological water treatment plant using floating macrophyte species, located in Etxabarri-Ibiña.Criteria for the sustainable regeneration of the San Fausto district. Urban gardensDistrict purchasing and procurement centre based on sustainable criteria
LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FOR THE BASQUE COUNTRY 2010/2011
Results 2002-2012LOCAL AGENDAS 21
25.000 implemented actions
1.220 municipal agents involved
16.600 indicators calculated
1.800 people trained (2007-2010)
18 published methodologies
25 working groups
Results 2002-2012 CLIMATE CHANGE
6 Municipalities with Climate Change Byelaw 75 Municipalities calculate annualy the GHG inventory
30 Municipalities have Programmes to Combat Climate Change
2 Municipalities have Programme to Adapt to Climate Change
47 Municipalities Sustainable Mobility Plans
73 Municipalities with Participation processes
24.571 Household participate in GAP-Global Action Plan
475 centres participate in School Agenda 21
200.231 pupils take parte in School Agenda 21
65 Municipalities take part in Municipal-Companies Forums
Results 2002-2012: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Results 2002-2012: GREEN ECONOMY
617 Companies participate in Basque Ecoefficiency Programme
+ 8 regional agencies
65 Municipalities with Company-Municipality Plans
CONCLUSIONS
The Local Agenda 21
is a valid instrument
for sustainability,
dynamic and flexible
Continuous improvement:
second generation of Plans
1
Udalsarea 21 net:
success factor
2
1 Maintaining ecosystems
2 Improving the environmental
quality
3 Sustainable management of
resources and waste
4 Public-private and citizens
co-responsibility
5 Speeding up and simplifying
environmental administration
+ Other sectoral policies
Enviromental policies