SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LOCAL AGENDA 21 PROMOTOR OF PPP

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LOCAL AGENDA 21: PROMOTOR OF PPP Calin Georgescu

RICH MUNICIPALITIES RICH REGION Calin Georgescu

Bankable Projects Calin Georgescu

• Pilot Phase - Period: 2000 – 2002 Location: 9 municipalities (USD 489, 454) Financing sources: UNDP: USD 225, 230 C 21: USD 100, 000 DFID: USD 49, 754 CIDA: USD 109, 911 Others: USD 4, 559 • Extension Phase - Period: 2003 – 2007 Location: 40 municipalities Stage 1: 2003 – 2004; 13 cities (USD 391, 300) Financing sources: UNDP: USD 100, 000 USAID: USD 103, 500 MET(UK): USD 30, 000 MATRA/KAP: USD 12, 300 City Halls: USD 145, 500 Stage 2: 2004– 2005; 3 cities+1 county (USD 182, 000) Financing sources: UNDP: USD 100, 000 City Halls: USD 32, 000 Prefecture: USD 50, 000 Stage 3: 2005 – 2006; 3 cities + 1 county Financing sources: UNDP: USD 60, 000 City Halls: USD 30, 000 County Council: USD 50, 000 Calin Georgescu

Benefits generated by the Local Plan for Sustainable Development (Local Agenda 21): • Decentralized development. Implementation. • Promotion of Public-Private Partnership. • Adequate framework for financing local infrastructure projects. Calin Georgescu

Agenda 21 Fundamental document of the sustainable development at national and global level, adopted at Rio Summit (1992) by 178 states Sustainable Development: Economic Social Environment Calin Georgescu 2/3 out of the 2500 provisions of Agenda 21 refer to local administration issues Local Agenda 21 Implemented in over 3000 European cities Decentralized development Partnership with civil society

National Forum on Sustainable Development First Edition, 10 -12 April 2002 Miercurea Ciuc Focused on: Sustainable Development for Romanian Cities, the Way to EU Accession • Joint Declaration by the Romanian Federation of Local Authorities and the National Center for Sustainable Development • Agreement of Cooperation between the Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Waters and Environment Protection, Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing, Romanian Federation of Local Authorities and United Nations Development Programme Calin Georgescu

National Forum on Sustainable Development Second Edition, 5 - 6 June 2003 Ploiesti Focused on: converges financial resources, knowledge and expertise combines advantages of both systems: public and private Public sector Local authorities Calin Georgescu Private sector National and international Civil society Local communities, NGOs etc.

PPP Projects No Company City Project 1. PPP Club (UK) Mureş County Sighisoara Hospital 2. Andritz (Austria) Sighisoara Wastewater treatment Plant 3. Force Environmental Systems (USA) Medgidia Mihail Kogalniceanu Navodari Ovidiu Dambovita County Rehabilitation of water supply/sewage system. 4. ACCIONA / Eolica CESA (Spain) Constanta Wind Energy Plant 5. BUSI - SADELMI (Italy) Giurgiu Thermal Energy Plant Calin Georgescu