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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

- The engine for sound growth in the wider Black

Sea Region

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RICH MUNICIPALITIES RICH REGION

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Black Sea in the middle of Western attention and a priority for NATO

• Black Sea a “black hole” for Western strategic research

• Black Sea during the last 15 years, little time and little political resources were allocated

• Black Sea only now coming to the attention of “Western Europe”

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Wider Black Sea Region –

The strategic of the West hinterland

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Arguments for a more active involvement of the West:

• Continuous involvement of the Wider Black Sea region in the process of assuring democratic stability, economic sustainability and social progress in the Greater Middle East.

• Assuring an additional platform for the cooperation between USA and EU in a region with common interests.

• Strengthening the North-Atlantic Alliance capacity to be involved in operations outside the area (see the Great Middle East).

• Positive engagement of Russia, taking into account its legitimate interests of security, better fulfilled in the conditions of a stable and prosperous neighbourhood than through old zero-sum games.

• Encouraging a Black Sea regional identity as a valid partner for the West through wise EU-NATO-USA policies and coordinated actions.

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Strengthening democracy and assuring peace

through regional cooperation leading to prosperity

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Practice of

Sustainable Development

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Bankable ProjectsBankable Projects

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Local Sustainable Development (SD) – LA 21 in Romania

- Local SD strategy - Local Action Plan - Priority Projects

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• Pilot Phase - Period: 2000 – 2002 Location: 9 municipalities (USD 489,454) Financing sources: UNDP: USD 225,230 C21: 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

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Benefits generated by the Local Plan for Sustainable Development

(Local Agenda 21):

• Decentralized development. Implementation.

• Promotion of Public-Private Partnership.

• Involving all stakeholders.

• Adequate framework for financing local infrastructure projects.

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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

PPP Projects

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UNDP/NCSD & CSIS

Center for International Projects

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Is there strategy of the West for the

Wider Black Sea region?

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Strong Regional Institutions.