Preparation of a National Strategy for Sustainable Development PREPARATION OF A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Donor: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Beneficiary: Government of the Republic of Macedonia Co-Implementator: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (MoEPP) Republic of Macedonia Provided Budget by Sida: 1.8 million euro Macedonian Budget allocated : euro, in kind and cesh contribution Implementing Consortium:

- generate awareness of the concept of sustainability among all segments of society - establish networks across and within the public and private sectors and - encourage accelerated domestic and foreign commercial investments NSSD STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE Preparation of a National Strategy for Sustainable Development

1.Awareness of sustainable development among the stakeholders and the people of the RM increased. 2.Framework for sustainable development in the RM as ground for acceleration of domestic and foreign investments defined. 5.Capacity for planning and management of sustainable development among key stakeholders strengthened. 3.Strengths of the RM to fully participate in the process of globalisation identified. 4.National Strategy for Sustainable Development in compliance with EU-requirements elaborated. 6.Institutional setup and coordinating mechanisms for implementation and maintenance of the process of sustainable development established. Project Objective To lead a participatory process of developing a National Strategy for Sustainable Development, meeting the requirements of EU-accession for the Republic of Macedonia. Specific Objectives/Outputs Preparation of a National Strategy for Sustainable Development

Deputy Prime Minister

Preparation of a National Strategy for Sustainable Development TIME PLAN 4 months11 months6 months PHASE I Assessement & Analysis PHASE II Sector Strategy Planning Phase PHASE III National Consolidation Phase May 08 INCEPTION PHASE 3 months Feb 06 INTERIM PHASE 3 1/2 months …

PHASE ACTIVITIES INCEPTION PHASE Organise project set up and mobilse resources. Start awareness raising. Revise project and write Inception Report including work plan. PHASE I - ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS Evaluate existing strategies and their relation to sustainable development. Identify and fill information gaps. Raise awareness. Formation of a National Council for Sustainable Development Preparation of a National Strategy for Sustainable Development INTERIM PHASE Training of the national experts for the methodologies of investigation (Swot, Roach, Stakeholder and Problem tree) Preparation on the joint swot analysis into the 7 sector working groups and 4 cross cutting working groups.

PHASE II - SECTOR STRATEGY PLANNING Fill gaps in existing strategies and policies. Review and amend sector strategies within the agriculture, energy, forestry, industry, infrastructure and transport, SMEs and tourism sectors. Training in sector planning and define indicators for monitoring of sustainable development in the country. PHASE III - NATIONAL CONSOLIDATION PHASE Consolidation of sector plans within the national framework. National and local seminars to introduce and discuss the National Strategy for Sustainable Development. Training of Focal Points in different organisations to ensure understanding of the strategy troughout society. Create linkages to other initiatives. Preparation of a National Strategy for Sustainable Development

PHASE OBJECTIVES PHASE I - ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS workshops/seminars: Stakeholder workshop SWOT Analysis Workshop Participatory Approach Workshop Analysis and Assessment Workshop 1:” Methodology and Structure“ Analysis and Assessment Workshop 2: “Programming and Planning” Eco-remediation Preparation of a National Strategy for Sustainable Development

ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE PLANNING/INITIAL PHASE  GEF OFP to be informed/involved during the preparation of ToRs  When mobilising resources – use GEF experienced national experts  Include GEF priorities into awareness raising activities ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS  Consider GEF priorities when evaluate existing strategies  Recognise their relation to SD in national context  Integrate GEF strategic approach during the preparation on the joint analysis  Raise awareness on GEF priorities – learn to recognize them  Include national GEF representatives in National Council for SD INCEPTION/INTERIM PHASE  Fill in gaps during the process of revision of the project  Include GEF issues in the process of training of the national experts  Identify and fill information gaps

SECTOR STRATEGY PLANNING PHASE  When filling gaps in existing strategies and policies relate them with GEF priorities  When review and amend sector strategies, recognize cross cutting issues and strengthen synergies among different sectorial studies  Define indicators for monitoring the developments/changes NATIONAL CONSOLIDATION PHASE  When introducing and discussing NSSD always explain GEF relations and possible outcomes  When train Focal Points in different organisations to ensure understanding of the strategy throughout society include training on GEF issues/principle/priorities  During consolidation of sector plans insist on environmental issues  Create linkages to other initiatives and identify related resources Preparation of a National Strategy for Sustainable Development