Corner stones of a powerful preparatory work Leadership on local level National financial support Cooperation Training and awareness raising activities

Swedish experiences Swedes ´ opinions

45% 85%

EU impact 30 % of all national laws and regulation refers to EU 60 % of all questions at City council agenda are influenced by EU 70 % of all EU legislation is implemented at local or regional level 80 % of Swedish environmental legislation is derived from EU CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge about EU and laws affecting local authorities is crucial! Local and national level must respectfully work together!

The EU affects Stockholm in many ways Employer Procurement Supervision City planning City of Stockholm

NEAP2010 – 2015 and LEAP Create in collaboration with municipalities a method for production of useful LEAP LEAP is also a tool to plan for a realistic amount of local inspection LEAP is often asked for related to support international granting of big environmental infrastructure investments

Cooperation between national and local level Create work groups : ministries, national agencies, municipalities Establish a realistic time table Produce learning material Conference to create ToT Website FAQ Create a routine to publish verdict from environmental court Supportive supervision visits to municipalities Find strong methods to fight against corruption State agencies should support local level free of charge with their knowledges

National and local level Open up for local fees Open up for cooperation Open up for creating university courses for inspectors Open up for cooperation between state agencies before contact with municipalities

Swedish experiences Leadership WIIFM? Mayor – Expectations from citizens Vision for a sustainable society CEO – Expectation from consumers. No villain!! Demands from citizens Political decisionMeasureEvaluation Advocacy by environmental Accounts(Aarhu s)

Swedish experiences Local political leadership for development 1840, Water, waste and food. Special local board with focus on visible and health question 2013, Full responsibility of control and supervision. Even inspections within our own town/municipality function Vice mayor in bigger cities responsible for environment questions Fruitful dialogue with local NGO Environmental questions are high up on the political agenda!

Swedish experiences Local political leadership for development Fire souls for creating majority for conversion to a sustainable society Green Cities and creating new jobs Catch opportunities to finance big investments by being well prepared Cooperation between local authorities could also be important for for the outcome of an application Financial recourses available in the beginning of a process!!

Open up for training and awareness activities Politicians at all levels Civil servants Lawyers Police Attorney Consultants Pupils at all levels Many more target groups could be defined Training must be repeated!!