This document summarizes the Local Agenda 21 program in the Basque Country region of Spain, which includes 196 municipalities. The key points are: 1. The Local Agenda 21 program is a strategic, long-term partnership between local and regional governments to promote sustainability across municipalities. It includes areas like environmental policy, citizen participation, and sector-specific programs. 2. Over the past 10 years, the program has led to many positive outcomes like 25,000 sustainability actions implemented, 1,800 people trained, and indicators calculated to monitor progress. Specific impacts included climate change plans in 6 municipalities and sustainable mobility plans in 47 municipalities. 3. Moving forward, priority issues include responsible food systems, energy sovereignty

1. FERNANDO
Barrenechea
Ihobe General Manager
Basque Environmental Agency
Basque Government
Basque
COUNTRY
2,175,000 inhabitants
251 municipalities

2. Local-Regional
PARTNERSHIP
LOCAL
Agenda 21
95% municipalities
99% population
Strategic instrument

3. Local-Regional
PARTNERSHIP
[ Net
WORKING
196 municipalities
8 services
01 Information 05 Finantial
02 Training 06 Advisory
03 Methodology 07 Technical assistance
04 IT 08 Recognition

4. FRAMEWORK
policies
Environmental SECTORAL
+ Framework + policies
PROGRAMMES
Local Agenda 21 in
196 MUNICIPALITIES
+

5. FRAMEWORK policies
CHARACTERISTICS
Strategic view
Long term
LOCAL
LEARNING
transferred to
the regional:
Mainstreaming
Citizen participation
Monitoring and assessment

6. Results 2002-2012
LOCAL AGENDAS
21
25.000 implemented actions 1.800 people trained (2007-2010)
1.220 municipal agents involved 18 published methodologies
16.600 indicators calculated 25 working groups

7. 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

8. Results 2002-2012:
ITIZEN PARTICIPATION
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

9. Results 2002-2012:
GREEN ECONOMY
500 Companies participate in Basque Ecoefficiency Programme
+ 8 regional agencies
65 Municipalities with Company-Municipality Plans
2.000 green jobs created by 2020

10. CONCLUSIONS
1 The Local Agenda 21
is a valid instrument
for sustainability,
dynamic and flexible
Continuous improvement:
second generation of Plans
2 Udalsarea 21 net:
success factor

11. 1 Responsible food sourcing:
local production & consumption
2 Energy sovereignty
3 Sustainable mobility
4 Sustainable urban development
5 Waste savings. Reusing and recycling
6 Consolidate sustainable procurement
7 Greener products, industries and trade
8
Next
Green jobs and training
9
STEPS
Technological development
10 Citizen education, training and
awareness as a core area

12. THANK YOU very much!
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