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Achieving global environmental management has been highlighted as one of the important areas of concern in Slovenia for
which UNDP has responded by launching a programme addressing capacity development. In the Czech Republic, UNDP has
helped implement programmes addressing sustainable development to increase efficiency in resource use, pollution reduction,
which inevitably leads to a higher quality of life.The country has also launched a number of projects, dealing with sustainable
use of biodiversity and greenhouse gas reduction. Malta is taking conservation measures to protect its areas of ecological
importance, while integrating sustainable development in the country’s policies. UNDP is assisting Malta to meet its obligations
under the International Environmental Agreements, in particular, UNFCCC. UNDP Slovakia has contributed to a number of
projects that address environmental degradation and its impact on access to services by the poor, particularly access to basic
services in the least developed regions of the country.
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PORTFOLIO
The Slovak Republic, Slovenia and the Czech Republic are committing themselves to global environmental management. The GEF-funded
NCSA process explores the synergies between the areas of biodiversity, climate change and land degradation with an emphasis on
capacity development. Separately, the Slovak Republic and Hungary are generating local sustainable development initiatives. For
Slovakia, the strategy analyses current development practices in 5 communities, whereas Hungary is assessing the development of the
past 10-20 years for its local agenda. Both countries share responsibility for rural, environmental friendly development in the Karst and
Aggtelek border region. UNDP and GEF both provide financial assistance to these efforts.
UNDP and GEF are working to reduce CO2 emissions in existing public buildings in Hungary and improving energy efficiency of new,
residential buildings in the Czech Republic. Slovakia is assisting marginalized groups in the Spis region by providing them with heating
facilities based on renewable energy sources. At the same time, Slovenia seeks to remove barriers to biomass heating in residential
communities by improving existing boilers and fireplaces. Malta’s contribution in the energy sector is aimed at enhancing federal level
capacity to prepare future National Communications to the UNFCCC
The objective of the POPS Enabling Activity project is to create sustainable capacity in and ownership by the Slovak Republic to meet
its obligations under the Stockholm Convention, including initial preparation of a POPs Implementation Plan, as well as broader issues
of chemicals safety and management as articulated in Chapter 19 of Agenda 21. Specifically, enabling activity project co-ordinating
mechanisms will be established and capacity built; national infrastructural and institutional capacity assessed; initial POPs inventories
performed; objectives and priorities for POPs and POPs reduction and elimination options set; POPs Implementation Plan drafted,
reviewed and finalised.
AUSTRIA
Maribor
HUN.
GOZO
Rabat
Mediterranean
Sea
ITALY
Kranj
Ljubljana
SLOVENIA
Koper
CROATIA
MALTA
Valletta
Mediterranean
Sea
CONTACTS
Ms. Klara Tothova – klara.tothova@undp.org
Mr. Daniel Pitonak – daniel.pitonak@undp.org
Tel. 421-2-59-337-220
Fax 421-7-59-337-451
http://europeandcis.undp.org/menu=p_practice&FocusAreaId=3
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Czech Republic MDGR 2004 http://mdgr.undp.sk/reports.phpsub=cz; 2 GEF Online database, available at: http://www.gefonline.org/projectDetails.cfmprojID=571; *Frameworks and Strategies for
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