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Local communities and sustainable development
Description/achievement of initiative

Increased number of civic initiatives of implementing sustainable development locally, which will allow to reduce poverty in the country, promote the establishment of social justice and ensure proper environment protection

Implementation methodologies

Participants of the Ukrainian Civic Leaders Forum held in light of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20 adopted a Resolution where they advanced the initiative to take Voluntary Commitments to achieve results in the following areas of sustainable development sector:

1. Development of Local Communities
2. Environmental Education and Biological Diversity
3. Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

350org. Ukraine ; Eco club «Zelena Khvylia», key Ukrainian NGO "Development and Environment", key Ukrainian Foundation "Ecological Ukraine", Center of marketing research of Rivne, Velykokaratulsk center of local development, Podil ecology agency, Children center Romantik, newspaper Ecotyzden, NGO "European dialogue", Pereyaslav-Kmelnytsky center for community development, Fund "Star Volyn", NGO "Robinzon", Radomyshl NGO "Wave", NGO "Green Zhytomyrshchyna", Chernihiv State Technology University, NGO "Step to the future", NGO "Prosvita", Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, NGO Green Cross, NGO Ecosvit.
Progress reports
2013
Popularize ecological settlements and facilitate their development.
2013
Promote in communities the use of local fuel and energy resources as priority.
2013
Assist communities in the creation of stable development programmes
2013
Facilitate economic development of small communities according to the One Community One Product principle.
Staff / Technical expertise
NGOs volunteers

Basic information
Time-frame: - 2015-05-29
Partners
350org. Ukraine ; Eco club «Zelena Khvylia», key Ukrainian NGO "Development and Environment", key Ukrainian Foundation "Ecological Ukraine", Center of marketing research of Rivne, Velykokaratulsk center of local development, Podil ecology agency, Children center Romantik, newspaper Ecotyzden, NGO "European dialogue", Pereyaslav-Kmelnytsky center for community development, Fund "Star Volyn", NGO "Robinzon", Radomyshl NGO "Wave", NGO "Green Zhytomyrshchyna", Chernihiv State Technology University, NGO "Step to the future", NGO "Prosvita", Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, NGO Green Cross, NGO Ecosvit.
Countries
Contact information
Olena Kozak, Project Coordinator, sgp.kozak@ukr.net
United Nations