Bethlehem 21

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Project Overview

Basic Information

Sustainable development

Local Agenda 21

Local Action 21

Project Activities

Project Outputs & Deliverables

T1: Securing and Maintaining Top Level Support

T2: Establishing an Effective Participatory Process

T3: Creating Baseline Community Profiles

T4: Developing Local Sustainability Action Strategies

T5: Dissemination

Media Information

Posters & Flyers

	Latest News

	Organizing Community Forums 29/04/2008 Organizing a Meeting to Discuss the Various Aspects Related to Establishing an Industrial Zone in the Bethlehem Governorate 22/11/2007 The Visit of the External Monitor to the Project Transferring the ArcGIS ArcView 9.2 Software to Local Councils 16/06/2007 Transferring the Personal Computers and the Developed GIS based Information Systems to Local Councils 29/05/2007 Organizing a Focus Group Meeting in Cooperation with Bethlehem Municipality Organizing Community Awareness Campaigns 30/10/2006 The On-job Training for Selected Employees from the Targeted Local Authorities Started on 30 October 2006 18/10/2006 Holding the Kick-off Meeting for the On-job Training on GIS Techniques, Database Management and Environmental Monitoring Conducting Preparatory Meetings with the Community-Based Organizations during September 2006 24/08/2006 Organizing the First Half-Yearly Project Meeting Gathering the Project Team with the Steering Committee Members 13/05/2006 Publishing Bethlehem 21 Project Website


Links

Links to Other Programs and Projects UN-Habitat Localizing Agenda 21 Programme: The UN-HABITAT has two main programs that promote Local Agenda 21 initiatives, namely the Sustainable Cities Programme (SCP) and the Localizing Agenda 21 Programme (LA21). Local Agenda 21 (LA21) Campaign: The LA21 campaign has been created by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) to build a worldwide movement of local governments and associations dedicated to achieving sustainable development through participatory, multi-stakeholder sustainable development planning and the implementation of resulting LA21 action plans. European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign: The campaign aims at promoting development towards sustainability at the local level and to support European local authorities in the development and implementation of appropriate policies and actions. Local Action 21: The Next Phase of Local Agenda 21: Local Action 21 was launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development Local government Session as a motto for the second decade of Local Agenda 21. Policy Tools towards Sustainable Land Use and Urban Environmental Management at Municipal Level under a Transitional Political Context: The project is implemented by the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) and deals with the interaction between population, urban development and the environment with special emphasis given to demographic factors, land use and the urban environment at the main municipalities in Bethlehem District, Palestine. Links to Electronic Publications Agenda 21. Published by the United Nations in 1992. Convention on Biological Diversity. Published by the United Nations in 1993. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Published by the United Nations in May 1992. Localizing Agenda 21 in Palestine. Published by the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) in 2001. Links to the Websites of the Targeted Authorities Beit Jala Municipality Beit Sahour Municipality Bethlehem Municipality Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Health Ministry of Planning Links to Other Websites
European Commission - LIFE Ma'an News Agency Palestine News Agency – WAFA Al-Ayyam Newspaper Al Quds Nespaper Palestine News Network

Last Update: 01/11/2008

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