First Project – Workshop Kaunas 25th – 27th July 2006

Sustainability Strategies in Central and Eastern Europe

Workshop sessions: Hotel Takioji Neris
(SC "Takioji Neris"K. Donelaicio g. 27, 44240 Kaunas, Lithuania)

Europe passed sustainability strategies on all levels of governance. The implementation of these strategies is up to the administrations, but also to citizens and entrepreneurs. For sustainability strategies to be successful, acceptance and integration within society is important. Challenges are e.g. the lack of social coherence and a welfare gap among the different EU member states. Related to this situation, sustainability strategies often face denial and indifference especially in economically weaker states. But implementation of sustainability strategies depends on citizen’s participation on a European, national and local level. For this communication strategies are necessary.
 

Program

Tueday, 25th July

Morning: - arrival -

11:00 Visit of ECAT office

Afternoon:

13:00 begin of workshop (welcome)

review of presentsustainablity strategies in home countries of partners – first session

14:00  Lithuania 
Audrone Alijosiute, ECAT
(presentation pdf. 427 KB)

14:30  Poland
Stefan Taigner, Center for Environment and Development
(handout pdf. 89 KB)

15:00  Estonia
Merle Looring, Marika Kose, Municipaliy of Häädemeeste
(presentation pdf. 729 KB)

15:30 coffee break

16:00  Germany
Maria Elander, NABU
(presentation pdf. 113 KB)

16:30  Latvia
Janis Ulme, Friends of the Earth Latvia

17:00  Czech Republic
Miroslav Andrt, Healthy Cities of Czech Republic
(presentation pdf.  2,39 MB)

17:30  Slovenia
Spela Jagodic, Slovianian Association of Foundations

18:00  dinner

20:00 Evening walk through Kaunas

Wednesday, 26th July

Morning:

review of present sustainablity strategies in home countries of partners – second session

10:00  Romania
Zoltan Hajdu, EcoFocusCentre
(presentation pdf. 1,65 MB)

11:00  Bulgaria
Iliyan Iliev, PECSD
(presentation pdf. 4,12 MB)

11:30 organisation of afternoon workshop

13:00 lunch

Afternoon

14:00   Workshop to exchange current state of affairs concerning citizens participation and implementation of volonteer management in partner organisations

18:00  dinner

The workshop took place in cooperation with the Environmental Centre for Administration and Technology ECAT Lithuania within the project ‘strategies for a successful communication of sustainability in Europe’,which is funded within the Active-Citizenship programme of the DG Education and Culture of the European Commission.