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INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF LITHUANIAN
MUNICIPALITIES
IN THE SPHERE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
The Associacion of Local Authorities
in Lithuania
www.lsa.lt
CLIMATE CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN LITHUANIA
Main institutions:
Parliament
formulate climate change policy
Government
implement climate change policy
Ministry of Environment and its executive institutions(The
Environmental Protection Agency, The Environmental Project
Management Agency, The Environmental Protection
Departaments)
main institution responsible for development and
implementation of climate change policy
Other ministries: (Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Agriculture,
Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health care and
etc.)
participate in climate change policy development and
impelmentation in accordance by their competence
Lithuanian Environmental Investment Fund
administrator of Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances Registry
Municipalities
implement climate change measures
National Climate Change Committee
coordinate the questions related with climate change policy
formation and implementation
(advisory institution)
National legislature and strategies in the field of climate
change:
National strategy (until 2012) for UN framework convention
on climate change;
National Energy Strategy;
National Energy Efficiency programme;
National Strategy of Sustainable Development;
Housing Strategy;
National Waste management plan;
Law on financial instruments on climate change management,
etc.
Mažeikiųr.
Skuodo r.
Kretingos r.
Palangos m.
Plungės r.
Akmenės r.
Joniškio r.
Šiaulių r.
Telšių r.
Klaipėdos m.
Rietavo
Klaipėdos r.
Biržų r.
Rokiškior.
Šiaulių m.
Kupiškio r.
Radvil iškio r.
Kelmės r.
Panevėžio m.
Visagino m.
Anykščių r.
Utenosr.
Ignalinos r.
Raseinių r.
Šilutės r.
Kėdainių r.
Tauragės r.
Pagėgių
Molėtų r.
Švenčionių r.
Šakių r.
Kauno m.
Kazlų
Rūdos
60 municipalities
Ukmergės r.
Jurbarkor.
Kauno r.
10 regions
Zarasų r.
Panevėžio r.
Šilalės r.
Neringos
Municipal legislature and initiatives:
Pakruojor. Pasvalio r.
Jonavos r.
Kaišiadorių r.
Elektrėnų
Prienų r.
Vilkaviškio r.
Marijampolės r. Birštono
Kalvarijos
Širvintų r.
Vilniaus r.
Vilniaus m.
Trakų r.
Alytaus m.
Šalčininkų r.
Alytaus r.
Lazdijų r.
Varėnos r.
Air pollution reduction strategies;
Environment monitoring programmes;
Special plans for district heating services’
development;
Waste management plans and rules, etc.
Druskininkų
Successful usage of EU structural support
and national support measures
Municipal cooperation in tackling
climate change – local partners,
neighbour municipalities, private sector,
international partners
Public awareness initiatives
Covenant of Mayors
Covenant of Mayors concerns the action at local level within
the competence of the local governments. Local governments
will be expected to take action in several or all of their possible
roles.
The local governments signing up to the Covenant of Mayors
commit to submit their Sustainable Energy Action Plans
(SEAPs) within the year following adhesion.
Covenant of Mayors
The Sustainable Energy Action Plan is a key document that
shows how the local government will reach its CO2 reduction
target by 2020. Since the Covenant's commitments concern the
whole geographical area of the city/town, the SEAP should
include actions concerning both the public and private sectors
It is estimated, that SEAPs with a high degree of citizen
participation are the most likely to get continuity in the longterm and to succeed in attaining their objectives.
1243 EU mayors have signed the “Convenant of Mayors”on
16 th of February in the year 2010
The number of Covenant signatories has now risen to 1680.
Convenant of Mayor is signed by 7 Lithuanian municipalities:
Kaunas
Anykščiai
Šilalė
Vilkaviškis
Panevėžys
Pakruojis
Šilutė
Panevėžys city municipality
It is the leading actor.
Panevėžys city municipality has prepared and addopted
the Sustainable Energy Action Plan.
Main targets:
- to promote effective energy consumption in housing
sector;
- to decrease the urban transport pollution;
- renovate the district heating system;
- to develop urban gren areas, bicycle and pedestrian
routes;
- to improve waste management ;
- to clean up polluted public and industrial areas;
- to promote energy production from waste and
renewable sources.
To implement these obligations Panevėžys city municipality has
commited to:
- to create legal basis;
- to develop financial mechanisms and administrative
procedures;
- to find additional financial sources;
- to inform and educate society.
“Our long-term vision will be the challenge for
municipality and its enterprises. Nevertheless we expected
that during next 10 years the municipality will do a lot of
good things for environment and society”
“Earth Day”
In this year Lithuanian municipalities joined the global initiative
“Earth Day”.
29 Lithuanian municipalities have signed this Declaration.
on March 27 in 2010 at 20.30 the electricity was turned of
for one hour in the all world.
Lithuanian municipalities have actively promoted this idea among local
citizen. Most of municipal institutions have joined this idea.
A Day Without a Car
Vilnius City municipality was the
first Lithuanian municipality
joined the action
“A Day Without a Car”
in the year 2000
In 2002 “A Day Without a Car” was organized by 6 Lithuanian
municipalities. Year by year this number is increasing. Every
municipality chooses its own way to celebrate this event.
In 2010 all municipalities plan to organize their own day without a
car.
A Day Without a Car
For example:
- Alytaus City municipality have orgnized thematic event
“Imrpovement of Urban climate”;
The main aim of this event was:
- to inform the society about the importance of local authorities of
the role played by solving problems related with global warming
and
-to atract the attention of civil society to negative impact of
transport to environment and peoples health.
Potential areas for action:
- trainings;
- international cooperation in best practices’ exchange and
- search for common answer to common challenges.
Potential fields for action:
- Buildings’ renovation and modernisation;
- Municipal infrastructure (district heating; public lighting,
traffic management and etc.);
- Promotion of renewable energy sources;
- Development of sustainable transport;
- Waste management and intelligent usage and etc.
What does not work well - barriers / challenges:
- Lack of consistency in legislature;
- Lack of funding;
- Lack of human and administrative capacities;
- Sometimes negative approach of local politicians;
- Insufficient coordination of actions among municipalities;
- Insufficient public awareness and support;
- Insufficient international cooperation and excange of best
practises.
Where opportunities exist to be further explored:
Dialogue with national government:
national government is keen to listen to local interests, although severely
limited in resources.
Access to funding: often not the lack of resources, but the lack of
information is the key challenge. Need to promote more comprehensive
usage of available funding and international cooperation.
Public-Private Partnerships: effective way to solve climate change
problems
City to city cooperation / twinning: simple and effective way.
Environment and energy – key priority in Lithuanian town twinning
initiatives.
Thank You for attention!
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