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See a short presentation of the National Programme
The Cuba National Programme started with the establishment in 2003 of a national capacity building centre in Santa Clara . During 2003 the centre was rehabilitated allowing creating a state of the art training centre. The training centre is meant to deliver the Environment Planning and Management training course. A large training hall can accommodate up to 30 students. A computer room has been set-up for specialised training. A library bring together the latest literature on the Urban Environment provided by UN-HABITAT and other project partners such as the Programa de Gestión Urbana and publications collected during national and international travel.
An Environment Planning and Management (EPM) training course was prepared during 2003. This course was jointly prepared and delivered by the Institute of Physical Planning, the universities of La Habana and Santa Clara and the Bayamo Local Agenda Project. The course, which is sanctioned by a diploma, is organised through a series of 10 training sessions of one week each, delivered over a period of 15 months (October 2003 to December 2004). The course is attended by 2 students from each of the 11 provincial capitals. The course provided lectures on the various steps and component of the environment planning and management process, illustrated from real life experience from the LA21 Bayamo project. Practical exercises prepare the students in conducting Local Agenda 21 processes in view to replicate the Bayamo experience in the future.
Leer mas sobre el curso de planificación y gestión ambiental
The project is supporting the publication of the National Planning Magazine. In each issues an extensive article present the LA21 approach and the achievement of the Bayamo LA21 Project. This biannual publication produced in 1,500 copies is distributed to all provincial and municipal governments and offices of physical planning.
Upon a pressing request from the Cuban Government to replicate the LA21 Bayamo experience in other Cuban cities, during the second half of 2003 the National Replication Programme was prepared. A Programme Document was drafted. All provincial capitals were invited to participate in a selection process. All cities presented a well-documented request. Using a number of criteria, the cities of Santa Clara , Cienfuegos and Holguin were selected to be supported in replicating the Bayamo experience.
Leer el documento de proyecto del programa nacional de replicación
The Cuba National LA21 Programme is part of the joint UN-HABITAT – UNEP Strategy on Urban Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean .
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