Objectives and Expected Results in 2008-2010

General Objectives

1. Raising awareness in the administration on the importance of environmental protection and sustainable development
2. Technical expertise transfer on:
  - Local Agenda 21, water and air quality and waste management and communication technology (North to South),
  - Regional level environmental administration and integrated development planning as a tool for better environmental management (South to North)
3. Increasing the awareness of citizens about environmental issues through Local Agenda 21-activities implemented by local governments.
4. Promoting good governance and improving the capacity of the partners in global co-operation and project administrational practices
5. Improve and develop communication practices and technology between the partners and raise transparency in communication towards public.

Results

1. Continuous process in BPDM to develop and enforce the environmental policy
2. Improved capacity in staff and administrational systems and practices to manage waste, water and air quality
3. Continuous Local Agenda 21 programmes and increased level of awareness on sustainable development
4. Raised transparency in the administration, better accessibility to different funding sources and increased capacity to administrate projects
5. Regular and accurate communication between the partners and public awareness about the co-operation and it's topics 

Expected Results from North to South

• Building capacity of the local environmental administration
• Raising awareness in the local administration on the importance of environmental protection and sustainable development
• Raising awareness in the local administration on global climate change
• Searching new approaches to fight and adapt to global climate change
• New approaches of technical expertise transfer on Local Agenda 21, water and air quality and waste management and communication technology
• Local Agenda 21 activities to increase the awareness of citizens about environmental issues       

Expected Results from South to North

• Raising awareness in the local administration on the importance of environmental protection and sustainable development
• Raising awareness in the local administration on global climate change 
• Searching new approaches to fight and adapt to global climate change
• Increasing know how on the district level administration to Lahti Regional administration
• IDP as a tool for better environmental management
• Awareness raising on new methods and practices in the environmental field as a part of the sustainable development globally