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Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development -
environmental
protection
Sustainable Development is Holistic,
Multidimensional Development
Social Economic
Ecological Political
Cultural Spiritual
Sustainable Development is
Participatory Development
Sustainable Development is
Integrative Development
multi-dimensional
– addresses six
dimensions
multi-stakeholder
– govt, civil society,
business
multi-level
– global, national, local
Sustainable Development:
A 3-Way Partnership
Civil Society Private Business
–advocacy – determines
–community production
service sustainability
–people – influences
participation consumption
Government
– structures of authority
– policies
– rules of behavior
Development Plan:
What Is It?
A document and a process that
organizes government actions
towards achieving desired
development outcomes
Specifies actions in the form of
policies/policy reforms, strategies,
programs, projects & activities
Defined over a given time period
(short, medium, long term); level of
detail varies according to time frame
Planning for Sustainable
Development: Why Plan?
Facilitates efficient & effective problem
solving
Assures responsiveness of government
initiatives
Permits effective use of scarce
resources
Helps attract additional funds (ODA)
Promotes coordination (horizontal &
vertical)
Planning for Sustainable
Development: Why Plan?
Encourages participation and
consultation; strengthens democracy
Integrates aspirations and efforts
Elicits commitment and involvement
Encourages self-monitoring and
evaluation
Planning for Sustainable
Development: Who/For Whom?
Planning Board/Commission (usually
composed of Cabinet Ministers)
Planning Agency/Ministry/Unit/Office –
Technical Secretariat
Multistakeholder Body (PCSD)
Various levels/units of government –
Planning and Development Offices
For whom: Multi-stakeholders –
General Public (PS & CS), Government
Personnel
Planning for Sustainable
Development: How?
Built on people participation & action:
Ownership is crucial
Seeks to reconcile divergent interests:
Look for win-win outcomes; optimize
tradeoffs
Is a “living” process/document: Never
cast in stone
Defines vertical and horizontal
coordination & cooperation: Across
sectoral departments; NGAs & LGUs
Planning for Sustainable
Development: Components
Formulate the Vision
What do we want to be?
Analyze the current situation
Where are we now?
Set goals, objectives, targets
Where do we want to go?
Craft development strategies
How do we get there?
Putting the Plan Into Action
Implementation Mechanism and
Action Agenda (including
Legislative Agenda)
How do we ensure that we get there?
Investment Program
What programs/projects will get us there?
Effective Plan Monitoring &
Evaluation Mechanism
How will we know we’re getting there?
What Makes a Good Plan?
Addresses multiple dimensions of
development in a balanced, holistic
and integrative manner
Considers alternative scenarios/
directions
Meets needs of ecosystem, apart from
human needs
Promotes multi-stakeholder partnerships
Ascribes accountabilities and time
frames
Problems of Plan Implementation
and Plan Failure
Problems of Plan Implementation
and Plan Failure
Gap Between Theory and Practice:
(1) Government failure to implement the plan
(2) Failure of theory to provide clear policy prescriptions
Plan Failure:
(1) Deficiencies in the plan
(2) Insufficient and unreliable data
(3) Unanticipated external and internal economic
shocks
(4) Institutional weaknesses
(5) Lack of political will