Project Description: Development of municipal “sustainable development index”
in partnership with the Ministry of Local Self-Government (MLSG) and the
Association of Units of Local Self-Government (ZELS). Aligned with the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this index serves as an instrument of
local development policy by helping authorities at all levels plan and distribute
development funds to promote balanced socio-economic growth and facilitate the
monitoring of development progress. The index also contributes to an enrichment
of regional development policy, by helping to refine the current methodology for
measuring regional disparities in development and understand and address
disparities between and within the country’s eight planning regions.
Activity Creating methodology, indicators definition for a municipal “sustainable
development index” and provide alignment with the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). Calculating index using JRC methodology and based on 70+
indicators in all 10 areas of local government responsibilities, thus achieve an
instrument of support to local development policy.