LOCAL AGENDA 21 IN TERRITORIAL PLANNING IN ENERGY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Agenda 21 (Ag21) is an action plan of the United Nations (UN) related to sustainable development resulting from the Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally, and locally by organisations of the UN, governments, and major groups in every area in which humans directly affect the environment. In the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, LOCAL AGENDA 21 project addresses two major challenges related to Ag21 in the energy and waste management domain: translate Ag21 principles into action through a participatory approach and support the transition of Ag21 from national to local agendas with the aim of fully integrating Ag21 principles in territorial planning strategies.