| KINGSTON, June 23 (JIS): |
 Minister
of Land and Environment, Dean Peart has said that the Ministry would
be putting in place a National Sustainable Planning process and framework,
which would specify the roles of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation
(KSAC), parish councils and parish development committees in the preparation
of sustainable development plans.Minister Peart, who was making his contribution to the 2004/05 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday (June 22) said that the framework would also define at the national level, the roles of sector ministries and agencies the private sector, the non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders. “These will work together with the group at the local levels to achieve the highest levels of coordination and cooperation in the preparation of sustainable development plans,” he stated. He noted that the introduction of the framework was timely in that several large-scale projects were coming on stream and there was need to provide advice and guidance to developers on their proposals. “I invite all large-scale developers and investors to make contact with my office in order for us to arrange a meeting with all the relevant agencies to provide this service at no cost,” he said. Mr. Peart also announced that a number of policies and legislations would be introduced in this financial year to support the Government in its quest for sustainable development. Among
these, he informed, was the drafting of the National Environment
and Planning Act to deal with the mandate of the National Environment
and Planning Agency (NEPA) in the areas of planning, land utilization
and the environment. |
