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short facts about robertfors municipal action plan for sustainable development the municipal action plan for sustainable development of robertsfors has been developed as part of the commitment made in the partnership project together with machakos municipality kenya the municipality of robertsfors located in the baltic sea region is situated 700 km north from stockholm has for many years been a model in sustainable community development to be sweden s best municipality by year 2020 and to serve as a living model for other municipalities work on sustainable development vision mission to achieve a holistic foundation of the implementation of sustainable development i.e the three dimensions of sustainable development shall equally comprise the basis for development work the municipality has signed two european commitments about sustainability and equality these are the aalborg commitments and the european charter for equity of women and men in local life the manager contracts model which is used in robertsfors has been developed with inspiration from the collaboration with machakos municipality the contract defines the role of the managers and it sets out a platform for measurement and evaluation of results in governance the municipality action plan is divided into two document comprising a plan and budget document and a document giving the principles for management and monitoring of objectives and resources together these documents provides an inventory of the existing situation definitions visions strategies objectives an outline of existing resources and it provides directions on how to conduct municipal activities short facts about robertsfors action plan for sustainabel development

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