National Level Coordination Structure of Agenda 21 Actions

1. Key National Sustainable Development Coordination Mechanism(s)/Council(s). Hungarian Commission on Sustainable Development Contact point (Name, Title, Office): Dr. Tibor Faragó, Secretary of the Hungarian Commission on Sustainable Development Alternate: Dr. Csaba Nemes Telephone: 36-1-201-4091 Fax: 36-1-201-4091 e-mail: farago@kik.ktm.hu Mailing address: Budapest, Fö utca 44-50., H-1011, Hungary 2. Membership/Composition/Chairperson/Vice-Chairperson 23 members/representatives of ministries and other organizations / Dr. Ferenc Baja, Minister of environment and regional policy/Dr. Katalin Szili, Acting Chairperson, Secretary-of-State, Ministry for Environment and Regional Policy 2a. List of ministries and agencies involved: Ministry for Environment and Regional Policy (3 members: chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary); Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Culture and Public Education; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Industry, Trade, Tourism (2 members); Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Transport, Telecommunication, Water Management (2 members); Ministry of Welfare, Institute of Public Health. 2b. Names of para-statal bodies and institutions involved, as well as participation of academic and private sectors: Commission on Environment of the Parliament; Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Hungarian Chamber of Commerce; Hungarian Statistical Office; National Atomic Energy Commission; National Committee of Technological Development. 2c. Names of non-governmental organizations: Chamber of Journalists (science, development, environment); Non-Governmental Environmental Organizations (2 members). 3. Mandate role of above mechanism/council: Established by a government resolution in 1993 as a permanent interministerial body responsible for coordination of analysis, planning, implementation of national tasks of sustainable development and participation in the relevant international programmes. 4. If available, attach a diagram (organization chart) showing national coordination structure and linkages between ministries: None. Submitted by (Name): Dr. Tibor Faragó Signature: Signed. Title: Secretary of Hungarian CSD Date: 14 January 1997 Ministry/Office: Ministry for Environment and Regional Policy, Hungary Telephone: 36-1-201-4091, 36-1-457-3344 Fax: 36-1-201-4091 e-mail: farago@kik.ktm.hu