SLOVAKIA
Name of Ministry/Office: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak
Republic, Department of International Economic Cooperation
Date: 7 January, 1997
Economic Cooperation
Dr. Jan Varso, Chargé d’ Affaires
Mailing address: Stromová 1, 833, 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
Telephone: 42-7-3704 214
Telefax: 42-7-372 326
Note from the Secretariat: An effort has been made to present all country
profiles within a common format, with an equal number of pages. However,
where Governments have not provided information for the tables appended to
Chapters 4 and 17, those tables have been omitted entirely in order to
reduce the overall length of the profile and save paper. Consequently,
there may be some minor inconsistencies among the formats of the different
country profiles.
All statistics are rendered as provided by the respective Governments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS
OVERVIEW
FACT SHEET
AGENDA 21 CHAPTERS
2. international cooperation to accelerate sustainable development in
developing countries and related domestic policies
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3. Combating poverty
4. Changing consumption patterns
5. Demographic dynamics and sustainability
6. Protecting and promoting human health
7. Promoting sustainable human settlement development
8. Integrating environment and development in decision-making
9. Protection of the atmosphere
10. Integrated approach to the planning and management of land resources
11. Combating deforestation
12. Managing fragile ecosystems: combating desertification and drought
13. Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development
14. Promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development
15. Conservation of biological diversity
16. Environmentally sound management of biotechnology
17. Protection of the oceans, all kinds of seas, including enclosed and
semi-enclosed seas, and coastal areas and the protection, rational use and
development of their living resources
18. Protection of the quality and supply of freshwater resources:
application of integrated approaches to the development, management and
use of water resources
19. environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals, including
prevention of illegal international traffic in toxic and dangerous
products
20. Environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes, including
prevention of illegal international traffic in hazardous wastes
21. Environmentally sound management of solid wastes and sewage-related
issues
22. Safe and environmentally sound management of radioactive wastes
23-32. Major groups
33. Financial resources and mechanisms
34. Transfer of environmentally sound technology, cooperation and
capacity-building
35. Science for sustainable development
36. Promoting education, public awareness and training
37. National mechanisms and international cooperation for
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capacity-building in developing countries
38. International institutional arrangements
39. International legal instruments and mechanisms
40. Information for decision-making
ACRONYMS
APELL Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level
CFC chlorofluorocarbon
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research
CILSS Permanent Inter-State Committee on Drought Control in the Sahel
EEZ exclusive economic zone
ECA Economic Commission for Africa
ECE Economic Commission for Europe
ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ELCI Environmental Liaison Centre International
EMINWA environmentally sound management of inland water
ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCWA Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GAW Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO)
GEF Global Environment Facility
GEMS Global Environmental Monitoring System (UNEP)
GEMS/WATER Global Water Quality Monitoring Programme
GESAMP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine
Pollution
GIPME Global Investigation of Pollution in Marine Environment (UNESCO)
GIS Geographical Information System
GLOBE Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment
GOS Global Observing System (WMO/WWW)
GRID Global Resource Information Database
GSP generalized system of preferences
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IAP-WASAD International Action Programme on Water and Sustainable
Agricultural Development
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IBSRAM International Board of Soil Resources and Management
ICCA International Council of Chemical Associations
ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICPIC International Cleaner Production Information Clearing House
ICSC International Civil Service Commission
ICSU International Council of Scientific Unions
IEEA Integrated environmental and economic accounting
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
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IGADD Intergovernmental Authority for Drought and Development
IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (ICSU)
IGBP/START International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme/Global Change
System for Analysis, Research and Training
ILO International Labour Organisation
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMO International Maritime Organization
INFOTERRA International Environment Information system (UNEP)
IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety
IPM integrated pest management
IRPTC International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
ITC International Tin Council
ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PGRFA plant genetic resources for agriculture
PIC prior informed consent procedure
SADCC South African Development Co-ordination Conference
SARD sustainable agriculture and rural development
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNDRO Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNU United Nations University
WCP World Climate Programme (WMO/UNEP/ICSU/UNESCO)
WFC World Food Council
WHO World Health Organization
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature (also called World Wildlife Fund)
WWW World Weather Watch (WMO)
OVERVIEW
(You may wish to use pages v and vi to briefly present your national
position five years after UNCED)
UNCSD – NATIONAL LEVEL COORDINATION STRUCTURE OF AGENDA 21 ACTIONS
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(Fact Sheet)
SLOVAKIA
1. Key National Sustainable Development Coordination
Mechanism(s)/Council(s).
In September 1993, the National Committee for Sustainable Development was
established.
Contact point (Name, Title, Office): Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Slovak Republic
Department of International Economic Cooperation
Telephone: 42-7-3704 214
Fax: 42-7-372 326
Mailing address:
Stromová 1, 833, 36 Bratislava, Slovakia
2. Membership/Composition/Chairperson
2a. List of ministries and agencies involved:
Ministries of: Environment; Agriculture; Education and Science;
Universities; NGOs; Research Institutes.
2b. Names of para-statal bodies and institutions involved, as well as
participation of academic and private sectors:
Same as 2a.
2c. Names of non-governmental organizations:
3. Mandate role of above mechanism/council:
4. If available, attach a diagram (organization chart) showing national
coordination structure and linkages between ministries:
Submitted by
(Name): Ing. Dusan Bella
Dr. Jan Varso
Signature: Signed.
Title: Director of Department of International Economic Cooperation,
Chargé d’ Affairs
Date: 1997
Ministry/Office: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Telephone: 42-7-3704 214
Fax: 42-7-372 326
AGENDA 21 CHAPTER 2:INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND RELATED DOMESTIC POLICIES (with special emphasis on
TRADE)
NATIONAL PRIORITY:
STATUS REPORT: The Slovak Government believes that the integration of the
country into European political and economic structures is a prerequisite
for ensuring the democratic development of society and the country’s
economic prosperity. The signing of the Europe Agreement concluded between
the European Communities and their
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STATISTICAL DATA/INDICATORS
19851990Latest
199_
Agricultural land (Km2)
Agricultural land as % of total land area
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Agricultural land per capita
1989/901992/93Latest 199_
Consumption of fertilizers per Km2 of agricultural land as of 1990
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AGENDA 21 CHAPTER 15: CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
NATIONAL PRIORITY:
STATUS REPORT:
The Convention on Biological Diversity was ratified.
The Convention on International
