Upon consent by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP), on the fulfillment of the requirements deriving from the Law no. 04/L-174 on Spatial Planning and Law no. 03/L-230 on Strategic Environmental Assessment, the Municipal Assembly of Gracanica/ Gracanice approved the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) on June 23, 2014.

The MDP of Gracanica/ Gracanice,

-          takes into consideration the existing conditions, problems, and resources available for development; by looking at social, economic and environmental issues in the municipality as a whole;

-          integrates and coordinates sector plans and aligns the resources and capacity of the municipality with its implementation; and

-          provides an overall framework and guide for long-term future development, and for the coordination of the work of local administration towards the improvement of the quality of life for all the communities living in the municipality.

Both documents, the MDP and the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), were drafted with support of the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme (MuSPP), implemented by UN-Habitat and funded by the Swedish Development Cooperation.

The process of drafting the MDP and the SEA was implemented in parallel with training and capacity building component of the MuSPP/ UN-Habitat, through an in-house daily cooperation and on-the-job assistance to municipal staff, as well as site visits, study tours, meetings, workshops and other events, which ultimately lead to an increased capacity and institutional strengthening to perform duties and responsibilities related to spatial planning.

 The whole process has also increased transparency in decision-making processes through a range of public meetings and consultations with stakeholders representing public institutions, non-governmental organizations, businesses, media and community at large; which at the same time raised the awareness of the said stakeholders concerning sustainable development.

This event marks the third year of spatial planning support by MuSPP/ UN-Habitat to the Municipality of Gracanica/ Gracanice.

Municipality of Gracanica/ Gracanice- Municipal Development Plan 2014- 2029+