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- Date submitted: 15 Nov 2011
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- Name: El Salvador
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Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations presents its compliments to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and refers to its note verbale No. DNU-00232 dated 8 November 2011, in which the Permanent Mission informed the Department that the national synthesis report of El Salvador on the preparatory process for the Rio+20 Conference would be submitted no later than 15 November 2011.
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
New York
The Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations hereby submits the aforementioned report to the Department of Economic and Social Affairs to be used as appropriate.
The Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations takes this opportunity to convey to the Department of Economic and Social Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration.
New York, 15 November 2011
Republic of El Salvador
National synthesis report of El Salvador: Preparatory process for the Rio+20 Conference
11 November 2011
I. Introduction
II. Outcome of the Rio+20 consultation workshop
2.1 Principles of sustainable development to be renewed at the Rio+20 Conference
2.2 Strategies, policies and national institutional framework contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals in El Salvador
2.3 Partnerships contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals
2.4 Implementation of conventions that contribute to sustainable development
2.5 Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in the context of sustainable development
2.6 Identifying priorities and challenges for policies and strategies in the context of sustainable development
2.7 Policies and strategies for implementing a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication
III. Institutional agreements on sustainable development
IV. Key themes and challenges for sustainable development
Table 1 Main sustainable development-related national policies, strategies, programmes and plans in El Salvador
Table 2 Progress on implementing sustainable development-related conventions in El Salvador
Table 3 Importance of MDGs for sustainable development
Table 4 Current green economy-related policies and strategies in El Salvador
Table 5 Workshop recommendations for green economy-related policies and strategies in El Salvador
I. Introduction
As part of the national preparatory process for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 (also known as the Rio+20 process), El Salvador has launched a national participatory process to define a national position on the three objectives of the Conference: making a renewed political commitment to sustainable development, reviewing progress and implementation gaps, and addressing new and emerging challenges. The process will also involve discussing and putting forward national positions on the two themes of the Conference: green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, and the institutional framework for sustainable development.
This process is being facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RREE) with the support of the Rio+20 Inter-institutional Technical Team comprising representatives of the following institutions: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), Technical Secretariat of the Office of the President (STP), Strategic Affairs Secretariat of the Office of the President (SAE), Ministry of Education (MINED), Ministry of Finance (MH), Directorate General for Civil Protection and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Public Works, Transport, Housing and Urban Development (MOP), Social Investment Fund for Local Development (FISDL), Secretariat on Vulnerability Issues of the Office of the President, Central Reserve Bank (BCR), Social Housing Fund (FSV), Ministry of Economic Affairs(MINEC), Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (MAG) and Ministry of Tourism (MITUR). Technical and financial assistance have also been provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
El Salvador has decided to participate in the national preparatory process for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development not only in order to meet the United Nations requirements consisting, in principle, of the drafting of a national synthesis report on the outcome of consultations and a national status report, but also in order to prepare a national report on sustainable development that sets out bases of discussion for defining a policy on implementation and ongoing follow-up.
Thus far the process has enjoyed a high level of institutional participation and stakeholders from other sectors have gradually come on board. One of the challenges to be met after submission of the synthesis report is to get the private sector, municipalities and civil society organizations more actively involved so as to ensure that El Salvador has a strong national position at the Rio+20 Conference.
This report is structured in accordance with the guidance from DESA: it begins with a summary of the outcome on the seven themes discussed at the consultation workshop, after which issues relating to the institutional framework for sustainable development are discussed. Lastly, key themes and challenges for sustainable development are identified.
II. Outcome of the Rio+20 consultation workshop
On 27 October 2011, a national consultation workshop to prepare the national synthesis report of El Salvador on the Rio+20 preparatory process was conducted with 58 participants from Government institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academia, the private sector and civil society.
The results of the diagnostic report on the current status of sustainable development in El Salvador, which had been drafted using information from the relevant institutions, were presented at the workshop. Participants worked in groups in two stages: first they reviewed and assessed progress, the fulfilment of political commitments, and challenges and gaps in sustainable development in El Salvador as perceived by the participants; then they discussed the strategic themes of the conference - the institutional framework for sustainable development and the green economy as a tool for poverty eradication.
It should be noted that, because the outcome set out in this chapter of the report reflects the views and knowledge of the 58 workshop participants, there may be discrepancies in some cases. The outcome of discussions on each topic is presented below.
2.1 Principles of sustainable development to be renewed at the Rio+20 Conference
The 27 principles of sustainable development agreed upon at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development were reviewed and the following conclusions were reached:
- The 27 principles remain extremely important and should be renewed as they continue to be applicable for the achievement of sustainable development nationally and internationally.
- Although the principles have not been fully implemented, they should be considered a challenge to be met by El Salvador; it is therefore recommended that they be included and considered in all sustainable development-related policy, strategic and legal instruments in El Salvador.
- These principles should be renewed at the Rio+20 Conference, as people's quality of life must be improved.
- For those principles that are being adhered to, actions, programmes and projects should provide information on them to the public and to institutions whose activities are directly related to sustainable development.
- The general public and institutions whose activities are directly related to sustainable development in El Salvador are insufficiently informed.
- For principle 5, there should be a higher level of commitment and implementation by developed countries for the benefit of poorer States.
- Among the country-level challenges for applying the principles of sustainable development, particular attention should be paid to legal gaps and lack of coordination among institutions. The legal framework should be reviewed and non-compliance should be addressed.
2.2 Strategies, policies and national institutional framework contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals in El Salvador
Based on many of the international conventions signed and ratified by El Salvador, a variety of strategies, plans and environmental programmes are being developed and implemented in order to institutionalize sustainable development and establish links with different sectors.
El Salvador has a series of policy and strategic instruments that contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals. The following instruments are directly related to that issue:
Table 1
Main sustainable development-related national policies, strategies, programmes and plans in El Salvador
Policy, strategy, programme or plan
Implementing institutions
Five-year Development Plan
Government of El Salvador
Some segments of the population are unaware of the plan
Weak coordination with financing of the productive sector and cooperation strategies
Lack of inter-institutional coordination
Although the Five-year Plan includes risk management, knowledge about it is lacking
Greater national dissemination of the Plan is needed
National policy and strategy on land use planning and development
Land Use Planning and Development Act adopted in March 2011 to enter into force in March 2012
There was no consultation on or dissemination of the proposal
The Act should be publicized to raise awareness.
Ensuring that it helps address social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities
National environmental policy and strategy
There is an environmental policy in place
The consultation process on a new policy proposal is under way
Developing a better strategy to raise awareness and generate input
National policy on air quality
Better dissemination mechanisms
National policy on hazardous materials management
Special regulations on transporting hazardous materials are in place
Lack of a policy
Cleaner production policy
A programme is in place; business owners show little interest in financing the programme
Implementing the programme to achieve cleaner production lines
National climate change policy
A regional climate change strategy is in place
Carrying out a broad consultation process and developing a plan
National policy on combating desertification and drought
A national plan is in place
Better dissemination and implementation of the plan
Biodiversity policy and strategy
A strategy is in place
Lack of coordination, dissemination and implementation
National energy policy
National Energy Council (CNE)
Studies are being done
Investors are being sought
Various projects and capacity-building efforts are under way
Effective implementation
Housing policy
Vice-Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (VMVDU)
Progress is being made in reducing the housing shortage
Strengthening communication between stakeholders and the institutional structure required to take action
Comprehensive export promotion policy and strategy
Currently being disseminated and implemented
Allocation of funding
Industrial policy for 2011-2024
Programmes such as the Productive Development Fund (FONDEPRO) and production clusters have been established
Large-scale implementation and dissemination
Operational policy on gender equality in development
Salvadorian Institute for the Advancement of Women (ISDEMU)
A gender policy and the Ciudad Mujer programme (providing comprehensive support to women) are in place
Conducting socialization and awareness-raising among the general public
Allocating more resources to the Ciudad Mujer programme
Establishing a strategy to reduce the number of femicides
Overcoming institutional resistance to gender mainstreaming
National tourism plan
The 2020 plan includes a comprehensive programme entitled ?Living peoples?
Promotion of conventions with MARN, MAG, UNDP and the Global Environment Trust Fund.
A rural tourism strategy is in place with participation by indigenous communities
Shortage of funding
Does not include an environmental aspect
Public-private partnership projects
Education strategy 2008
Promoting improved curriculum in technical degrees
Establishment of technological systems
Coordination with FISDL
Temporary Income Aid Programme supporting vocational training
Promoting business training for young people
Shortage of funding
Greater participation by private companies needed
Lack of contingency planning in emergency plans (schools become shelters)
The curriculum should be geared towards different areas of the country
Investment programme for risk reduction
MARN, MOP, MAG, Ministry of the Interior (MIGOB)
Being implemented
Lack of coordination
Improving coordination among levels of government to optimize resource use
Family Farming Plan
Restricted to guaranteeing food security for the population
Resources have been allocated
Does not include sustainable agriculture
Does not foster organic production
Taking measures to ensure environmental sustainability and prevent soil deterioration
Promoting agro-tourism
Forest policy
An instrument that captures the needs of the population has been developed with public participation
Has not been formally adopted
Formal adoption of the document
Allocating funding
Irrigation policy
A proposal has been developed jointly with stakeholders who use water for farm irrigation
Has not been formally adopted
The provisions of the Water Act limit its scope
Pending approval
General conclusions
Although El Salvador has a series of policy, strategic and institutional instruments that contribute to achieving sustainable development goals, there are several challenges to be overcome. Some of the most relevant themes identified in the workshop are set out below.
- Broad consultations should be conducted whenever a policy, plan or strategy is developed in order to incorporate the views of all sectors and of the general public.
- The greatest challenge facing the Government is to implement existing policies and strategies and develop others where necessary.
- The gender issue requires awareness-raising and greater resources for the implementation of projects; in addition, gender should be included in all Government instruments.
- It is very important to coordinate the institutions working on each of the themes and develop the principles in order to improve implementation of measures and avoid duplication of efforts.
- More crucial than developing new policies is taking specific action to implement those policies that have already been developed and approved.
- Debate should be fostered in the private and public sectors to ensure that the question of what kind of country people want and the concept of sustainable development are discussed nationwide.
2.3 Partnerships contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals
There are different types of partnerships related to sustainable development, whether they be public-private partnerships between the central Government and/or local governments and civil society (including NGOs, businesses, churches and academia), public-public partnerships between the central Government and local governments, and private-private partnerships between civil society entities such as NGOs, businesses and churches. The most relevant partnerships identified by workshop participants are listed below.
The following are examples of partnerships mentioned:
- Cleaner production agreements between the Government and private companies. Three such agreements have been signed with dairy and poultry producers and are being implemented.
- FONDEPRO, a Government-private business partnership, is a fund that provides non-refundable co-financing to micro, small and medium businesses to boost their competitiveness and improve the economy.
- Public-public partnerships: MOP currently has 14 agreements with municipalities for construction projects that will promote municipal development.
- The Gulf of Fonseca Watershed Association(ACUGOLFO) has been established and is operating with the participation of municipalities, communities and NGOs; $70,000 has been under management to strengthen the Committee through the two-State convention of Catholic Relief Services;
- Watershed organizations have been established for the San Lorenzo River in Aguacaliente, Ahuachap�n, the Tilapa and Sayate Rivers, which flow into the Cerr�n Grande Wetlands Ramsar site in Chalatenango, and the Torola River in Moraz�n.
- Eight watershed organizations relating to aquatic ecosystems ? rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and the like ? have been established and strengthened.
The following have been identified as priority challenges for partnerships:
- Community public-private partnerships must be given space, validity and priority.
- Different government administrations fail to follow up on sustainable development projects; each new administration wants to impose its own direction and shelves activities already under way, even if these are major initiatives.
- The Government of El Salvador should not allow partnerships that are contrary to collective interests and pose a threat to lives and natural resources.
- The Government should make a commitment to small business development.
- There should be partnerships among institutions, sectors, the central Government and local governments to coordinate activities.
2.4 Implementation of conventions that contribute to sustainable development
The conventions listed below have been signed and ratified by El Salvador and thus constitute the law of the Republic. El Salvador has adopted legislation to implement its national and international commitments.
Table 2
Progress on implementing sustainable development-related conventions in El Salvador
Implementing institutions
Compliance or progress on implementation
Sustainable development-related gaps
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Designation of three Ramsar sites covering 124,800 ha: Laguna del Jocotal, Embase Cerr�n Grande and Bah�a de Jiquilisco
Three sites pending designation: Complejo de Guija-San Diego la Barra (47,200 ha), Barra de Santiago-Bola de Monte (10,000 ha) and Laguna de Olomega (6,418 ha)
Conducted a national inventory and assessment of wetlands in El Salvador
Implementing an integrated natural resources management plan for the Cerr�n Grande Wetlands
Established the Wetlands Committee
Completed an initial study on the economic valuation of the Bah�a de la Uni�n wetlands
Established six local advisory committees (COALs), now functioning
Problem of regulating Ramsar sites and applying regional planning policies to them (adjacent areas are being subdivided)
Sustainable development of Ramsar sites
Sustainable community use of Ramsar site resources
Designation of other sites as Ramsar wetlands of international importance
Convention on Biological Diversity
Article 5. Cooperation
Article 6.General Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use
Article 7. Identification and Monitoring
Article 8. In-situ Conservation
Established the National Node for Invasive Species in El Salvador
Co-management policy for Protected Areas
Updated the list of endangered and near-extinct species of flora and fauna
Adopted the Protected Areas Act
Article 10. Sustainable Use of Components of Biological Diversity
Article 11. Incentive Measures
Ongoing: Establishment of a national payment system for environmental services: the Ecoservices project (in development). Global Environment Facility (GEF) funds obtained for the Project Preparation and Development Facility - Block A (PDF-A) phase of a regional project to involve the private sector in biodiversity conservation.
Article 13. Public Education and Awareness
Article 14. Impact Assessment and Minimizing Adverse Impacts
Article 17. Exchange of Information
Article 26. Reports
Policy guidelines
National policy on the establishment of the National Biodiversity Information System (see art. 17)
No germplasm bank
Gaps in the system of specialized courts
Absence of environmental education to reduce the indiscriminate use of pesticides
Protecting fragile ecosystems from the effects of climate change
Establishing specialized courts for environmental crimes
Legislation to regulate products harmful to biodiversity
Absence of monitoring for the activities and functions of the Central American Alliance for Sustainable Development (ALIDES)
International Biosafety Protocol
Designed the Biosafety Clearing Housing web
page for El Salvador, which is part of the MARN environmental information system
Drafted special regulations on the safe management of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) (decision-making procedures for living modified organisms); pending final approval
Carried out a national programme to build capacity in modern biotechnology and risk analysis for living modified organisms
Proposed a national policy on biotechnology and biosafety
Prepared proposed national policy guidelines on biotechnology
Established a national biosafety framework and procedures for regulating enforcement of the International Biosafety Protocol
Provided training on transgenic products for the National Food Commission (CNA), as well as MAG, MARN, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) and the Consumer Protection Agency (DPC)
Absence of legislation on chemicals used in biotechnology
Regulatory gaps on imports of GMO-based products
Involving the academic sectors in new technological processes
Developing and implementing appropriate regulatory frameworks
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertifica�tion
Formed National Consultation Committee comprising government institutions, NGOs and private business
Prepared three national reports on the implementation in El Salvador of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Adopted a national policy on combating desertification
National Programme of Action on Desertification and Drought (PANSAL), 2004
MARN web page with a segment on desertification and drought
Issued a stamp commemorating the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006
Created a Thematic Programme Network on topics including water resource benchmarks and indicators, agro-forestry, traditional knowledge and renewable energy
Established three community rainfall networks
Absence of effective soil salinity control mechanisms for agricultural land
Coordination of institutional contacts for Convention objectives
Encouraging sustainable farming practices by strengthening existing national legislative frameworks and developing the capacity of national institutions to enforce these measures
Reforming the energy sector and encouraging energy conservation and the use of new energy sources
Developing and strengthening technological, scientific and research capabilities
Continuing to work with the other Central American countries to strengthen the country's participation in Conferences of the Parties (COPs)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Regional Strategy on Climate Change
Preparation of a national climate change plan
Absence of public policies incorporating the concept of climate change risk reduction
Absence of regional planning policies
Developing a joint regional COP position on climate change to increase negotiating weight
Raising public awareness of responsibility for consumption patterns and reducing consumption
Kyoto Protocol and greenhouse gas mitigation
Developed a national procedure for registering projects with the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
MARN has established the Department of Physical and Energy Resource Management (GRFE) under the General Directorate of Natural Resources (DGPN). GRFE has operational responsibility for implementing the CDM in El Salvador.
Established two sectoral technical advisory committees to advise MARN on CDM-related actions and decisions
Updated the small-scale project emission factor for 2005
Conducted a study of the carbon dioxide (CO2) capture potential of forestation and reforestation in the forestry sector, which included the development of a ?Kyoto Lands? map showing the geographic areas with the greatest potential for planting and assisted natural regeneration projects
Adopted an official Salvadorian definition of ?forest? in the CDM context
Prepared a portfolio of 17 energy-sector projects with the potential to participate in the sale of CDM certificates of emission reduction; projects are in different stages of the approval process
Lack of support among developing countries for voluntary efforts to mitigate climate change
Increasing effectiveness in negotiations and convincing developed countries to agree to a second commitment period
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Montreal Protocol
Established the MARN Office of Ozone Layer Protection (OPO) for the purpose of complying with Salvadorian commitments under the Protocol on Chlorofluorocarbons
Approved El Salvador Refrigerant Management Plan, Phase I and Phase II
Executive Decree No. 38/2000 on Special Ozone-depleting Substances Control (Quota) Regulations was adopted and its enforcement began through the implementation of a system of environmental licences or permits for the import of chlorofluorocarbons
Various sensitization campaigns on ozone layer problems have been conducted
Although methyl bromide is not imported or used in El Salvador for agricultural soil fumigation, the base level for imports was set at 1.9 tonnes in 1999 (based on the 1995-1998 average), and it has been imported since that time for agricultural use
Lack of effective monitoring to ensure proper disposal of ozone layer-depleting substances (antiquated equipment)
Absence of minimum technology to reduce the adverse environmental impact of processes
Lack of follow-through on punitive proceedings
No regulation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
Certification procedures for companies
Failure to enforce punitive measures
There is a need for an institution to certify companies and authorize individuals with respect to technical standards and final disposal of persistent organic pollutants
Failure to enforce punitive measures
Basel Convention
El Salvador was chosen in 1995 as the site of the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Central America and Mexico. The subregional centre was legally established in 2006 and is currently operational.
The Basel Convention has been incorporated into national law by the Environment Act and the Special Regulations on Hazardous Substances, Residues and Wastes
Our region has adopted the Regional Strategy for the Environmentally Sound Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries in Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean Island States
El Salvador implements Convention procedures with regard to forms, licenses and permits for transboundary movements
Approval and national implementation of the regional strategy for used lead acid batteries
Absence of mechanisms for monitoring maritime boundaries
Effective monitoring mechanisms
Rotterdam Convention
El Salvador has banned the use of 37 highly hazardous active ingredients (DDT and chlorinated compounds), all classified as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and is looking at restricting or prohibiting the use of 21 other chemicals in annex III to the Convention
Application submitted for funding to dispose of obsolete DDT and replace it for the control of malaria
Prohibition of 8 of the 10 pesticides identified as POPs (Executive Agreement No. 151)
Identified chemicals not reported under the prior informed consent procedure (10 compounds)
All highly hazardous pesticides regulated by the Convention are being added to the list of substances regulated by MARN (Agreement No. 40)
Outdated regulatory frameworks
No national capacity to corroborate the risks associated with the use of pesticides
No options available to conventional farmers to replace pesticides
Expanding alternative options for pest control
The Salvadorian position remains pending and must be coordinated with the Ministries of Agriculture and Health
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
The nine pesticides identified as persistent organic pollutants are prohibited in El Salvador
El Salvador has banned the licensing, import, export, manufacture, marketing, distribution or use as an active pesticide ingredient of 37 hazardous pesticides
Regional action and demonstration programme on sustainable alternatives for controlling malaria without the use of DDT in Mexico and Central America
Situational analysis of DDT and malaria control: pilot project in Sonsonate
Preparation of a preliminary inventory of persistent organic pollutants (polychloride biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides and dioxins/furans)
The national implementation plan for the Convention has been finalized, with implementation pending funding
Disposal of 42.7 tonnes of toxaphene
Preparation of national inventories of dioxin and furan releases
Completion of the third national inventory of PCBs
Completion of a national inventory of POP pesticides
Absence of mechanisms for enforcing existing regulations
An institution to certify companies and authorize individuals with respect to technical norms and final disposal of POPs
Convention on Migratory Species
Convention-related legislative framework improved in 2010 (designation of enforcement authorities within the Office of the Prosecutor-General and the National Civil Police)
During the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the Standing Committee validated El Salvador's effort to update its legislative framework by moving it from Category 2 to Category 1, the highest possible classification
Strengthened the Convention permit and certificate system
Developed a draft national policy on wildlife management and implementation of the Convention on Migratory Species in El Salvador
Prepared guides, guidelines and technical procedures defining the roles and mechanisms of action of the institutions and suggesting decision-making mechanisms
Procedures to regulate recreational hunting and wildlife tenure
Biodiversity Inventory and Monitoring Manual
Updated lists of endangered and near-extinct species
Failure to enforce legal frameworks
Absence of punitive measures
Lack of environmental education and awareness programmes
Few opportunities for human development; high poverty levels
Monitoring of points of sale by the competent authorities
Enforcement of legal frameworks
General Conclusions
While the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources is El Salvador's reference institution for compliance with most of these commitments, other institutions also play a role.
There continues to be little information available on activities to comply with these conventions. The workshop therefore recommended that the focal point institutions for the conventions should prepare periodic inter-institutional reports on their individual compliance activities, or should report to all State and civil society institutions through a national information network.
2.5 Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in the context of sustainable development
The Millennium Development Goals are a series of commitments signed by United Nations Member States at the Millennium Summit in New York in 2000. They constitute the first across-the-board commitment among countries to tackle poverty as the major obstacle to human development. The deadline for achieving the MDGs is 2015. They also function to some extent as indicators of sustainable development.
For El Salvador, the MDGs have been an important component of national planning and development, serving as points of reference for the programming and use of significant resources and efforts. From this perspective, they have responded to the country's needs and priorities. The table below analyses each Goal from the perspective of the workshop participants.
Table 3
Importance of MDGs for sustainable development
Millennium Development Goal
Implementing institution(s)
Challenges and Recommendations
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
STP and the institutions of the Social Affairs Cabinet, in partnership with civil society
No provision made in the calculation or evaluation of the indicator for the impact of natural phenomena
Include other, neglected aspects of poverty
Better instruments for measuring and analysing poverty
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Include the themes of delinquency and social insecurity
Introducing public information management policies for information on delinquency
Youth social reintegration and employment projects
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
SIS, in partnership with civil society
Exclusion of women's quality of life and of informal employment as it concerns women
Expanding women's participation in policy decision-making forums
Goal 4: Reduce under-5 mortality
National undernutrition policy does not have sufficient funding
Providing prenatal care and increasing availability
Strengthening food programmes at the national level
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
MINSAL, MINED and SIS
Hospital network should offer better availability
Expanding hospital network capacity in maternal health areas
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Change the concept from ?combat? to ?prevent?
Public education campaign targeting the prevention of these diseases, with budget line allocations for the Ministries of Health and Education
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
MARN and MAG, with the participation of STP, National Aqueduct and Sewer Administration (ANDA) and FISDL
Indicators do not reflect all aspects and/or sectors of environmental sustainability
Adding indicators relating to climate change
Expanding approach to environmental policies
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
RREE, STP and MINED
Limited computer and Internet access in public schools
Expanding Internet access by means of appropriate infrastructure and modern information technology
Recommend translating global partnership by ?Asociaci�n Global? rather than ?alianza mundial?
General Conclusions
- The participants are aware of the importance of the Millennium Development Goals.
- El Salvador has been working to achieve the proposed targets. In general, progress has been faster in the social areas. Attaining the Goal 7 targets remains a challenge.
- They acknowledge the importance of United Nations support in preparing reports on the MDGs.
- The results of these reports should be more widely disseminated.
2.6 Identifying priorities and challenges for policies and strategies in the context of sustainable development
Looking to 2030, El Salvador's main priorities for accelerating progress towards sustainable development should be developing and implementing population growth policies; establishing a national policy that builds on current efforts, thereby limiting political vulnerability; training human resources in various areas and restoring ecosystems.
The workshop identified the following challenges to sustainable growth over the next 10 years: the need for policies on population growth, climate change vulnerability reduction and adaptation, and comprehensive civil security, as well as the need for community awareness and education on the sustainable management, enjoyment and use of natural resources and for urban development, ecosystem restoration and regional planning.
The workshop's analysis identified the importance of technical assistance to El Salvador from United Nations system entities, which has been a key factor in the progress achieved in the following sustainable development-related areas:
- MDGs: Hacia una estrategia nacional para la atenci�n a la pobreza y el cumplimiento de los ODM (Towards a national strategy for addressing poverty and attaining the MDGs). Agency: UNDP. Partner: STP.
- Agriculture: Support for the development of a long-range Government policy framework for agriculture. Agency: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Partner: MAG
- Vulnerable sectors: Support for promoting and implementing a comprehensive early childhood care policy and strengthening family interaction. Agency: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Partner: MINED
- Health: Improvement of basic social services (emphasis on health, nutrition and HIV/AIDS). Agency: UNICEF. Partner: SIS
- Water: Fortalecimiento de la gobernabilidad y sostenibilidad de los servicios de agua y saneamiento en El Salvador bajo un enfoque de Gesti�n Integrada del Agua (Strengthening the governance and sustainability of water and sanitation services in El Salvador, with a focus on integrated water management). Agency: UNDP. Partner: STP.
2.7 Policies and strategies for implementing a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication
The Salvadorian institutions responsible for formulating sustainable development-related policies and strategies have not yet analysed the green economy in any depth. The challenge of building a national consensus on the subject will require greater coordination and cooperation among institutions in order to achieve a national definition. In this connection, the point of departure is the basic concept of the green economy as the interdependent relationship among the economic model, social development and the environment. There has been no extensive analysis of the benefits and risks associated with the green economy option within the national development model, and therefore there are no specific Government studies on the subject, which remains on the national ?to do? list.
Regarding hoped-for key outcomes of Rio+20 with respect to a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, El Salvador would like to see agreement among all of the developing countries on adopting the green economy concept, with a consensus approach prevailing. It would also like to see the establishment of non-refundable funding mechanisms for all sustainable development and poverty eradication initiatives.
The workshop identified a number of policies, plans and strategies that could contribute to a green economy, as well as recommendations for future policies or strategies.
Table 4
Current green economy-related policies and strategies in El Salvador
Policy or strategy
Implementing institutions
Progress on implementation
El Salvador conserves energy
MINEC, MARN, Universidad Centroamericana Jos� Sime�n Ca�as (UCA), Universidad Don Bosco (UDB), the DELSUR electric company, the AES electric company, DPC, CNE, Multisectoral Investment Bank (BMI), Cleaner Production Centre, Salvadorian Industries Association (ASI), Office of the Superintendent of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET)
Establishing a single coordinator for energy conservation initiatives
Programme launched recently
Building bridges between the public and private sectors
Cleaner production policy
MARN, MINEC, MINSAL, MAG and private sector
Creating synergies and optimizing resource use between the public and private sectors
Lack of laws on which to base institution agreements
Approval of agreements for the development of laws
?Empresa Renovable? programme
BMI, National Cleaner Production Centre (CNPML), ASI, Foundation for Innovative Technology in Agriculture and Fisheries (FIAGRO), Foundation for the Promotion of Micro and Small Business Competitiveness (CENTROMYPE)
Support for companies to retool for green manufacturing
Companies have trouble obtaining funds
Improving access to funds
Energy policy
Retooling and improvement of the energy system. Encompasses electric power, fossil fuels and the promotion of renewable energy.
Incentives not attractive to investors
Improving incentives to attract investors
Energy and Environment Alliance
Promoting the use of renewable energy in order to improve the energy system
Slow distribution of funds
Slow technology delivery process
Expediting distribution of funds to investors
Table 5
Workshop recommendations for green economy-related policies and strategies in El Salvador
Recommended policy or strategy
Implementing institutions
Objectives or topics
Policy on sustainable production and consumption
MARN, CCAD, MINEC, MINSAL, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MINTRAB), MAG, business associations, CNPML
Bring back the green seal-related topics (certification and incentive for businesses)
Improve consumption patterns
Ensure rapid access to funds
Strengthening public-private partnerships
Transforming national production and consumption systems
Improving access to funds
National development policy on promoting green technologies
MARN, MINEC, CONACYT, universities, CEL, CNPML
Establishment of domestic research and development companies in the area of green technologies
Developing green technologies in El Salvador
III. Institutional agreements on sustainable development
Over the past 20 years, El Salvador has sought to develop an institutional framework for the promotion of sustainable development. In May 1997, the Government established the National Council for Sustainable Development in El Salvador, chaired by the Vice-President of the Republic, as a broad-based consultation forum involving key sustainable development stakeholders in El Salvador. However, it has not been possible to obtain up-to-date information from the Council. Although a request had been made through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a representative of the Council to join the Rio+20 Inter-institutional Technical Team, no information had been received as of the finalization of this draft report.
The National Environmental Management System has been established and the process of strengthening the environmental units in ministries, autonomous institutions and the main municipalities has begun, in order to ensure that they can fulfil their legal mandates and functions.
In 1997, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources was created to address environmental challenges and regulate the sector. The Environment Act adopted in 1998 introduced major structural changes in public sector institutions, including the establishment of institutional environmental units. Those changes enhanced the environmental management of public institutions and significantly reduced the environmental impact of State projects.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, through the General Directorate for the Management of Forests, Watersheds and Irrigation is responsible for the overall development of the productive sector involving forest resources and soil and water resources for agriculture, as legally empowered by the Forestry Act and the Irrigation and Drainage Act, for the benefit of society as a whole.
The management of water resources for agricultural irrigation is governed by the Irrigation and Drainage Act and its regulations to ensure that the resources are used in a rational manner to improve agricultural production and steadily increase food production. It is also governed by the Forestry Act, which regulates the development of forest resources in their multiple functions, including fostering the generation and protection of water sources.
The most important institutional agreement identified during the institutional consultation process for this report is the Five-year Development Plan 2010-2014, which establishes the full range of actions to be undertaken with regard to sustainable development. The Plan was identified as one of the main tools for the development of a process of orderly and safe structural change designed to help build a more just and sharing society and to lay the groundwork for the elaboration of an inclusive and sustainable growth and development model.
A public consultation process is currently under way for the collective development of a national environmental policy, whose major objectives are: (a) to reverse environmental degradation and (b) to reduce vulnerability to climate change.
The first objective reproduces one of the strategic commitments included in the country's Five-year Development Plan, which aims to "reverse the process of environmental degradation and turn El Salvador into an environmentally exemplary country and, consequently, one that is less vulnerable to natural phenomena and human actions". The second objective is based on the growing recognition that the State should take urgent and strategic action to address the challenge of climate change.
The National Development Plan includes the vision, commitments, priorities, objectives and goals of the Government of El Salvador, as well as the environmental and risk reduction policy, which constitutes the Government's framework for action for the current period and includes the following topics:
- Reduction of socio-environmental risks
- Environmental assessment system
- Water and territorial environmental management
- Ecosystems
- Pollution prevention and control
- Comprehensive solid waste management
- Support for local and territorial environmental management
- Climate change
According to the Five-year Plan, at least 12 per cent of public investment would be allocated to sustainable development projects, including energy projects and others related to environmental and risk management, such as the National Risk Management Plan, risk reduction investment programmes (early warning and civil protection commissions), and protection and mitigation projects.
The Civil Protection Directorate has been established within the Ministry of the Interior to coordinate inter-institutional actions for the implementation of contingency plans for the management and control of emergency operations. The Directorate's main objective is to take action before an adverse event occurs, in order to save lives and reduce suffering and losses among Salvadorians, in coordination with the various institutions of the National Civil Protection and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation System.
IV. Key themes and challenges for sustainable development
The following are the themes identified so far during the consultation for the Rio+20 preparatory process by institutions and organizations consulted and workshop participants:
Climate change
- One of the main challenges is to address the various forms of climate change, undoubtedly one of the key obstacles to development efforts and one that requires increased spending and the adjustment of productive systems. Adjustments and adaptations require investments, which in turn call for more resources and financing. Year in and year out, El Salvador grapples with the impacts of extreme phenomena that disrupt regular economic activities and social development, cause losses and damages, and turn into disasters that drain vast amounts of resources and effort.
- The goal of reversing environmental degradation and reducing vulnerability to climate change, as clearly identified during the consultation for the formulation of the national environmental policy, can be achieved through various means, including elaboration of the "Strategic Vision of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources for the period 2009-2014", and development of the key elements identified during the consultation.
- The challenges that might arise over the next decade would be related to climate change, given the high level of vulnerability demonstrated by the natural phenomena that have hit the country. In this connection, the early warning systems and actions for mitigation and adaptation to climate change are being strengthened, especially in agricultural areas, which suffer the greatest economic losses.
- Another challenge involving vulnerable populations concerns El Salvador's marine coastal areas. The first step in addressing this challenge is to adopt a national policy for the sustainable management of marine coastal areas, which would also become an environmental management tool. It is worth noting that the coastal and marine ecosystems are important for the country's social and economic development. As the latest emergency showed, these populations are highly vulnerable and the country suffers significant economic losses. A national policy or strategy might provide a permanent framework for action in those areas of the country.
Institutional framework
- Lack of integration and coordination among the more committed institutions: one of the biggest problems identified is the lack of human and financial resources to strengthen implementation of the principles and objectives of sustainable development. For example, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources has undertaken many programmes to ensure responsible environmental management in the country. However, these programmes and the legal framework do not achieve the desired goal, owing to limited budgetary allocations. There are also few coercive tools and technology for systematically monitoring pollution levels in order to implement the Environment Act.
- The work of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources should be supported by other ministries. As a case in point, soil measurement systems should be used in decision-making and a national reforestation plan should be set up. The legal framework should be supplemented by the adoption of a law on territorial management and development, as well as the Water Act. The Ministry should also be given the legal and budgetary means to establish a system of incentives for reforestation, conservation of the environment and non-pollution.
- The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economic Affairs wish to continue supporting cleaner-production agreements, since this has allowed specific sectors to improve their environmental performance, competitiveness and community relations.
- To have a positive impact in priority areas, a new strategy for comprehensive intervention has been developed; it contemplates the creation of a new institutional structure to promote the development, redesign and modernization of the existing structure; the deployment of new economic instruments and incentives; and the implementation of macroeconomic and sectoral strategic public policies. Joint action through these instruments will allow for simultaneous intervention in two or more priority areas, which will be a key factor in achieving the objectives and goals of the Five-year Development Plan.
Challenges relating to sustainable development
In accordance with the Five-year Plan, the Economic and Social Council established the following priority areas for the period 2010-2014, which have been fully taken up by the Government of the Republic and are therefore priority areas of the Five-year Development Plan:
- Significant and verifiable reduction of poverty, economic and gender inequality, and social exclusion.
- Effective prevention and combating of delinquency, crime and social and gender-based violence.
- Economic reactivation, including restructuring and modernization of the agricultural and industrial sector, and creation of decent jobs on a massive scale.
- Establishing the foundation for a comprehensive growth and development model; expansion and strengthening of the entrepreneurial base; and reconstitution of the productive fabric.
- Promotion of Central America's political, geostrategic, economic, social and cultural integration.
- Efficient management of environmental risks over the long term, reconstruction of infrastructure, and restoration of the productive and social fabric damaged by the effects of Hurricane Ida and other natural phenomena and human actions.
- Structural and functional reform of the State, consolidation of the democratic regime and strengthening of the rule of law.
- Stronger respect for human rights and fulfilment of commitments to fully compensate war wounded and other victims who still have pending requests with the Government for the damages they incurred.
- Structural and functional reform, deconcentration and decentralization of public administration and implementation of a fiscal pact that ensures sustainable public financing and promotes economic growth, social development and stronger democratic institutional structures.
- Elaboration of State policies and promotion of organized social participation in the public policy formulation process.
Recommendations for strengthening El Salvador's national sustainable development policy
Based on the outcomes of the national consultation workshop and the findings of the report on the diagnosis of the current status of sustainable development and the related obstacles to be overcome, the following recommendations have been formulated:
- A national sustainable development policy that includes adaptation to climate change as one of its key components as well as the principles of sustainable development, social vulnerability and its impact on the economy and infrastructure should be defined or instituted.
- El Salvador should strengthen its cooperation in the regional institutional framework of entities of the Central American Integration System (SICA), such as CCAD, with a view to creating strategic alliances that bolster national initiatives and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development and the establishment of a beneficial position at both the national and the subregional levels.
- The Government and society in general should ensure compliance with all existing policies, strategies and measures, and undertake joint efforts to develop others where necessary.
- A greater focus should be placed on and more resources should be allocated to gender issues in project implementation.
- A national inter-institutional coordination strategy should be established to effectively inform the actions of each institution on topics related to sustainable development and on other topics of national interest, in order to avoid duplication and to better understand Government actions.
- Concrete actions should be taken to ensure compliance with and implementation of the policies, plans or strategies that have been developed and approved with regard to sustainable development.
- Debate should be promoted between private businesses and the social movement on the type of country we want and the policies or strategies that are needed to achieve sustainable development.
- Strategic political support should be provided for initiatives that include a public-public partnership.
- A law should be adopted for the monitoring of sustainable development, since the various administrations have not implemented sustainable development projects because they all seek to impose their own guidelines and impede the initiatives of others, however significant they may be.
- Any existing alliances among institutions, sectors, the federal Government and local governments should be strengthened.
- The development of small businesses should be promoted.
Support for sustainable development through international cooperation
- Actions that contribute to the establishment of a sustainable economy should be supported through non-refundable, low-interest or soft loans.
- Training programmes on various sustainable development themes should be supported at the national level.
- Awareness and education campaigns on the different themes should be conducted.
- Ideas and projects that could have a great impact and that are applicable to our country should be discussed.
- Extensive campaigns that stimulate active citizen participation should be conducted.
From the outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference
- Industrialized countries, which are the biggest greenhouse gas emitters, should make a commitment to reduce the effects of climate change in Central America.
- Central America should participate in the agreements negotiated.
- The United Nations should support the recent effort to create a presidential forum and to develop a regional strategy in Central America.
Annex I
Executive summary of El Salvador's national synthesis report on the preparatory process for Rio+20
El Salvador has decided to participate in the national preparatory process for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in June 2012. To that end, it has prepared a national synthesis report following a review and institutional analysis of the current situation and of progress made in the country with regard to sustainable development. We wish to acknowledge the support and guidance provided by UNDP-El Salvador throughout the process.
The national synthesis report was developed in two main stages, starting with the preparation of a report on the current status of sustainable development in El Salvador. During that stage, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked member institutions of the Rio+20 Inter-institutional Technical Team to complete the questionnaires developed by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The status report was prepared using the information sent and following a review of the relevant documents identified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the second stage, a national consultation workshop was held, bringing together 58 participants representing governmental and non-governmental institutions, where the findings of the status report were presented and discussions were held on progress made with regard to the objectives and themes of the Rio+20 Conference.
The national synthesis report contains the results obtained thus far from the afore-mentioned processes and should serve as input for the elaboration of the national report on sustainable development. The national synthesis report contains a number of conclusions, including the following:
- It is important to renew the principles of sustainable development adopted at the 1992 conference, recognizing that while they have not yet been implemented, they remain valid and necessary for achieving the current goals of sustainable development.
- While El Salvador has established a significant political and strategic framework for sustainable development, the implementation and effective application of that framework must be strengthened.
- It is important to support and promote alliances among the various levels of government and civil society, in order to make progress towards the goals of sustainable development.
- El Salvador has made progress with regard to the commitments of global conventions related to sustainable development by ratifying all such conventions. However, some implementation challenges remain, including society's lack of familiarity with the level of progress made in respect of that implementation, including in technical areas of government.
- The Millennium Development Goals are important instruments that provide very clear guidelines for the country's sustainable development.
- From an institutional standpoint, El Salvador has made progress in incorporating sustainable development into the plans and programmes of the various State secretariats, including MINEC, MAG and MOP. Nonetheless, MARN is the competent national authority for most conventions relating to sustainable development.
- Although the concept of a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication has not been debated extensively in El Salvador, it has been noted that, at the very least, it consists essentially of the interdependent relationship between the economic model, social development and the environment.
Lastly, the report identifies some key themes and challenges, and establishes the need to formulate recommendations for strengthening El Salvador's national sustainable development policy. The principles of sustainable development, the issue of social vulnerability and its impact on the economic model and infrastructure should largely be reflected in the definition, orientation and adoption of a national sustainable development policy that includes adaptation to climate change among its key components.
El Salvador should also cooperate to strengthen the effective development of the regional institutional framework through the entities of SICA, such as CCAD, in order to improve conditions for the search for strategic alliances to strengthen national initiatives that contribute to sustainable development. El Salvador will therefore contribute to the establishment of a stronger position based on its national and subregional experience.
Annex II
ACUGOLFO: Gulf of Fonseca Watershed Association
ALIDES: Central American Alliance for Sustainable Development
ANDA: National Aqueduct and Sewer Administration
ASI: Salvadorian Industries Association
BCR: Central Reserve Bank
BMI: Multisectoral Investment Bank
CCAD: Central American Commission on Environment and Development
CDM: Clean Development Mechanism
CEL: Lempa River Hydroelectric Commission
CENTROMYPE: Foundation for the Promotion of Micro and Small Business Competitiveness
CNA: National Food Commission
CNE: National Energy Council
CNPML: National Cleaner Production Centre
COAL: local advisory committee
CONACYT: National Science and Technology Council
COP: Conference of the Parties
DESA: Department of Economic and Social Affairs
DGPN: General Directorate of Natural Resources
DPC: Consumer Protection Agency
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
FGR: Office of the Prosecutor-General
FIAGRO: Foundation for Innovative Technology in Agriculture and Fisheries
FISDL: Social Investment Fund for Local Development
FONDEPRO: Productive Development Fund
FSV: Social Housing Fund
GEF: Global Environment Facility
GMO: genetically modified organism
GRFE: Department of Physical and Energy Resource Management
ISDEMU: Salvadorian Institute for the Advancement of Women
MAG: Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
MARN: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
MDG: Millennium Development Goal
MH: Ministry of Finance
MIGOB: Ministry of the Interior
MINEC: Ministry of Economic Affairs
MINED: Ministry of Education
MINSAL: Ministry of Health
MINTRAB: Ministry of Labour and Welfare
MITUR: Ministry of Tourism
MOP: Ministry of Public Works, Transport, Housing and Urban Development
MSPAS: Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance
NGO: Non-governmental organization
OPO: Office of Ozone Layer Protection
PANSAL: National Programme of Action on Desertification and Drought
PDF: Project Preparation and Development Facility
PERCON: Regional Strategic Programme on Connectivity
PERTAP: Strategic Work Programme for Protected Areas
PNC: National Civil Police
POP: persistent organic pollutant
PROMEBIO: Regional Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Programme
RREE: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SAE: Strategic Affairs Secretariat of the Office of the President
SICA: Central American Integration System
SIGET: Office of the Superintendent of Electricity and Telecommunications
SINAMA: National Environmental Management System
SIS: Secretariat for Social Inclusion of the Office of the President
STP: Technical Secretariat of the Office of the President
UCA: Universidad Centroamericana Jos� Sime�n Ca�as
UDB: Universidad Don Bosco
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
VMVDU: Vice-Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations presents its compliments to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in reference to note verbale No. DNU-00226 dated 27 October 2011 from the Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, Mr. Joaquin Maza, addressed to Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, in which he requested an extension for the submission of El Salvador's national report on sustainable development.
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
New York
In this connection, the Permanent Mission wishes to inform the Department of Economic and Social Affairs that El Salvador's report will be submitted no later than Tuesday, 15 November 2011.
The Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations takes this opportunity to convey to the Department of Economic and Social Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration.
New York, 8 November 2011


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I was saving this for february 16th but why not do it now?
I'm out guys, this shit is too far gone for me to even try and salvage. I'll start by opening old wounds. This hits everyone eventually so you can ctrl+f and find your name if you don't care about someone that isn't yourself.
Dogar, it took you 4 weeks to prove me right in every aspect. I said you shouldn't be an admin and all the reasons i said why were proven in that little scuffle, so thank you.
First off, banning Nanaki was the stupidest shit i've seen in some time. Not because i love nanaki (i don't anymore) but because the rule itself. Dogar made a nice little rule in the mod section he never publicized saying "don't use my real name". Ok, Dogar, and forumites, common sense was totally missed here. Dogar wouldn't need that retarded rule if he LEARNED TO SHUT HIS FUCKING MOUTH. Plus she can't do anything to you anyway, this was totally stupid.
@Forumites involved in that-
~God: Stop defending him. Don't say it's a joke and lay your neck on the line for someone being stupid. You did this for Eve too. Nothing against Eve, just saying that's a nasty habit. Stick up for too many people and it becomes expected, take it from me.
~Xion: You failed me big time. Resolving past grudges is cool but you abandoned that sense of logic that really made you special. You called the Dogar attackers vultures. Vultures are only 4 people. Me, squid, walrus and nanaki. Nanaki got banned for said stupid loop hole, walrus got written off as not knowing what she was talking about (even though she was saying the same stuff i was so i must not know either, dont be double standard idiots and ignore people selectively). I don't see any vultures. I see you playing Judas though.
~kg and whoever else said this: "Dogar is getting the exact reaction he wanted by saying this". That's retarded. He's not some social puppet master stabbing the subconcious with hidden messages. He says ur gay and posts penis's. There's no real hidden meaning to it.
No beef with kg, but that statement was rather something that deserves a negative word.
After that:
~Nanaki: I'm cutting you loose. I try and toughen you up and stick up for you but it isn't paying off. Not worth my time.
~Forumites again: I was having a discussion with dogar after all that, and he kept saying "don't power play this, buy me out if you don't like it". Folks i told you that FROM THE START. I would have paid for the forum myself to stop this bullshit from happening, but nope no one listened to adam, so i'm not going to save you now. People admin me to be a voice of reason and my voice still gets covered up. If i remembered enough of high school government i'd be able to think of an exact phrase or example of what this bullshit is, but i can't. I'm not going to try and fix something i tried to prevent for months beforehand. Not my fault at all.You have dogar the loose cannon retard, who when someone proves him wrong he totally ignores it. In same aim convo, he said he sent nanaki S-E-V-E-R-A-L warnings via PM and aim. Nanaki got 1 PM warning, now granted it was his retardation that still got him banned (in spite of even more retarded rule) dogar was wrong. I called him on it, he acted like he didn't know i was talking about.
~God: Again notice how i don't drill anything in your face.
Other shit-
~KS: I swear you are such a bitch. All you do is condescend and act better than everyone, while posting those annoying "^.^" faces. If it's a guy you talk shit, if it's a girl you flirt. You once talked shit to me for saying something about mex, then you REPEATED WHAT I SAID. That is stunning retardation. You talk about jail and partying like it's a badge of honor. You model because you're a fucking puppet. You stand there while people manipulate you for money, and somehow think that your self proclaimed good looks, average intellect and subpar debating skills make you top shit. I could put you out of a job on all of those, so pray i don't move to atlanta or whatever southern bullshit lynching town you live in. Plus you have this annoying habit i'm going to pick up where you talk shit to someone then leave for 2 weeks and not respond. If i was a woman you would be sending me wink faces and asking for make up sex after saying this.
Btw your girl is HURT. She fell out of the ugly tree and hit all the branches on the way down. Hopefully you and your little peepee won't spawn offspring.
KS i have a question. Was this worth the $10 you got paid?
~Walrus: i'm not one of them but a lot of people don't like you because you apparently kiss my ass and not stand up to the big guns. You'll crush anyone you think is lower, but treat someone like me with respect. I don't really care but it leads to people not on the receiving end of potential ass kissing to disregard what you say.
~Anime convention: I don't know if God told you, but a lot of people are being invited to the anime convention. Also, a lot of them won't be able to go. In an msn convo xion and dsx were asking if i'd go and Tim totally shot it down saying it's "tradition" when it changes every year. Eve goes because she is dogar's rebound girl, mex goes because she's cool. DSX, walrus, and myself wouldn't have been able to go anyway so don't cry yourself to sleep over it. It's the rules.
~Depression claimers: TA is the only one i'd even let get by with depression. The rest of you are mostly white, rich, and well serviced. Knuckle up kids. School sucks? Deal with it. Either cuss someone out, crack a skull, LEAVE, or learn that 95% of your classmates are going to fail in life. Don't be one of them. Realize your life is pretty nice and take advantage of it. You're never trapped. If you think you are, you suck. You can be stuck in a situation for a few years but you can work out of it if you try. I know what i'm talking about because i did the same shit back in the day and i'm admitting it before KS thinks he's a smart guy and says it. Just wait guys, one day when you're between 17 and 20 you'll wake up refreshed and notice things don't suck nearly as bad as you once thought.
Your problems are only as big as you make them.
~Luna: You are just stupid street pussy. Dogar would just fuck you and leave, i don't really know if you actually see that. He talks a big game anyway, when push comes to shove he'd fold instead of putting all the chips in. Seems to be a teen trend. Eve don't wait around for him either. You say you aren't but it's apparent to everyone that you do.
~Mario: I like you but grow a scrotum and fill it with a couple testicles. People that know what i'm referring to know why i say it. Fish in the sea, that's the advice i have for you.
~Chrizz: Flip flopping child. Went from street thug to pseudo otaku, meanwhile liking everything that is popular by opinion in the process.
~Hicky: Man up. When i say that don't just drink beer and talk about boobs because that isn't manly enough. No one gives a fuck if you're sad in this world.
After thinking it over i realized how retarded it was. This is a fucking forum you guys aren't even real, but because you are so bored you'll actually put stock into what i'm saying. A lot of you will also challenge what i say with lots of retarded reasons you should know i'm smart enough to destroy by now. I don't do this because "people disagree with me". I do this because if you carry this kind of behavior into the real world you won't get far. Someday you'll be good enough to tackle the throne but until then i'll continue to read and hear arguments from all over the world and as i see all the openings and crush people like i already do. It's just too easy for me. The reason i don't continue to do so here is because there's a fine line. When people can acknowledge what you're saying and learn something from it is what i try for. What i get most of the time is people too stupid or prideful to admit being wrong, so they don't even bother.
Tim once said a debate is something where someone establishes superiority over another. I disagree. I see it as something that everyone involved learns something they didn't know before. Facts or perspective, it doesn't matter. It's all about getting wiser.
Ever notice i've been involved in almost every drama since i came here?
People that dodged the bullet:
dsx, walrus, mex, peeki, other people like peeki on the semi active roster, and tim. Even if he gets named several times he's pretty solid. kg too. pikatwo went from crap to awesome. he's what KS tries to be.
In other words, there's a lot of stupidity that is just staggering here. I can't handle it anymore, you guys are on your own.
If you think this is all because of dogar then slice your throats open, because that's only a minor part of the overall issue that no one ever seems to get.
Later gators.


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2011 - Colorado Cross Cup
Single Speed with full 1st lap coverage
Classic weekend of cycling in Boulder with Colorado Cross Crusade Saturday and Boulder Cup Sunday
Results of the ACA fields.
Important information
- Race website (start times, and registration
- Remembering 2010 Colorado Cross Crusade
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LOL, this is the first time I hear a song of "Die Aerzte" in Colorado. How in the world did you come up with that song?
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I'm a fan of the band and followed them in the early 90's while I was living there.


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Summertime in Utah is always full of concerts and foodie events, but it's not every hot August night that offers an intriguing approach to art, or the opportunity to debate one of the defining civil-rights issues of our time with Oscar winners and members of Congress. But that's what we have this weekend.
ALEX ISRAEL: AS IT LAYS OPENING NIGHT PARTY, UMOCA, Friday, 7 p.m., free
Los Angeles-based artist Alex Israel uses his city for inspiration, canvas and talking point in his works that combine live performance, video, installation-art and found objects. The As It Lays show takes on a talk show format, with Israel as host to a collection of Hollywood movers and shakes, including Oliver Stone, Vidal Sassoon, Rosanna Arquette and Marilyn Manson. Israel will be on hand for an artist's talk at 7 p.m., followed by UMOCA's First Friday party with a DJ, food and a cash bar.
PLAN-B THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS 8, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., $25
Part of Plan-B Theatre Company's Script-In-Hand Series, this year's edition is particularly appealing thanks to both the playwright and the special guest coming for a post-play discussion. Dustin Lance Black, an Oscar winner for penning Milk, wrote 8 about Proposition 8, the California law designed to deny gay citizens the right to marry. Black's story is taken right from the stories of the people who worked, and sued, to overturn the law. Each performance will be followed by a discussion on the next steps for the marriage equality movement and Black will be joined by Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, who just married his partner, becoming the first elected federal official married to a same-sex partner. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds will be donated to the American Foundation for Equal Rights, and the rest will support Plan-B's 2012/2013 season.
Dan Nailen has written about music, arts and culture in and around Salt Lake City for Salt Lake magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune and Salt Lake City Weekly since 1998. He's currently a contributor tosaltlakemagazine.com, and you can find more of his work at SLCene.com.


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July's weather extremes linger into August
For half the country, July ended on a slightly cool note. Now, it looks like that same trend will spill into the first half of August.
For the most part, we're still seeing a meridional flow in the jet stream. That means the jet stream still looks wavy, traveling north and south.
During this kind of weather pattern, unseasonably cool air moves into areas where the jet stream has dipped farther south, and uncomfortably hot air builds where the jet stream rides to the north.
Long-term forecast models are showing this type of pattern lasting through the first couple weeks of August.
By the end of the month, however, it looks like the jet stream will straighten itself out and return to a more zonal, west to east, flow.
This means everyone should start to see more seasonable and summer-like temperatures by the end of the month.
Follow Storm Shield Meteorologist Jason Meyers via the Storm Shield app on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Download the Storm Shield Weather Radio App for your iPhone or Android device and get severe weather alerts wherever you are.


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Writers' Conference and Intensives
Hunter College's 4th Annual Writers' Conference was held Saturday June 7, 2014 and featured distinguished keynote speakers, writers, editors, publishers and literary agents on 12 exciting panels. Intensive writing workshops preceded the conference. Stay tuned for the 2015 conference! Dates TBA.
The Writers' Conference at Hunter College is widely considered one of the finest fiction and non-fiction conferences. The 2014 Hunter College Writers' Conference and Intensives were held from June 4 to June 7 at Hunter College in New York City. The program included intensive workshops in Memoir, taught by Malachy McCourt, and Fiction, taught by Kitty Pilgrim. Conference panelists included Barbara Goldsmith, Mario Buatta, Debbie Applegate, Chris Grabenstein, Kitty Pilgrim, Malachy McCourt, Daphne Merkin, Richard Peck, and Dan Greenburg. James McBride, winner of the New York Times National Book Award, and Nicholson Baker as the keynote speakers. The cost of the conference and intensive was $570 before May 25 and $630 thereafter. Reduced rates available for conference-only and intensive-only registration. Be on the lookout for what the 2015 conference has to offer. Below is a sample of what to expect at our conferences!
Writing Intensives
There are three Writing Intensive options offered for this program. Please specify one of the following when registering via phone or in person:
- Fiction Intensive with Kitty Pilgrim
- Literary Agent Intensive with Rita Rosenkranz
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2014 Writers' Conference and Intensives Fee Schedule
|Course Code
|Early (before 5/25)
|Late Registration
|Writers' Conference
|Writing Intensive*
|Conference & 1 Intensive
|See above
Click on the course codes above to register using the online registration system. You may also register in person by visiting the Continuing Education Programs registration office in Hunter College's East Building on the 10th floor (Room E1022), via phone by calling 212-650-3850, or by completing the online registration form.
To register using the online registration system:
Click on the course code to visit the online registration page and select 'The Writing Center' from the Course Category/Program list on the left side of the screen. You will now see a listing of summer options for The Writing Center.
- Click 'show detail and register' beside your selection.
- Select 'register' (highlighted in orange).
- Scroll to the bottom of the page to 'view selected courses'.
- Click 'Continue to Register'.
- You will be prompted to create an account and submit your payment.
To register via Fax/Mail:
- Print, complete, and fax/mail the registration form
- Fax the form to 212-772-4302 OR
- Mail the form to: Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, East Building Room 1022, New York, NY 10065
Did you know Hunter students, employees and alumni are eligible for conference discounts? Cuny employees and seniors (62+) are also eligible.
* For the discount, visit the office for in-person registration or print out the registration form and fax, mail, or email it with proof of eligibility.
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Today, SLC's existing cultural cores are disconnected from the city's major corridors and public realm, making it difficult to decipher a recognizable downtown core identity. The system of open spaces and streets that encompass 6970 need to reveal the multiple layers of both current uses, projected development and cultural events while editing the numerous urban configurations that obstruct the flow and flux of urban life. Transforming Main Street as a critical active open space corridor and State Street as a safe and sustainable transit street will create a vibrant downtown core.
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DART First State statewide services will not operate on Monday, Sept. 3, with the exception of the resort transit routes.
Routes 201-208, its related para-transit service, and Route 305 beach connection will operate. SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line will operate on a Saturday/Sunday schedule. Passengers are encouraged to purchase their train fares in advance.
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The Bureau's UV Service includes the times of the day when UV levels are expected to be Moderate or above. The times can be found in the daily weather forecasts for your area. Sun Protection measures are recommended during these times.
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You can use Windows Photo Viewer to view your digital photos in a variety of ways. You can also print, order prints, attach pictures to an e‑mail message, burn, or open photos in another program on your computer.
You can view digital pictures that are on your computer or stored somewhere else. Here's how you can open a photo in Windows Photo Viewer.
Open the Pictures library by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Pictures.
In the Pictures library, open the folder that contains the picture you want to view, and then click the picture.
On the toolbar, click the arrow next to Preview, and then click Windows Photo Viewer.
If the picture appears sideways, you can rotate it by clicking Rotate clockwise or Rotate counterclockwise.
For more information about rotating pictures in Windows Photo Viewer, see Rotate a picture using Windows Photo Viewer.
You can then drag the picture to view a specific part of it.
When you play your pictures as a slide show, the pictures in the current folder play one at a time, full-screen. For more information about playing slide shows in Windows Photo Viewer, see See your pictures as a slide show.
To end the slide show, press Esc or right-click the slide show, and then click Exit.
You can also print your digital pictures in Windows Photo Viewer. When you print your pictures in Windows Photo Viewer, you can print them using your own printer or use an online photo printing service to order prints of your pictures. For more information about printing pictures using Windows Photo Viewer, see Print a picture.
You can archive or share your pictures on a CD or DVD. To begin burning, in Windows Photo Viewer, click Burn on the toolbar, and then click Data Disc. After you choose a burning option, you can copy more pictures and additional files to the data CD or DVD.
A popular way to share pictures is to send them to others as an attachment to an e‑mail message. When you do this through Windows Photo Viewer, your picture is resized automatically so the file size is smaller and the picture is easier to send in e‑mail.
On the toolbar in Windows Photo Viewer, click E‑mail.
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'Christmas' is over as TV movie wraps production
Film will air in December on ABC
Published: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Christmas in August has officially come to an end as Hallmark Hall of Fame's festive film "Christmas in Conway" wrapped production in Wilmington on Thursday.
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Production began Aug. 5 but saw its original 23-day schedule expand thanks to several rain delays. Crews spent the final day shooting scenes at the Bellingham Park Condomiums off 17th Street.
The made-for-TV film stars Mary-Louise Parker, Andy Garcia, Mandy Moore, Riley Smith and Cheri Oteri. Set to premiere on ABC in early December, "Christmas in Conway" is the story of Suzy (Parker), an ailing woman who gets the perfect Christmas present when her husband, Duncan (Garcia), builds a Ferris wheel in their backyard to recreate the night he proposed. Moore plays Natalie, the nurse caring for Suzy, who may just find her own love story with Tommy (Smith), a landscaper helping Duncan build the carnival ride.
Moore, who previously filmed the Nicholas Sparks adaptation "A Walk to Remember" in the area in spring 2001, took to Twiiter Thursday to express her positive sentiments toward the Port City. "And that's a Wrap! Thanks for the good times yet again, Wilmington," Moore wrote.
On Tuesday, Smith posted a picture of Moore, Garcia and himself on Twitter with the message, "That's a wrap! Had a great time with some great people."
Oteri, whose character in the film was unknown at press time, tweeted several times while filming in Wilmington before ending her time on set Aug. 28. On Aug. 14, the actress posted a picture of herself and Garcia with the message, "Running through sprinklers filming a Christmas Special with Andy Garcia. Fun Hot Fun."
During filming, crews turned locations in the Forest Hills neighborhood into holiday-themed sets. Fake snow was brought in for a scene involving the Ferris wheel, which was built at a private residence in the neighborhood in early August. Moore tweeted a picture of a Christmas tree with a message that read, "Nothing like a little Christmas Spirit in August."
"Christmas in Conway" is Hallmark Hall of Fame's 250th production and the first to shoot in the area since 2011's "A Smile as Big as the Moon." Other local Hallmark Hall of Fame projects include "The Water is Wide," "The Runaway" and "The Summer of Ben Tyler."
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Using subdued colors and stark black and white, Nick Boyer brings his uniquely contrasting imagery to your desktop once again with this free theme for Windows.
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Any Vehicle that is already in the roundabout has the right-of-way, as opposed to vehicles that are approaching the roundabout.
Traffic approaching the roundabout from any direction will enter the roundabout in a yield condition. This means that when arriving at the yield sign, the driver yields the right-of-way to any vehicles already in the roundabout.
When it is safe to enter the roundabout, vehicles proceed to the right (counter-clockwise) and exit at the appropriate street, If there are no vehicles in the roundabout, or if there are vehicles on the other side that provide a sufficient gap to enter, drivers may enter without stopping.
Even if heading to the left, you still enter the roundabout to the right and follow it around the center island until you reach your exit point. Under no circumstances do you attempt to go left.
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Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then click OK.
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Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.
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