European sustainable development rural actor database
- Language:
- Greek, Turkish
- Currency:
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Cypriot pound (Euro as from January, the 1st, 2008)
- Area:
- 9,251.00
- Population:
- 0.80
- Density:
- 86.50
- GIP:
- 13
- GIP per cap.:
- 17,701.00
- Political regime:
- Republic (presidential regime)
- Head of State:
- M. Tassos Papadopoulos (Democratic Party – Diko)
- Head of governement:
- no head of government
- Eutropean Union Membership:
- 2004
- National anthem:
- Hymn to Freedom
Administrative organization
Form of State: unitary State.
National legislative powers cover all areas.
Interesting ministries:
- Ministry of Agriculture, the Environment and Natural Resources. Minister: M. Fotis Fotiou. The Ministry’s website quickly mentions sustainable development, but no reference to rural development.
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Administrative units
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Number
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Competences
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NUTS 1
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NUTS 2
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NUTS 3
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LAU 1
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Eparchies (districts)
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6
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District officers are responsible for applying government policy at this level.
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LAU 2
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Dimoi (urban municipalities), koinotites (rural communes)
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614
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Municipal responsibilities:
- Public health
- Social, health and medical services
- Water supply and management
- Maintenance and construction of bridges and roads
- Street lighting
- Sewage management and treatment
- Waste management and treatment
- Regulation of trade and business
- Cemeteries and funeral services
- Abattoirs
- Municipal markets
Communes responsibilities:
- Public health
- Road construction and maintenance
- Waste management and treatment
- Road maintenance
- Street lighting
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Total public expenditure: € 5.9 billions = 44.3% GDP.
Sub-national public expenditure: € 0.3 billion = 2.3% GDP = 5.1% total public expenditure.
Rural life
Utilized agricultural area: 14.7% total area, i.e. about 1359.9 km2
Rural population: 30.7% total population.
Labour force in agriculture: 22,000 Annual Work Units (AWU).
Unemployment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 5.9%
- Intermediate areas: 4.2%
- Thinly populated areas: 5.2%
Employment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 68.1%
- Intermediate areas: 69.6%
- Thinly populated areas: 68.6%
Youth unemployment ratio by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 6.1%
- Intermediate areas: 4.1%
- Thinly populated areas: 6.9%
- Total: 5.9%
Share of organic area in total utilised agricultural area: 1.1%.
Sustainability
Cyprus does not have a National Sustainable Development Strategy. The only existing document is a report entitled: “Report on some priority issues concerning sustainable development and the environment in Cyprus”, published in December 2001 in preparation of the Johannesburg summit. Two documents have a central place in this report: the first one is the Action Plan for the Protection of the Environment (EAP). It was adopted in 1996, and is the formal environmental policy document of the Government. Its main aim is to integrate environmental concerns into other sectors. In 2000 the Plan was reformulated and expanded to become the National Programme for the Adoption of the Environmental Acquis Communautaire of the EU (NEP). The second important set of policy reports that incorporate the major SD goals for Cyprus are the Strategic Development Plans (SDP) for 1994-1998, 1999-2003 and 2004-2006.
The report lists a number of selected priority themes and sectors:
- Protecting and promoting human health
- Gender equality and women’s advancement
- Industry
- Energy
- Tourism
- Agricultural development
- Fisheries
- Forestry
- Promote a balanced regional and rural development
Environmental protection expenditure in the public sector: unavailable data.
Government expenditure on environment protection, in % of GDP: unavailable data.
Government expenditure on environment protection, in % of total government expenditure: unavailable data.
Area protected under the Habitats Directive as a percentage of total area: 5%.