This analytical report consists of 5 chapters which analyze the potential for contribution of civil society and private sector to society development, from the perspective of the present situation of environment, focussing on relevant components for national targets of MDG 7, namely: biodiversity, water, waste.
Chapter 1: MDG 7 in the Republic of Moldova – general framework, makes a brief presentation of the targets, both in their international and national formulation. It also makes a review of the achievements obtained up to present in this field, with a short critical vision on the relevance of national targets formulation.
Chapter 2: MDG 7 – major trends and present situation in this field, describes the state of affairs in such sectors as forestry, protected areas, water resources and waste in the Republic of Moldova, with references to official sources presented in national reports submitted by specialized institutions.
Chapter 3: Role of civil society in achieving MDG 7, makes the analysis of the situation in the associative sector and points out the potential of civil society organizations as contributors to development through relevant examples for national targets of MDG 7. This chapter attempts to identify the needs for associative sector development from the perspective of valorisation of its potential.
Chapter 4: Role of private sector in achieving MDG 7, is intended to assess the contribution of business entities to development through basic activities conducted by them, through positive social externalities, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy and community investments made by representatives of private sector. This chapter uses the stricto sensu definition of „private sector” which refers to all private business entities whose primary objective is to gain a profit as a result of service provision, execution of works or manufacturing of goods. This definition excludes state and municipal enterprises, and joint-stock companies controlled by central or local government.
Chapter 5: Conclusions and recommendations, summarizes the survey’s investigations and makes recommendations for governmental, corporative or donor policies intended to maximize the chances for achievement of MDG 7 within the established time limits.