National Planning Systems

Formulation: This process was built after several efforts that intended to create a unique intrument that could gather together all sustainable objectives for Belize’s development. By iniciative of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, in 2009 started a process to create a long term planning intrument. As a result, in 2010 the Horizon 2030- Long Term National Development Framework for Belize was presented. After that, other important strategies were developed, such as Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) for 2014- 2017, which was alligned to the Horizon 2030. Concurrently, Belize

Formulation: Suriname Planning Bureau (SPS), under the responsibility of the Vice President, shall take the necessary steps to prepare for a coherent and sustainable policy for the development of Suriname. The results of this will be published, as far as the general interest so permits. The Minister shall consult with the boards of independent communities. The policy referred shall be summarized in a national development program, which provides an indication of the long-term economic, social and cultural development of and measures by which the government proposes to promote it. The mission is

National Level: Physical planning and land planning in Belize is regulated by 25 laws, three of which stand out: (a) the Housing and Town Planning Act, Chapter 182, Revised edition of the year 2000; (b) the Land Utilization Act, Cap. 188, Revised edition of the year 2000 and (c) the Belize Land Development Authority Act, Cap. 181, Revised edition year 2000. (a) The Housing and Urban Planning Law establishes a "Central Housing and Planning Authority" consisting of eight persons nominated by the responsible Minister. Three of these persons must be representatives of the Departments of Health

National level: Not only does Land planning in Guyana aim at the physical land development, but also it provides land use orientations for national and regional levels. The main regulatory framework for land planning is the Landsverordening van 1 3 juni 1973 houdende regelen betreffende de nationale en regionale planning. The implementation of this Act was initially assigned to the Ministry of Construction but in 2006 the Ministry of Physical Planning, Lands and Forest Management -MPPLFM was created, and is currently the legal entity responsible for formulating the National Program of