FIRST NORTH CAUCASIAN FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HELD IN KBSU

June 1 in the Kabardino-Balkarian State University name after H. M. Berbekov launched the First North Caucasus Forum on Sustainable Development with the participation of leading federal experts on the implementation of national projects.

To discuss national projects, the role of the public in their implementation, the conditions and problems of sustainable development of the North Caucasus, more than 25 speakers and experts from all over the country, including government officials, representatives of business and science gathered to exchange views on the urgent challenges and opportunities related to the planned development of the region. about 500 people will take part in panel discussions and round tables of the forum.

Speaking about the urgent need for such a forum, the rector of KBSU Yuri Altudov stressed:

“The well-being of future generations is being built now, and we are determined to do everything we can to give them a world full of opportunities.
This requires fundamentally new approaches to economic development — the achievement of socially and environmentally sustainable growth, in which, for example, environmental projects are transformed from a cost point into a growth driver.
At the same time, it is important to understand the specifics of the North Caucasus, which has recently been included in the number of priority geostrategic territories of the Russian Federation. Mountain areas are particularly sensitive to negative economic, social and environmental processes, being a capacious focus of the application of all 17 sustainable development goals. Therefore, we see a deep potential for the implementation of national projects in the North Caucasus, which are undoubtedly a powerful and fast tool for the sustainable development of territories.
It is extremely important that the university is chosen as the forum site. Realizing the growing importance of higher schools in the development of regions, we are ready to share our accumulated knowledge and are open to new ideas and opinions,” — said Altudov.

Boris Y. Shuvalov, Advisor to the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the United Russia Party, read out on behalf of the Chairman of the High Council of the United Russia Party Boris Gryzlov. In particular, it stated:

“National goals and national projects become the basis for the joint work of public organizations, social movements, professional communities, representatives of science and education. The United Russia party sees support of such work as one of the most important tasks. To this end, by decision of the United Russia High Council, the Sustainable Development Group was established, which included representatives of the Party and representatives of social forces. The Group’s unconditional priorities include work in the regions of the Federation, monitoring the regional situation, and supporting national projects at the regional level.
For this reason, the Sustainable Development Group actively supported the initiative to hold the forum, which emerged here in Kabardino-Balkaria. This is an important step towards more active participation of regional social forces, the scientific and educational community, and regional business in the implementation of national projects. This is an important step towards strengthening the interaction of authorities at all levels, as well as towards strengthening interregional cooperation.

I wish the organizers and participants of the forum high results in their work for the good of the country, new achievements in professional and social activities and all the best. ”

Significant issues of the panel discussions of the first day of the forum were such as the development of construction, including low-rise, the development of small and medium-sized businesses — systemic problems and the definition of methods for solving them, sustainable development of rural areas, support to farms.

In the discussion of the national project “Housing. Comfortable environment ”was attended by Vice President NOSTROY, member of the Council NOPRIZ Anton Moroz, President NOSTROY Anton Glushkov, Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing of the Russian Federation Dmitry Volkov, Minister of Construction of the KBR Vyacheslav Kunizhev, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the KBR Vladimir Bolotokov, as well as representatives of the ministries of neighboring republics .

“The National Association of Builders, head of the United Russia Party, Dmitry Medvedev, was instructed to organize the Sustainable Development Group, which included representatives of the party and public organizations. The group monitors the regional situation and accompanies national projects at the regional level. According to the results of our research, there are 8 subjects and the relevance of the issues in them in relation to the implementation of the project “Housing. The comfort environment was approximately the same,” — said Anton Moroz.

The topic was continued by Anton Glushkov:

“We are confronted with the fact that, in fact, we understand that there are tasks that the community faces, the ministry, which are specified as 120 million square meters. meters of housing per year, the price per square meter is growing, but at the same time housing construction in the regions is decreasing.”

Why this is happening and what to do to solve the problem was said by the ministers of the KBR, Ingushetia, Dagestan and North Ossetia.
Minister of Economic Development Boris Rakhayev, chairman of the gardeners trade union of Russia Lyudmila Golosova, minister of agriculture of the KBR Sergey Govorov, minister of culture of the KBR Mukhadin Kumakhov, rector of the KBSU Yury Altudov, rector of the KBPAU Aslan Apazhev, chairman of the Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural and natural heritage Konstantin Batishchev.

During the first day of the forum, the rector of the KBSU, Yuri Altudov, and the chairman of the Russian Ecological Society, Rashid Ismailov, signed a cooperation agreement.

The forum will last until June 3. It is planned in detail and with examples to discuss the issues of territorial planning and construction, the development of mountain areas, security, disaster risk reduction, emergency assistance. Attention will also be paid to the elimination of centers of environmental damage, preservation of historical and cultural heritage, family traditions, healthy lifestyle and active longevity. In addition, experts will consider projects in the field of digital economy, ecology and the introduction of modern methods and technologies in the educational process.

Tomorrow, June 2, a round table will be held in Mayskoye on the prospects for the implementation of the Etana project and the plenary session Sustainable Development of Mountain Territories will be held in the village of Elbrus, Elbrus educational and scientific complex KBSU. In addition, the forum participants will explore the production facilities of the Elbrus high-altitude bioresource complex and the logistic and recreational opportunities of the Elbrus region. On June 3, a series of round tables and the closing of the forum will be held at KBSU.