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Green Partnerships Local Partnerships for Greener Cities and Regions 3rd Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for Danube Region Connecting the Region Vienna, 26 – 27 June 2014 Veronika Valentar Mag. Stanka Klemenčič- Kosi www.kmetijski - zavod.si +386 2 22846 16 [email protected]

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Green Partnerships Local Partnerships for Greener Cities and

Regions

3rd Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for Danube Region

Connecting the Region

Vienna, 26 – 27 June 2014

Veronika ValentarMag. Stanka Klemenčič- Kosi

www.kmetijski-zavod.si+386 2 22846 [email protected]

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In this presentation:

Background

Purpose, objectives

Key activities and linkages

Roles of partners

Outputs and results

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PurposeWhy are we here we would like to support local administrations to overcome existing obstacles and effectively implement the set measures for better energy efficiency of cities and regions

= MORE EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND USE OF RES

Why local partnerships to form local networks with organisations and individuals responsible and involved in energy chain

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Working with target groups =1. Thinking about 2. Talking about…3. Visiting best /worst practices,4. Creating ideas,5. Implementing stratergies!

BUILDING LOCAL NETWORKS

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BackgroundEach municipality/region has a plan/strategy to improve the situationEnergy efficiency and use of RES are popular topics

BUT:

In reality it’s hard to improve thingsStrategy/plan lies in the drawerPeople are not aware enough of what should be done and how employees in responsible organisations (municipalities, energy agencies etc.) and people affected by the measures (in public buildings, users of facilities, lightning etc)

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Needs are:

To identify the obstacles to effective implementation of

energy strategies

To enhance capacity of employees in public

administration

To connect with all stakeholders in energy chain

To educate and increase awareness and build new

habits

To include companies and SMEs with new technology

and approaches

To tailor technological solutions to the real needs of

people

To build on existing knowledge and methods

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SUSTAINABLE LIVING is a

lifestyle:

Energy efficiency buildings

Energy saving Involving society

Using natural resources

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We will address those needs:

• The knowledge, methods, projects, experience of partners

• How to overcome the obstacles• Expert groups• Step-by-step Guide

WP3 joint approach

• To assess needs of the employees in public bodies• To create Local Action Groups of relevant public

organisations• To provide them with capacity building trainings and

materials • Based on the methods shared in WP3, but tailored to

regional/local needs

WP4 capacity building

• Pilot areas with pilot activities• To form local partnerships of all affected stakeholders• To define measures that will be improved• To test the new approach in practice – methodology,

knowledge and networking• To implement several events, to prepare technical

solutions

WP5 local partnerships

TRANSNATIONAL LEVEL

LOCAL PUBLIC BODIES

LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS

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Partnership

Project partners

IPA partners: - AUT- HEIS- ZAVOD- ISSP

ERDF partners:- KGZS MB + Alianta- ENERGAP- LM – Lakatamia- GERES- TUC- KYOTO CLUB- AREANATejo- GRANOLLERS

External partners: - RETHYMNO- CIMAA- MANZA- SARAJEVO- FEDARENE- CRPF PACA- CIPRA Italia- NERPOR

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EXPECTED RESULTS:

Strengthened implementation of local energy strategies

Recommendations for overcoming existing obstacles in: Technical requirements, green public procurement, EE, RES

Skills, cooperation

Increased competences of 200 employees in local public

authorities

24 pilot cases implemented, boosting 12 mio € of future

investments

11 pilot areas, improved awareness of at least 1.350 local

users

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Some factsProject duration: 1 January 2013 – 31 May

2015

Total budget: 1.976.060 €

EU co-financing (ERDF + IPA): 79,12 %

SOME FACTS:

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WORK PACKAGES:

WP1 Administrative and financial management of the

project / coordination of the partnership

WP2 Information, awareness raising and capitalisation

WP3 Joint approach for more efficient implementation

of local energy strategies

WP4 Capacity building and knowledge transfer for

public bodies in MED cities and regions

WP5 Pilot testing of more efficient implementation of

energy strategies by creating local partnerships

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WP1 Administrative and financial management of the project / coordination of the partnership

WP leader: KGZS MB,

Slovenia

Activities: Project management

Administrative and financial

management

Project monitoring and

evaluation

Bodies:Steering Committee

Advisory Board

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WP2 Information, awareness raising and capitalisationWP leader: KYOTO CLUB Italy

Activities:

Common communication

platform:

Communication materials:

Awareness raising and

capitalisation

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WP3 Joint approach for more efficient implementation of local energy strategies WP leader: AREANATejo, Portugal

Activities:

Joint approach of all partners:

- Comparison of existing approaches, models …

- Identification of obstacles, bottlenecks …

Exchange of knowledge between partners:

- Expert groups in different RES and key topics someone knows one area and

someone another if we join forces this is a great knowledge data-base

- Workshops and study visits for partners – along the meetings, one outside MED

- Preparation of materials for work at local/regional level in WP4 and WP5

Common guidelines and monitoring system:

- Step-by-step Guide for efficient implementation of local energy strategies:

- Prepared in English, translated and printed in all languages to be available for

employees in public bodies , offered to Covenant of Mayors

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WP4 Capacity building and knowledge transfer for public bodies in MED cities and regions

WP leader: TUC, Greece

Activities:

Preparation of local step-by-step plans:

- Formation of local action groups: decision-makers, public

authorities, relevant organisations

- Local step-by-step plans to define how to improve

implementation at local level

Capacity building and knowledge transfer for public

bodies:

- Workshops for employees

- Materials for the workshops – prepared by expert groups in

WP3

Improvement of the local energy strategies:

- At the end: on the basis of pilot testing (WP5) local energy

strategies will be improved – prepared in Albania

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WP5 Pilot testing of more efficient implementation of energy strategies by creating local partnerships

WP leader: KGZS MBActivities:

Establishment of local partnerships:

- Pilot areas (1 per country) with pilot cases (1-4 per country) were defined

at the local stage

Capacity building and knowledge transfer for public bodies:

- Workshops for employees

- Materials for the workshops – prepared by expert groups in WP3,

translated by each partner to national language Improvement of the local

energy strategies:

- At the end: on the basis of pilot testing (WP5) local energy strategies will

be improved – prepared in Albania

Preparation of technical solutions for future investment

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MARIBORKOPRIVNICA-KRIŽEVCI

RHETYMNO

LAKATAMIA

MANZA

LA SPEZIA3AV, MEAILLES

GRANOLLERS

ALENTEJO

- ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDINGS

- ENERGY SAVING- WOOD BIOMASS- SOLAR ENERGY- BIOGASS- WATER ENERGY- FEASIBILITY

STUDIES- FINANCING- PUBLIC LIGHTNING- BIOCLIMATIC

AREAS- WATER PUMPING

SARAJEVO

INNOVATIVE APPROACH, CONCRETE RESULTS, FUTURE INVESTMENTS!

WHAT DO WE DO?

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Benefits of this project

Great collection of knowledge and experience of all

partners and their networks

Pilot areas – concrete implementation of EE measures;

preparation of technical solutions basis for future

investments

Formation of local partnerships

Connection with Covenant of Mayors

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THANK YOU FOR

YOUR ATTENTION !