Green Partnerships Local Partnerships for Greener Cities and Regions Project overview Kick-off...

Green Partnerships Local Partnerships for Greener Cities and

Regions

Project overview

Kick-off meeting

Crete, 9-10 April 2013

Green PartnershipsRethymno, 09 - 10 April 2013 2

In this presentation:

Background

Purpose, objectives

Key activities and linkages

Roles of partners

Outputs and results


Purpose

Why 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


Background

Energy efficiency and use of RES are popular topicsEach municipality/region has a plan/strategy to improve the situation

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)


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


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


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


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


SOME FACTS

Project duration: 1 January 2013 – 31 May 2015

Total budget: 1.976.060 €

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


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


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

WP leader: KGZS MB

Activities: Project management

Meetings: 7 times in the project

Administrative and financial management

Project monitoring and evaluation

Bodies:Steering Committee

Advisory Board


WP2 Information, awareness raising and capitalisation

WP leader: KYOTO CLUB

Activities: Common communication platform:

Communication plan

Website + national sites, intranet

Communication materials:Newsletter, leaflet

Final publication

Articles, press releases

On-line presentations

Awareness raising and capitalisationPresentations at existing events

Final conference

Promotional packages/materials/gadgets


WP3 Joint approach for more efficient implementation of local energy strategies

WP leader: AREANATejo

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


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

WP leader: TUC

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


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

WP leader: KGZS MB

Activities: 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


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


PRINCIPLES OF OUR WORK

Cooperation

Equality

Dialogue

Opennesss

Positive attitude


DISCUSSION

What are your expectations?

How do you see the benefits For your organisation?

For your region/municipality/area?

Are there any concerns?

What are the networks we can use and build on?

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