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Green Partnerships Local Partnerships for Greener Cities and
Regions
Project overview
Kick-off meeting
Crete, 9-10 April 2013
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In this presentation:
Background
Purpose, objectives
Key activities and linkages
Roles of partners
Outputs and results
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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
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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)
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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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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 FACTS
Project duration: 1 January 2013 – 31 May 2015
Total budget: 1.976.060 €
EU co-financing (ERDF + IPA): 79,12 %
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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
Activities: Project management
Meetings: 7 times in the project
Administrative and financial management
Project monitoring and evaluation
Bodies:Steering Committee
Advisory Board
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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PRINCIPLES OF OUR WORK
Cooperation
Equality
Dialogue
Opennesss
Positive attitude