First meeting with OwnYourSECAP municipalities
OwnYourSECAP project officially started! On January 17, 2023, the first meeting was held with Polish municipalities involved in the international project: OwnYourSECAP: Bringing local and regional municipalities towards owning their SECAPs.
During the meeting, the main objectives of the project were presented, and the project's methodology and new design approach were discussed, allowing all participating municipalities to exchange experiences, learn from each other and provide support to each other.
Participants were also introduced to the details of the "design thinking" method, which will be applied to the development of SECAP plans. A short training on this method will also be held soon to help understand the mechanism and how it can be implemented in practice.
Cities from 4 European countries will be Ready4NetZero!
Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Romania and Germany joined forces to support local authorities in Central Eastern European (CEE) and South-Eastern European (SEE) to develop, monitor and implement climate neutrality strategies, thus contributing to the EU targets set for 2050.
Since reaching climate neutrality by 2050 is a constant challenge for cities, the recently launched EUKI funded project Ready4NetZero focuses on building capacity, knowledge and skills among city officials, municipal staff and local stakeholders, fostering exchange and networking between municipalities that are in the process of developing long-term Energy and Climate strategies.
Building capacity of public authorities towards meeting public building stock renovation challenges – CaPABle roundtable
Representatives of the public administration, the building renovation sector and the educational sector met on November 16, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland, within the CaPABle project (Building capacity of public authorities towards meeting public building stock renovation challenges). The roundtable meeting was aimed at boosting the exchange of views, experiences and practices of the participants, learning about the opinions and needs of both sides in the field of public building renovation and competence building in this area, as well as to create an opportunity for dialogue between representatives of local governments and experts in the construction industry.
Multi-level governance as the key to effective climate action
Multi-level governance (MLG) is an essential element of modern, comprehensive policy-making and applies at every level: from local to European (and, of course, beyond Europe as well). It supports and strengthens many processes, particularly climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as effectively addresses energy poverty or provides a coherent framework for a just transition. When considering the scale and scope of necessary solutions to a complex global problem such as climate change, effective multi-level governance can accelerate cost-effective and inclusive action.
Building capacity of public authorities towards meeting public building stock renovation challenges - CaPABle project meeting
In Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, on 12-13 October, CaPABle project partners from Poland, Italy, Slovenia and Greece discussed the next steps in the process of preparing an international manual and denveloping the programme for building local authority competence in renovation of public buildings. The agenda of the meeting included also the exchange of good practices regarding innovative financing of such activities, the preparation of interviews with representatives of the construction sector and public administration in each partner country, and the planning of effective communication and promotion of the project's achievements and results.