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Invitation to the Congress on Smart Cooperation
The Conference of European Cross-border and interregional City Networks CECICN is organising the 1st Congress on Smart Cooperation. Event will be held in A Coruna (Spain) on June 25 -26 June 2012.
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RegioStars 2013: call for applications
The RegioStars awards application process for the year 2013 is now open. The objective of the awards is to identify good practices in regional development and to highlight original and innovative projects which could be attractive and inspiring to other regions.
Priority 2 : Environment and risk prevention
The general purpose of this priority is to enable regional and local authorities and other stakeholders at the regional level to improve their policies, methods and capacities in the areas of environment and risk prevention. The aim under Priority 2 is to maintain and to improve the quality of environment and to increase the attractiveness of the regions in Europe.
More specifically, this priority aims at strengthening environmental protection and the synergies between the environmental context and the economy. The provision of environmental services such as clean water supply, waste and waste-water treatment facilities, management of natural resources and biodiversity, cultural heritage and landscapes, and the protection against certain environmental risks, have a high priority in this context.
The following overview provides an insight into some possible examples of interregional cooperation (Part of the C strand of the ETC (as well as of the former Interreg III Community Initiative), its aim is to promote exchange and transfer of knowledge and best ...) related to environment and risk prevention.
Sub-themes
Natural and technological risks, climate change
- improving the monitoring of environmental risks
- supporting awareness-raising and emergency planning for populations located in very sensitive areas, such as heavily built-up basins, seismic areas, flooding prone areas, etc ...
- facing air pollution, managing and communicating on associated risks
developing or coordinating existing observatories for a better knowledge of natural hazards - development of strategies for minimising relevant natural and technological risks
- developing the formulation of tools, action plans and awareness-raising and capacity building for responding at the different levels on all relevant natural and technological risks
- transporting dangerous goods and identifying relevant actions to inform the relevant groups
- developing appropriate coordinated spatial planning measures in geographically sensitive areas
- developing measures to face and raise awareness on climate change and promotion of adaptation and mitigation policies
- developing strategies for preventing and reducing floods
For examples of running project please visit the project database
Water management
- improving quality of water supply and treatment, including cooperation in the field of water management
- supporting integrated, sustainable and participatory approaches to management of inland and marine waters, including waterway infrastructure
- developing of ecosystems based approach to the sustainable management of the seas, the management of coastal zones and the reaping of the benefits of the sea.
- adapting to climate change effects related to water management
For examples of running project please visit the project database
Waste prevention and management
- moving to a recycling society
- enhancing waste management methods and policies – Developing practical guides for integrated local waste management
- developing innovative solutions for waste disposal as part of sustainable regional waste management systems
- re-using landfill and waste-disposal sites
For examples of running project please visit the project database
Biodiversity and preservation of natural heritage; air quality
- ensuring the overall ecological coherence and robustness of the actions (especially within the Natura 2000 network)
- developing management mechanisms (including management plans where necessary) related to sites designated as special areas of conservation
- promoting species or habitat action plans that set management priorities for Natura 2000 species across their entire natural range in the EU
- ensuring the overall coherence of the Natura 2000 network
- improving air quality
For examples of running project please visit the project database
Energy and sustainable transport
- moving to a low carbon economy, including information to industrial customers, service providers and citizens on issues such as ‘how to reduce energy consumption’
- transferring knowledge concerning long-term targeted energy efficiency campaigns, including efficiency in buildings, notably public buildings
- exchanging and transferring of knowledge on mechanisms to stimulate investment in production of renewable energy as well as in energy efficiency projects
- adapting environmentally sustainable strategies in the transport sector
- promoting lower-consumption vehicles and new propulsion technologies to reduce emissions
- promoting the use of improved collective and non-motorised modes in conjunction with mobility management schemes
- improving information systems for better traffic management and in improving the monitoring of travel data
For examples of running project please visit the project database
Cultural heritage and landscape
- protecting and enhancing of cultural heritage and landscapes
- development of innovative approaches to soil protection and to land rehabilitation of contaminated land and brownfields
- supporting risk management in the field of cultural heritage and cultural landscape (both rural and urban contexts)
- supporting tourism development with a particular focus on integrating sustainability aspects
For examples of running project please visit the project database
