Programme: CERV
Key Action: Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action Type: Short-term projects for mobility of staff in adult education
Project number: 101089457
Duration: 24 months
Project Description
SSSGAUE project aims to bring together local municipalities and NGO’s together with the aim to reach its objectives to move towards a greener and more sustainable urban development by having a number of activities aimed at specific target groups namely bringing together youths from NGO’s active in environmental issues and local municipality officials who together will promote exchanges between citizens of different countries in order to encourage cooperation between municipalities, Ngo’s and citizens through the exchange of best practices on addressing and adapting to climate change issues through embracing the concepts of circular economy at grass-roots level. An important objective is to support good local governance and reinforce citizen participation in the discion making on greener cities. The partners understanding that there are a number of instruments and financial support to help European cities move towards greener and more sustainable urban development feel that although cities are already making the most of what is being offered to improve their urban development planning strategies and implement sustainable solutions and systems for monitoring biodiversity in urban areas, and in particular tree species. Taking into consideration that the European Union's policy is to support cities in the process of making those greener and more sustainable by helping urban planners achieve the EU's goals of an ecological transition to a circular economy. The EU's 2030 Diversity Strategy includes a nature restoration plan to help urban authorities implement Nature-Based solutions (NBS) that can improve the quality of life. The EU's strategy for adapting to climate change supports cities in taking measures to mitigate the effects of global warming. As part of the European Green Pact, a new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) was adopted in 2020. By embracing the concepts of a circular economy in resource management, cities can embark on the path to greater sustainability. The EU Forest Strategy aims to improve the quality, quantity and sustainability of EU forests. It supports forestry and the forest bio-economy, while preserving the sustainable production and use of biomass, conserving biodiversity and setting a plan to plant three billion trees across Europe by 2030. Through the project we aim to exchange of sustainable solutions and good practices in the direction of monitoring and management systems of tree species suitable for living in urban environments between cities included in the project proposal will lead to the creation of a "green, clean municipality full of life" and in order to improve the state of the environment, including visible, tangible improvements in the physical environment, air quality and better management of natural capital within each of the partner municipalities. In this way, this project aims to create an international consortium made up of cities and associations to reflect on the Conference on the Future of Europe and launch their own local proposals. For this, the network partners will work together developing a protocol and putting it into practice so that citizens will be mobilized to take an active part in green their cities. Around 20 young citizens will have the opportunity to raise their awareness of the enormous importance of their role in decision-making processes and their responsibility as European citizens in building a more greener society, both through exchanging views with other participants, such as through the discussions and debates that will take place during the events and through the results of the project. The project foresees a total of 10 international meetings in which the participants will organize conferences, workshops, open debates, but also some alternative and more dynamic activities to create a stimulating environment.
To ensure proper and efficient communication and implementation of activities, different experts will be invited to support particular activities in each territory involved, inviting EU representatives where possible to participate in the activities as well. Each project partner will organize a project international event involving local and regional participants, taking in advance collaboration with other local and regional related organizations or other local events in order to achieve a bigger project impact.
Specific objectives:
Provide technical and financial support and tax incentives to prosumer initiatives.
Ensure that organic and agro ecological farming and gender equality goals and commitments are main- streamed and integrated into the work programs of all municipality, both those directly concerned and other stakeholders that affect policy outcomes.
Ensure that progressive civil society, representing farmers, farm workers, consumers, climate, gender, and environmental activists, of all generations are enabled to advocate for gender justice at EU and member state level regarding policies related to agriculture, the rural economy, nature, and climate.
Lead Partner:
Mark Causon- Genista research foundation
Project partners:
GENISTARESEARCH FOUNDATION- Gharb Malta
INSTITUTEFORTECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFERAND INNOVATION- Plovdiv Bulgaria
KUNSILL LOKALI L-GHARB – Gharb Malta
Stowarzyszenie Aktywna IntegracjaRurzyca- Chojna Poland
Education and Social Innovation Centre of Austria – Vienna Austria
ARABISCH DEUTSCHESCENTERFURDIALOG-WASLAEV – Berlin Germany
Sadovo municipality- Sadovo Bulgaria
GRAD LUDBREG- Ludberg Croatia
SOCIETA COOPERATIVASOCIALESINERGIEAR.L.- Napoli Italy
EESTI PEOPLETO PEOPLE- Tallinn Estonia