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Green Partnerships Local Partnerships for Greener Ci3es and Regions

7th Steering Committee meeting Maribor, 19 May 2015

Theocharis Tsoutsos, Professor Stavroula Tournaki Afrodi5 Fo5ou www.resel.tuc.gr

WP4: Capacity building and knowledge transfer

for public bodies in MED cities and regions

2 Maribor 19 May, 2015

Increase knowledge, awareness and capacity

of public bodies in MED cities and regions involved in the

implementation of local energy strategies

WP4 in Brief

LAGs CBWs Improved or prepared local

energy strategies

Pilot cases

EWGs

Impleme-‐nta5on of

Local Energy Strategies

Capitali-‐sa5on of results

Building up Approach


Interaction amongst WPs

A 3.1 Establishment of joint approach

A 3.2 Transna3onal exchange of knowledge

A 3.3 Step-‐by-‐step Guide

A 4.1 Local step-‐by-‐step plans A 4.2 CBWs

A 4.3a Improved/ prepared local

energy strategies

A 4.3b Reports of the

implementa3on

WP 5 Pilot tes3ng


Performance indicators

Activity Description Target Actual

4.1 Local Action Groups in each pilot area 11 11

Local step-by-step plans for capacity building and implementation of measures from the local strategy 11 11

4.2 Workshops for Local Action Groups (employees in public organisations to increase capacity and knowledge of responsible for energy management)

22 21

Materials for workshops and future use of the participants 8 21*

4.3 Improved (or prepared) local energy strategies in pilot areas with action plan for future activities in cooperation with local partnerships 11 In progress

Reports on the implementation of the local energy strategies with recommendations 11 In progress


Activity 4.1: Preparation of the local step-by-step plans for capacity building and pilot activities in the local areas




Formulating and operating a LAG

→  Local authorities have to acknowledge the value of the key stakeholder groups’ consensus and support for the efficient accomplishment of the local action plan

→  Citizens and stakeholders groups should be fully involved from the beginning with common vision in the decision making process in order to reduce conflicts and lead to better outcomes.


Scope of LAGs

→  Enhance participatory policy-making/Decision making

→  Engage local knowledge/expertise

→  Broad consensus improves quality, acceptance,

effectiveness and legitimacy

→  Bottom-up approach involving public sector, consumers,

energy providers; stronger support to energy projects

implementation

→  Long-term basis cooperation for better cohesion at local

level


Levels of intervention of a LAG


11 LAGs - 43 LAG meetings 130 LAG members - 101 Organizations

LAGs in numbers….

10

LOCAL ACTION GROUPS Progress till now

Sarajevo, 4-‐7 February, 2014


LAGs Meetings

Country LAG meetings per country

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Albania (12.09.13) (17.01.14) (21.03.14) (22.04.14)

Bosnia (30.10.13) (24.12.13) (22.04.14) (14.05.14)

Croatia (08.11.13) (30.01.14) (15.05.15)

Cyprus (19.09.13) (13.01.14)

France (19.08.13) (30.09.13) (25.11.13) (27.05.14)

Greece (09.10.13) (31.10.13) (19.03.14) (04.04.14) (27.04.14)

Italy (29.11.13) (12.02.14) (13.02.14) (11.02.15) (25.03.15)

Montenegro (02.09.13) (17.01.14) (20.05.14) (18.03.15) (20.04.15)

Portugal (07.11.13) (24.07.14) (14.01.15) (27.05.15)

Slovenia (27.09.13) (12.12.13) (21.04.14)

Spain (14.10.13) (14.03.14) (28.05.14) (03.07.14) (16.12.14) (13.04.15)


Main discussion topics during LAG meetings


Local step by step plans


To drive efficient implementa5on of the local SEAP,

quan5fied targets, poli5cal commitment, increased competence and awareness,

“green” partnerships and structural behavior changes are vital.

Local step by step plans


Steps in the Sustainable Energy action Planning


Cri5cal success factors Poten5al local drivers (mo5va5on) →  Clear implementa5on concept with

realis5c goal

→  Municipality’s poli5cal willingness to deal with resolu5ons dealing with energy and climate

→  Municipality’s organiza5onal/technical capacity to implement the measures of the local energy plan

→  Appropriate funding tools and suppor5ng mechanisms. Secure long-‐term financing

→  Engagement of local stakeholders and building on local partnerships

→  Local/regional poten5al for RES →  Local environmental considera5ons

→  Convincing vision with broad public appeal that can unify local actors and ci5zens around it

→  Target towards energy self-‐sufficiency, or CO2-‐neutrality society.

→  Local jobs and substan5al growth

→  Direct financial savings

→  CO2 compensa5on policies

→  Improve the image of the municipality

Success factors & drivers


Common barriers


Opportunities




A 4.2: Capacity Building and knowledge transfer for public bodies



Assess capacity needs and assets

Form a capacity building plan

Appropriate tools and materials

Targeted capacity building ac5vi5es


•  Who is involved in planning, delivering and maintaining sustainable energy solutions? WHOSE capacity are we trying to build?

•  What skills, behaviour and knowledge do they need? Capacity to do WHAT and WHY?

•  Where are the skills gaps amongst the current workforce and potential contributors? HOW should we fill those gaps?

•  What are the priorities for action and who should be involved in delivery? WHEN and WHO should deliver the capacity building?

Capacity building plan


•  Capacity building workshops and technical training

•  Conferences - Publications

•  Transnational knowledge transfer-access to informational resources/tools

•  Networking - Coordinating alliances

•  Consultation (expert advice, mentoring, coaching

•  Awareness campaigns.

Indicative Capacity Building Activities


Key components of CBW

• appropriate syllabus including indica5vely: relevant terminology, alterna5ve technologies/solu5ons, advantages and disadvantages, technical considera5ons/ barriers, economical/ environmental aspects, case studies, decision making process, resources/useful links.

Course Contents

• e.g. presenta5ons (ppt), training material (pdf file), extended list of further resources and links for case studies/good examples from other local authori5es in EU.

Training materials

• “classroom” presenta5ons with experienced trainer, analysis of examples, field study visits, appropriate visual materials, discussion/discussion groups

Training approach, methods and tools

• expert(s) on the specified topic, more than 3 years experience in the field (either as a trainer or as a technician)

Trainers profile and training

• par5cipants’ opinion is important; an evalua5on form can be distributed a^er the end of each workshop. Filled ques5onnaires can be gathered and analysed to provide useful feedback for the improvement of future workshops

Evalua5on – Repor5ng


21 CBWs implemented

More than 600 participants!


21 CBWs implemented


CBWs Implemented

Country 1st CBW 2nd CBW

Albania 22.05.2014 Use of biomethane as a heat fuel in public buildings

03.06.2014 The incorpora3on of renewable technologies in businesses

Bosnia 01.12.2014 Energy Efficiency in buildings (in combina3on with Stakeholder involvement and Awareness) 02.12.2014 Solar energy ( in combina3on with Funding)

Croa5a 10.11. 2014 Biomass, solar energy, Funding of RES 27.11.2014 Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Cyprus 02.05.2014 Biomass 21.05.2014 Solar Energy

France 21.11.2014 Territories involvement in renewable energies produc3on -‐

Greece 05.05.2015 Energy Efficiency in buildings (in combina3on with Stakeholder involvement and Awareness)

06.05.2015 Public ligh3ng (in combina3on with Stakeholders involvement)

Italy 14.11.2014 Funding 10.12.2014 Energy Efficiency in public buildings

Montenegro 19-‐20.05.2014 Awareness 18-‐19.06.2014 Biomass

Portugal 24.10.2014 Efficient ligh3ng 25.11.2014 Biomass

Slovenia** 20.06.2014 Wood biomass: hea3ng, co-‐genera3on and private public partnership

25.11.2014 Awareness rising on RES and EE and Funding within period 2014-‐2020

Spain 11.06.2014 Energy efficiency in public buildings, implemented at Lakatamia, Cyprus*

07.10.2014 Local info day on “energy culture” (thema3c areas: awareness, stakeholder involvement, behaviour change


CBW Topics


Adaptation of training materials


ü  Enhance the local capacity with regard to the pilot projects thematic areas

ü  Provide members of public bodies knowledge in RES and energy saving technologies; also understanding on legislation, funding, communication and stakeholders engagement

ü  Transnational exchange of knowledge

ü  Guidance on steps to be followed for efficient sustainable energy projects

ü  Sustainability of knowledge in local communities and MED areas

Impact of CBW


Recommendations on future CB actions


A4.3: Improvement of the local energy strategies based on pilot testing




Improvement of the local energy strategies based on pilot testing of the new approach ü  Output 4.5: Improved or prepared local energy strategies in

pilot areas with action plan for future activities in cooperation with local partnerships

ü  Output 4.6: Reports on the implementation of the local energy strategies

Activity 4.3

LAGs CBWs

Improved or prepared local

energy strategies

Pilot cases

EWGs

Implementa3on of Local Energy

Strategies


ü  More efficient implementation of local energy strategies by >  creating local partnerships in WP5 >  solutions proposed by EWGs (WP3) >  Local Action Groups (A4.1) >  Increased competences and local capacity (A4.2)

ü  Capitalise gained knowledge and new approaches based on the pilot testing >  10 areas improve their local energy strategies >  1 area (Albania-Manza) prepares local energy strategy

plan with the stakeholders involvement

Impact


Ο.4.6 – report on local strategies implementation


Template – Ο.4.6



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