EGD4CITIES – European Green Deal for Cities
Programme: Erasmus+ KA2: Strategic Partnerships for ADULT EDUCATION
Reference: 2020-1-EL01-KA204-078877
Start: 01/09/2020
End: 31/08/2022
EGD4CITIES is a European project aiming at providing a training material for local authorities’ staff on how to put the European Green Deal into practice at the local level, and respect the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”, SDG 11 “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”, as well as to relevant targets of other SDGs.
The project is meant to get involved local authorities which are in charge of a variety of environmental services related to noise or air pollution, waste disposal, consumer education and protection, or city planning which directly affect the health of local citizens and impact the environment. The project specific goal is to capacitate local authorities’ staff and NGO leaders for change engagement, developing green sectoral skills and fostering leadership skills, creativity, socio-educational and professional development, through Local Authorities’ and NGOs’ action.
- To set a clear, long-term direction with flexibility to adapt to new evidence and circumstances.
- To provide robust and credible reporting, governance and accountability.
- To put in place strong local leadership and a more integrated delivery framework
- To develop resources, set incentives and support sustainable finance, including from the private sector
- Assessment Methodology for valorising and creating European Green Deal local policies
- Transformative Mindset Course on EDG4cities
- Peer to Peer Success Stories videos
- Virtual Think Tank
Results
- Changed the way of thinking of different cities in the partner’s countries, to a more comprehensive approach, promoting the climate change and environmental issues
- Established a new integrated approach to create real impact through a balanced and synergistic relationship between Local Authorities, academic research and innovation, and coupling private and public end-users requirements
- Spread the seed, stimulate new and cutting-edge integrated activities and develop actions designed to successfully react to modern challenges.
- Offered new chances to implement professional skills of interest for Local Authorities staff.
Co-Experts
- Civil servants in local authorities, provincial departments, Stakeholders at administrative and political level.
- Environmental managers in private sector, and civil society organisations and Interested citizens;
- Faculty, researchers and students;
Keywords
Sustainable development, European Green Deal, local administrations.
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