Szekszárd a ClimatE-friendly City 11.-12. October 2016.

Szekszárd Population: 33 032 inhabitant Area : 96,28 km² Basically an agricultural town, wine region Nearly 6000 farmhouse 4500 wine cellars

Beginning In February,2009 the city join to the Climate - Friendly Communities Association, it was decided by the city’s General Assembly Commitment : Prepare climate strategy Payment of the membership fee Hire climate coordinator - Zöldtárs Alapítvány (Green Partner Foundation) Creation of climate fund (1 million HUF/year = 3 600$ ) Come about climate group in June in 2009 - The goal is to realization of the strategy

STUCTURE of the CLIMATE GROUP President CLIMATE GROUP Education working group Energy M. working group Waste M. working group Water M. working group Coordinator ( Zöldtárs Foundation) Other NGO Population Companies Institutet

2009 - 2015 CLIMATE project 1. 50 projects were implemented by the climate fund and other 50 projects were achieved by voluntary bases Few programs without limitation Communication Education – lectures in schools - 35 schools Film screening - in 20 municipalities Homepage, Facebook - http://zoldtars.hu/szekszardi_klimakor https://www.facebook.com/szekszardiklimakor/?fref=ts

2009 - 2015 CLIMATE project 2. Climate conference – every year from 2009 during spring Car Free Day (European Mobility week)- 800-1000 kids, people are riding a bike

2009 - 2015 CLIMATE project 3. Solar park Community collaboration – apartments' owners + bank + construction company 10 floors building – 600 apartments Lift electricity, lighting and ventilators

2009 - 2015 CLIMATE project 4. Organic waste composting at family house and kinder gardens 2000 compositing bin – education Show on site

2009 - 2015 CLIMATE project 5. Educational walking tour on the Pathway – 5 times /year

2009 - 2015 CLIMATE project 6. Extraordinary rainfall - 2010

Thank you very much for your attention We involved 10 % of Szekszárd population in our programs. Our way of thinking is 90% adaptation and 10 % prevention. Thank you very much for your attention Éva Baka eva.baka.hu@gmail.com +36 20 934 1823