Green Partnerships Local Partnerships for Greener Cities and Regions 5 th Steering Committee meeting Cyprus, Cyprus 2014 Theocharis Tsoutsos, Assoc. Prof. Stavroula Tournaki Afroditi Fotiou WP4: Capacity building and knowledge transfer for public bodies in MED cities and regions A 4.2: Capacity Building and knowledge transfer for public bodies

2 Cyprus June, 2014 Aim Efficient organisation of CBW in the 11 pilot areas (2 workshops/ pilot area) Workshops with targeted topics related to the pilot projects, based on the needs of the participants with emphasis on creating capable local partnerships Transnational exchange of knowledge Sustainability of knowledge in local communities and MED areas

3 Cyprus June, 2014 Outcomes 22 Workshops for Local Action Groups (2 per region) Materials for workshops and future use in 8 topics: Biomass, Solar Energy, Stakeholders involvement, Energy efficient buildings, Public lighting, Legislation, Funding, Awareness), in 12 languages

4 Cyprus June, 2014 Scope of CBW Enhance the local capacity with regard to the pilot projects thematic areas Provide members of public bodies knowledge in RES and energy saving technologies Provide understanding on legislation, funding, communication and stakeholders engagement Guidance on steps to be followed to implement efficiently sustainable energy projects

5 Cyprus June, 2014 Target audience Decision makers: representatives of public bodies responsible for RES and energy efficiency and LAG members Staff of the municip/ public organisations technical departments: responsible to advice, develop, implement,monitor a technical solution, employees responsible for energy management

6 Cyprus June, 2014 Potential Stakeholders to be invited to CBWs Local/ regional authorities Relevant municipal departments and companies Technology/ product providers Financial partners Institutional stakeholders Energy suppliers, utilities Building companies, developers NGOs and other civil society representatives Building/ land owners, clusters of business sector Local and regional energy agencies Opinion leaders, policy makers

7 Cyprus June, 2014 Workshops per region CBW TOPICS GP Partners ENERGAP AREAN ATejo GERESGRANOLLERSHEISISSP KGC Maribor KOPRIVNICA KYOTO CLUB LAKATAMIATIRANATUC Biomass X XX XX Solar X X X Stakeholders involvement X XX EE Buildings X XXXX?X?X X X Public Lighting XXX X Legislation X Funding X?X? X Awareness X

8 Cyprus June, 2014 RECOMMENDATIONS Workshops with technology topics to be combined with an introduction of a non technical topic (Awareness, Funding, Stakeholders involvement, Legislation) To efficiently implement a Sustainable Energy Action Plan or project non-technical aspects are important Policy/ decision makers should be aware of those issues Workshops per partner

9 Cyprus June, 2014 Course outline Course duration: 3-5 hours Course contents: terminology, alternative technologies/ solutions, advantages and disadvantages, technical considerations/ barriers, economical/ environmental aspects, case studies, decision making process, resources/useful links Training approach/ methods and tools: “classroom” presentations, analysis of examples, appropriate visual materials, discussion/discussion groups

10 Cyprus June, 2014 Course outline Training materials:presentations (ppt), training material (pdf file), list of further resources, links for case studies/good examples Trainers profile and training: expert(s) on the specified topic, more than 3 years experience in the field Evaluation – Reporting: Importance of participants’ feedback, evaluation forms analysed by the national partners

11 Cyprus June, 2014 Indicative structure StructureDuration (min) Introduction – scope of the workshop5 Green partnerships initiative, scope, activities10 Technical part-presentation Case study analysis Discussion - Brainstorming session45 Conclusions10 Evaluation – Feedback from participants15

12 Cyprus June, 2014 Discussion topics How the workshop contributes to the implementation of Local Energy Strategy and the specific pilot cases? Priorities and existing local potentials; how can the practices/technical solution proposed be tailored to the priorities and the local needs? Do the methodologies/technical solutions presented during the workshop fit the local community/citizens needs? Obstacles, barriers hindering efficient implementation of the technical solution and how to overcome them Funding opportunities and other financial issues Feasibility and Sustainability of the solutions proposed

13 Cyprus June, 2014 Guide on CBW by TUC Guidelines to partners on organization, implementation, evaluation and reporting of CBWs Indicates target audience and the identified topics Provides checklist of the tasks to be undertaken for CBWs implementation Drafts the timeplan of the task

14 Cyprus June, 2014 Templates prepared Checklist Workshop’s program Reporting template Participants Evaluation form Signature list

15 Cyprus June, 2014 CBW Progress till now Country 1 st CBW2 nd CBW Albania Use of biomethane as a heat fuel in public buildings The incorporation of renewable technologies in businesses Bosnia EE buildings in combination with Stakeholder involvement and Awareness Solar energy in combination with Funding Croatia Biomass, Solar Energy, EE buildings ? Cyprus Biomass EE buildings France ? ? Greece 15-30/9: EE Buildings (+Awareness, + funding) 3-10/10: Public lighting (+ Stakeholders involvement) Italy ? ? Montenegro Awareness Biomass Portugal Public lighting September Biomass Slovenia Biomass ? Spain Energy saving campaign in public schools Presentation of energy saving campaign in public cultural centers Specific workshop on energy efficiency in public buildings Local info day on energy culture

Green Partnerships Local Partnerships for Greener Cities and Regions NEXT STEPS 5 th Steering Committee meeting Cyprus, Cyprus 2014

17 Cyprus June, 2014 Timeplan JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober STEPS Translation and adaptation of materials Organisation of the workshops Implementation Reporting of CBW implemented at 1 st semester Reporting of CBW implemented in autumn

18 Cyprus June, 2014 Thank you!