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PROJECT TITLE: City-centered approach to catalyze nature-based solutions through the EU Regenerative Urban Lighthouse for pollution alleviation and regenerative development

ACRONYM: UPSURGE

ABOUT THE PROJECT

UPSURGE project bridges the gap between the existing knowledge base on Nature Based Solutions and their step-by-step practical implementation for regenerative development of cities focusing on air pollution alleviation and climate neutrality. Our main aim is to reroute cities and fast forward their regenerative transition benefiting from the potential of Nature Based Solutions (NBS).

UPSURGE is the response to the challenges faced by cities in their efforts to decrease the impacts of urban existence on climate change, mitigate air pollution and its health effects and reduce climate change stressors. 

To help European cities enter the regenerative transition pathway, UPSURGE will provide an EU Urban Regenerative Lighthouse to serve as a reference framework and a reference network to accelerate, transfer and upscale the use of NBS and mainstream them into the agenda of urban policies through co-creation and co-design processes with  citizens and other stakeholders.

UPSURGE will provide fit for problem NBS together with supportive digital, and governance solutions  for urban space regeneration deployed and tested in 5 real life demo cities in Europe.

Web site: https://www.upsurge-project.eu/ 

LEAD PARTNER: E-zavod, SI

PROJECT PARTNERS:

• UNIVERSITAT PASSAU
• Institut za KOMUNIKACISKI STUDII Skopje
• ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION
• UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
• Municipality of Patras
• Por Consult d.o.o. za poslovno savjetovanje
• COMUNE DI PRATO
• FUNDACION AITIIP
• OPENCONTENT SOCIETA COOPERATIVA
• Belfast City Council
• Bright Urban Solution Team Nonprofit Limited Liability Company
• ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH
• Regional Development Agency Podravje, Maribor
• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
• BUDAPEST FOVAROS XVIII. KERULET PESTSZENTLORINC-PESTSZENTIMRE ONKORMANYZATA
• GEMEENTE BREDA
• Beeodiversity
• THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
• FONDAZIONE OPERATE
• UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
• INSTYTUT EKOLOGII TERENOW UPRZEMYSLOWIONYCH
• KATOWICE - MIASTO NA PRAWACH POWIATU

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PROJECT TITLE: Climate Resilient Communities of Central Europe

ACRONYM: MISSION CE CLIMATE

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Like the rest of the world, Central Europe is facing many challenges related to climate change.

The main challenge of the MISSION CE CLIMATE project is to overcome the disjointed sectoral responses to climate change, by introducing a coordinated, cross-sectoral approach that puts local/regional authorities at the centre of the governance and management of climate resilience process.

The overall objective is to support communities in Central Europe to become resilient to climate change and to enable them to respond in a coordinated way to the processes caused by climate change. The project will build sustainable systems (community climate missions) and capacities in communities (integrated strategy, local action plans, solutions).

The project approach is innovative as it puts into practice a concept conceived by the European Commission in the context of “A Climate Resilient Europe” Mission, by putting into practice a coordinated cross-sectoral approach.

The project's intended outcomes are:

• Establishment of climate resilience systems in partner communities (Community Climate Missions) supported by a common 2030 Climate Resilience Strategy (definition of actions, business models, financing mechanisms) and locally tailored action plans (project portfolio approach);
• Enhancing community capacity to adapt to climate change with new skills and tools;
• Activated citizens contributing to community climate resilience through increased awareness and capacity (tools, etc.);
• Solutions developed through pilot projects that respond to community adaptation challenges.

LEAD PARTNER: E-zavod, SI

PROJECT PARTNERS:

• University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg, AT
• City of Dornbirn, AT
• Technical University of Kosice, SK
• City of Košice, SK
• Energy Management Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia, IT
• City of Lignano Sabbiadoro, IT
• Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar; HR
• Split-Dalmatia County, HR
• Regional development agency for Podravje – Maribor; SI
• Municipality of Maribor, SI
• Krumedia, DE

PROJECT BUDGET: 2,12 million EUR, EBRD co-financing: 80%

Project duration: 04.2023 – 03.2026

This project is co-funded by the European Union

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PROJECT TITLE: Circular Economy: Mapping Food Streams and Identifying Potentials to Close Food Cycle

ACRONYM: CEFoodCycle

ABOUT THE PROJECT

By applying the concept of circular economy to the food stream, CEFoodCycle will create a sustainable methodology to avoid food waste, increase reuse of resources and close food cycles in the Alps. Resource saving potentials will be identified in product categories such as fruits and vegetables, meat or dairy products. A digital service system using artificial intelligence will connect stakeholders across the food system. The project will enable different stakeholders to take into account resource and CO₂ savings and strengthen sustainable and circular economic competitiveness in the Alps.

Project outputs include:

1. Alpine-wide consolidation of LCA methodology for defined food product categories,
2. Intelligent, digital LCA service system (IDLCASS) that helps users to evaluate decisions regarding resource / CO2 savings,
3. Implementation of smart, closed circular food cycle networks,
4. Regionally established Circular Food Hubs that acquire, educate and supervise stakeholders to make the impact of the AI system-supported decisions more sustainable, transparent and measurable.

LEAD PARTNER: University of Applied Science Salzburg; AT

PROJECT PARTNERS:

• Austrian Institute of Ecology, AT
• E-zavod, Institute for comprehensive development solutions, SI
• Nice Côte d’Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, FR
• BSC, Business support organisation, ltd., Kranj, SI
• Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories, FR
• LAMORO Development Agency, IT
• IDM Südtirol Alto Adige; IT
• University of Applied Sciences Munich, DE
• Cluster of Environmental Technologies Bavaria, DE

PROJECT BUDGET: 2,39 million EUR, EBRD co-financing: 80%

Project duration: 11.2022 – 10.2025

This project is co-funded by the European Union