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PROPOSAL for the establishment of the ENGINE
(European Network for Green Infrastructure KNowledge and
Experience)Eleftherios Loizou
Managing Director
Nicosia Development Agency
Almere, 4th November 2014
Background One of the main outcomes of the GreenInfraNet project is the
establishment of a Network for Knowledge about the Green Infrastructure.
Nicosia Development Agency was appointed to be the leading partner towards this task and also the partner that would be responsible for administrating the new Network after its establishment, in cooperation with all other members.
Process so far has included: 2 Workshops (one in Nicosia, Cyprus and one in Valencia, Spain) 2 questionnaires for the partners (participative democratic process) Action plan elaboration 1 meeting with representatives of D.G. Environment of the European
Commission (6 December 2013)
Partners’ agreement on name “European Network for Green Infrastructure KNowledge and Experience (ENGINE)”
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ENGINE FOCUS
Objective
A Legal Entity European Network for
collecting, organizing, sharing and disseminating information on practical experience with GI at local and regional level in Europe
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Main ActivitiesEstablishing and managing a projects database (follow up GIN project)Organizing study visits (share practical experience on developing and implementing GI.Organizing conferences and workshops.Hosting online discussion forums.Producing publications.Disseminating information provided by the EC’s platformConsulting the EC’s information platform, providing on-the-ground information, experience and expertiseENGINE will support the Commission’s policy development on GI.
ThemesPolicy
ProcessesInstruments
ToolsCapacity Building
Flood protectionClimate change
National / regional / local funding
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Cooperation with the European Commission
ENGINE linked with the new EC’s GI e-platform (offering information on practical level as a source of complementary information)
- BISE (http://biodiversity.europa.eu/)
- WISE (http://water.europa.eu/)
- FISE (http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/)
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Proposed languageEnglishTranslation in other languages available on members contribution
MembershipCategories
Full members Associate members
Affiliate members
Type of organisationsPublic Administration
Local/Regional AuthoritiesUniversities
NGOsResearch Centers
InstitutesEuropean or Other Networks
Geographical coverageEuropean Union
Proposed Operating Structure
A) GENERAL ASSEMBLY
B) ENGINE BOARD
C) WORKING GROUPS
- Stakeholders (standard)
- Experts (standard)
- Other (flexible)
D) Secretariat
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OPERATION
DRAFT YEARLY BUDGET
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WORKING METHODOLOGY
GovernanceDecision MakingPolicies
ManagementCoordinationCommunicationActivities’ organizationFinancial Control
Dissemination & NetworkingDissemination PlanGreenInfraNet project’s electronic platform (website)
Implementation of ActivitiesProduction of outputs
Personnel Cost:Personnel Cost: €€14.40014.400
Administration CostsAdministration Costs::
€€99.600.600
Equipment:Equipment: €€2.2002.200
Dissemination Activities:Dissemination Activities: €€2.7002.700
DRAFT TOTAL:DRAFT TOTAL: €€28.90028.900
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!
NICOSIA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ANEL)
Address: 57 Giannou Kranidioti, 2235,
Latsia, Nicosia, Cyprus
Tel: 00 357 22 489105
Fax: 00 357 22 487213
email: info@anel.com.cy
website: www.anel.com.cy