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Twinning programme 2016

Twinning visit report

SEVILLE, 23, 24 January 2017

Mentor city: Seville

Learning cities: Braga (Portugal), Thessaloniki (Greece)

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Executive summary

Representatives from the cities of Thessaloniki, Greece and Braga, Portugal visited the city of Sevilla on

23-24 January. These three cities are all suffering from extreme temperatures, protracted heatwaves with

'tropical nights', water scarcity as well as the potential threat of flooding events in cases of extreme rainfall.

These hazards have acted as a catalyst for Sevilla to implement a comprehensive portfolio of green

measures covering various sectors including water, energy, transport, housing and waste. The city is now

in the process of reviewing and incorporating these elements into its adaptation plan. Most of these

measures aim to enhance energy efficiency (better insulation for buildings), conserve water (consumption

was brought down from 176 Litres /inhabitant/day in 1991 to 112 litres in 2015), and to transform outdoor

spaces into more liveable and tolerable places during heatwaves. Sevilla joined the Covenant of Mayors in

2009, Mayors Adapt in 2015 and the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in 2016.

During the twinning visit, Thessaloniki and Braga had the opportunity to visit multiple actors involved in

the city’s Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Strategy. One such partner is a water company called

EMASESA, started in 1995 to invest in energy efficiency, and which conducted its first inventory of the

emissions in 1998. The company made substantial investments in sludge composting and produces biogas

which is utilised for energy and heat. Thessaloniki and Braga also visited the urbanism office, which

explained how they extended the cycling network from 12 kilometres of bicycle lanes in 2004, to over 170

kilometres in 2013. Furthermore, discussion with EMVISESA, a housing company, highlighted the challenge

of elevating energy efficiency standards of the housing stock while maintaining affordability. In addition,

the waste company LIPASAM demonstrated their efforts to calculate emissions originating from the waste

sector while also increasing efforts to recycle waste. In the next 2-3 months, they shall initiate collections

from markets, to be used for compost and to be brought to the wastewater treatment plant for co-digestion

with sludge.

Sevilla is already quite advanced in terms of its energy efficiency measures, these include soft mobility

(electric vehicles, “Sevici” bike-rental system), water savings and stakeholder engagement. The following

adaptation step is to implement measures which help to foster an open city ethos (i.e. providing shade

cover for streets, use of water to reinvigorate built-up areas).

Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, has already implemented several bio-climatic measures to

aid in combatting the effects of the urban heat island effect. Officials are also keen to use the experiences

garnered by Sevilla to optimise the water system in the city.

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Thessaloniki signed the Covenant of Mayors in 2011, and its SEAP was approved in 2014.Thessaloniki has

also joined the 100 Resilient Cities programme; in this framework, the city made a risk analysis which

identified four climatic shocks, and drafts a strategy of for the creation of a resilient city.

Thanks to its involvement in the Portuguese project ClimAdaPT.local, Braga has already conducted a

thorough climate risks and vulnerability assessment and will now use the findings from this twinning visit

to help prioritise and implement the measures contained in its adaptation plan.

http://climadapt-local.pt/en/

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Agenda of the visit:

Day 1.23 January 2017

08.45-09.00 WELCOME INSTITUTIONAL.

Vice Mayor in Charge of institutional relations. City Hall. Plaza Nueva, 1

09.00 am-9.30 Seville Adaptation Climate Change Actions presentation Director of economy and trade

09:30-10:00 Thessaloniki Adaptation Climate Change Actions presentation 10.00 - 10.30 Braga Seville Adaptation Climate Change Actions presentation 10.30 - 11.00 COFFEE BREAK AND PEDESTRIAN TRANSFER TO EMASESA PREMISES. 11.30 - 13.00 Adaptation Climate Change Actions in Water issues presentation.

Headquarters EMASESA. Escuelas Pías, 1

13:00-13:30 Peer review 13.30 - 14.30 NETWORKING LUNCH 14:30-15:00 Shuttle visits EMASESA facilities 15:00-17:00 Visit EMASESA facilities: Control centre, flood prevention, sanitation, storm tank, WWTP 19:30 DINNER

DAY 2. 24 January 2017

09.00 - 10.30 Presentation Climate Change Adaptation Actions in Urban Management Planning

Headquarters Municipal Urban Planning Services. Isla de la Cartuja 10:00-10:30 Peer review 10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK AND TRANSFER TO THE CITY HALL 11.30 - 12.30 Energetic efficiency in building actions for adaptation climate change buildings EMVISESA (Public Housing Company) City Presentation Climate Change Adaptation Actions in Hall. Plaza Nueva,1 12:30-13:30 Peer review 13:30-14:30 NETWORKING LUNCH 15.00 - 16.30 Presentation Climate Change Adaptation Actions in energy, mobility and LIPASAM (Waste Management Company)

City Hall. Plaza Nueva, 1 16:30 - 17:00 Peer review.

City Hall. Plaza Nueva, 1 17:00-18:00 Conclusions: transferability session animated by twinning facilitator

City Hall. Plaza Nueva,

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1. Adaptation measures presented

Measure name and description Measure implemented

in

Related

climate risk/

vulnerability

Flood prevention Intervention in rivers. Infrastructures Water tanks. Water tanks. Intervention in sedentary effluents Drainage streets

Seville Increase of heat and drought. Change in the rain regime

Measures against heat increase Urban fountains for refrigeration. Bioclimatic open areas. Providing shading in the streets. Water spray in the streets.

Seville Increased heating and longer summers.

Adaption actions to prevent drought Smart control water installations. Water management demand. Water devices in houses/buildings.

Seville Water scarcity

Furthermore, some mitigation measures were presented:

Resources protection Water/energy saving actions. Composting sludge.

Seville

CO2 emissions control

Mobility Bike lines.

Seville


Energy efficiency Isolation in windows and facades. Thermal bridges. Dareed project: smart control of installations. EDUSI project: Student/elder professor residence.

Seville


Waste management Installing sensors in containers.

Seville


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2. Conditions for success and transferability assessment

Measure 1: Flood prevention: Intervention in rivers infrastructures and Water tanks .

Intervention in secundary efluents. Drainage streets

Conditions for success

Mentor city:

Seville

Learning city 1: Braga evaluate to

what these conditions are/will be fulfilled)

Transferability

potential (1:

low -4:

high)

Learning city 2: Thessalonica (evaluate to


Transferability

potential (1: low -4:

high)

Problem at

the origin of the measure

Increasing

frequency of heat and

drought.

Changes in rain

patterns.

Despite the different

characteristics Braga will also experience the

increases of extreme

events regarding rainfall

3 Increased frequency of

extreme rainfall could result in flooding to vulnerable city

areas. The topography of

Thessaloniki differs from Sevilla’s with future sea level

rising being the most severe potential risk.

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Objective of the measure

Prevent the risk of

flooding and

control the large

amounts of rainfall

received in a

short period.

Prevent the risk of flooding, Improving

sustainable urban

drainage. Reducing storm water

runoff.

3 Prevent flooding risk and strengthen the city’s ability to

overcome the consequences of

future inevitable flooding incidents

2

Time needed

for implementati

on

Plans of 5,

10 and 15 years

Long term planning. To

be determined by an implementation study.

2 Long term planning 2

Technical conditions

required

Strategy Drainage

Infrastructur

e Planning

A feasibility study would be a

precondition. Studies for

the identification of potentially vulnerable

areas. Drainage infrastructure

planning.

2 Studies for the identification of the potentially vulnerable

areas.

Drainage infrastructure.

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Governance of the

measure

Planning approved by

Public

Company

Municipality planning and cooperation with water

providers

2 Thessaloniki Water Supply & Sewerage Co. S.A

Civil protection

Regional Government

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and

Municipality

regional and national

administration

services

Legislative/

regulatory

framework

Municipal

Regulation

Public Company

Detailing Plan

Municipal Regulation.

Public Company Detailing

Master Plan

1 Regional

Municipal

1

Additional

success factors

Coordinate

actions public/privat

e companies

and municipality

Coordination between

several actors, protection of people and goods.

2 Political will & consensus.

Cooperation between Different departments.

2

Level of

expenditure

36.2 million

euros

To be determined 1 1

Overall rating of transferability potential 1.75 - 1,6

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Measure 2: Smart control water installations. Water management demand. Water devises in

houses/buildings

Conditions

for

success

Mentor city:

Seville

Learning city 1:

Braga evaluate to


Transfera

bility


high)

Learning city 2:

Thessalonica

(evaluate to what these conditions

are/will be fulfilled)

Transfera

bility


high)

Problem at


Water scarcity Water scarcity during the

summertime

2 Water scarcity

Over- consumption Aged distribution

network

2


Efficient water consumption

To implement systems to reduce water

consumption and develop public and green

spaces to be more

resilient to water scarcity events.

2 Deterioration of extreme water

consumption. Deterioration of

damages of the

water distribution network

3

Time needed for

implementa

tion

Different actions have different

timeframes.

To be determined by an implementation study

1 Depends on the water company’s

planning

1

Technical

conditions

required

Approved

Planning.

Approved campaigns.

Approved investments

Smart systems

General update of water

distribution and waste water collection systems

Heat resistant “resilient” plant

Evaluation of the

possibility to use of recycled water for

irrigation Evaluation of possible

space solution for retaining run-off waters.

Investments in final

recycled water treatments.

Investment in water and irrigation system

infrastructures and

networks towards full compliance with recycled

water use. Financial investments in

green space

adaptation solutions.

2 The water company

is responsible for

the planning, management and

financing of any action and

implementation of

campaigns. The municipality could

act as “helper”, mainly in public

awareness campaigns

1

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Governance

of the

measure

Public company

agreement with

Municipality/ private sector /

social actors

Municipal initiative and

budget to investment.

Partnership with public provider utilities

2 Thessaloniki Water

Supply & Sewerage

Co. S.A

1

Legislative/ regulatory

framework

Compulsory saving device in

new buildings. Price structure

by person and

blocks.

Integration with existing planning instruments

and compliance with national, regional and

local rules.

1 Need to be redefined if any new measures

are to be introduced

1

Additional

success

factors

Citizen

collaboration

Citizen awareness

Citizenship awareness

about water

consumption and educational information

for a sustainable use of the resources

3 Intensive campaigns

for citizens’

awareness and education

3

Level of

expenditure

N/D. Different

investors.

To be determined 1 1


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Measure 3. Energy Efficiency. Improvement of energy efficiency and use of renewable energy

in public services and housing. Isolation in windows and facades. Thermal bridges. Dareed

project: smart control of installations. EDUSI project: Student/elder professor residence

Conditions for

success


Learning city 1: Braga

Transferability


high)

Learning city 2: Thessalonica

(evaluate to what these conditions


Transferability potential

(1: low -4: high)

Problem at the origin of

the measure

Houses and public buildings not well

isolated. Losses of energy.

Publics buildings not prepared for

the impacts of heat waves

3 The municipality has authority only

for schools and municipal buildings.

Over 70% of buildings (private,

municipal, public)

have inadequate insulation because

they were built before the

implementation of

the Greek thermal regulation (1979)

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Improve energy efficiency through

the adaptation

measures in houses and

buildings.

Improve energy efficiency through

the

implementation of adaptation

measures in houses and public

buildings. Promotion of an

energy efficiency

construction

3 Improve energy efficiency of school

and municipal

buildings

3

Time

needed for implementa

tion

5 years Long-term

intervention To be determined

by an

implementation study

2 Long term

interventions’ plan

1

Technical

conditions required

0 New materials

and new and smart technology

3 New insulation

materials Use of low-e

double-glazing systems

Cool materials (e.g.

for school yards) Use of RES

Use of BEMS

3

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Governance

of the measure

EMVISESA (Public

company) agreement with

Municipality, house-holder,

private companies

and citizen

Municipal initiative

and budget to investment.

1 Municipality of

Thessaloniki

1

Legislative/

regulatory

framework

N/d Energy

performance

regulation. Energy

certification.

1 Revised Energy

Performance

Regulation is to be issued

1

Additional success

factors

Citizen collaboration.

Existence of financing

mechanisms

2 Existence of financing

mechanisms.

1

Level of expenditure

Housing in EDUSI zone: 3.337.000€

Student/elder

professor residence

225.000€

To be determined 1 Over 60 million Euros are required

for the energy

upgrade of all school and

municipal buildings.

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Overall rating of transferability potential 2 - 1,8

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Measure 4: Waste management. Sensorization in containers

Conditions for

success


Learning city 1: Braga

(evaluate to

what these conditions


Transferability

potential

(1: low -4: high)

Learning city 2: Thessalonica

(evaluate to what these

conditions are/will be fulfilled)

Transferability potential

(1: low -4:

high)

Problem at


CO2 Pollution

caused by fleet vehicles

CO2 emissions 2 CO2 emitted by the

fleet. However, the

Municipality has recently renewed its

fleet with Euro 5 & 6 trucks. It owns a

restricted number of

e-vehicles (4) but their use is hinted by an

outdated legal framework. Once this

is improved the

municipality could apply an eco-friendlier

plan towards e-vehicles.

4

Objective of

the measure

Low CO2

emissions

Low emissions of

CO2 and a more efficiency

management system

2 Further reduction of

CO2 emissions

4

Time needed for

implementa

tion

3 years Medium time intervention. To

be determined by

an implementation

study

2 Varies depending on funds and legislation

changes.

1

Technical conditions

required

Foster innovation in waste

management Demonstrating

the potential of

ICT to optimise current EU waste

management operational

methodologies.

Establish a way forward for the

standard


mechanisms

2 Ideas regarding the introduction of

underground garbage bins with volume

sensors exist within

the municipality. At the moments, we are

seeking funds for their implementation

(ERDF, loan from EIB

etc.).

3

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adoption of a

more sustainable

model.

Studies for the

optimization of the

fleet’s routes

Governance

of the

measure

LIPASAM (Waste

Public Company).

Municipality. Private companies.

Municipal initiative and budget to

investment. Partnership with

public and private

companies

3 Collection of rubbish is

the responsibility of

the Municipality. Management is done

by other government organisations. In

recycling, private

organisations are also involved.

2

Legislative/ regulatory

framework

No Integration with existing planning

instruments

1 1

Additional success

factors

Citizen collaboration in

separate waste


mechanisms

2 Awareness campaigns are being plant with

the aid of ERDF and ESF funds

3

Level of

expenditure

157.305€ To be determined 1 1


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Measure 5: Urban fountains for refrigeration. Bioclimatic open areas. Shading in the streets.

Water spray in the streets.

Conditions

for success

Mentor city:

Seville

Learning city 1:

Braga (evaluate to what these

conditions are/will

be fulfilled)

Transfer

ability potentia

l (1: low

-4: high)

Learning city 2:

Thessalonica (evaluate to what these conditions


Transferab

ility potential

(1: low -4:

high)

Problem at

the origin of the

measure

Increased heat

and longer summers

Temperature

increase, Heat waves

4 Longer periods with high

temperatures as well as more frequent heat

waves

4

Objective of the

measure

To decrease the temperature in

some open areas and streets.

Cooling effect, inhabitants

contort

4 To comfort public spaces by reducing ambient air

temperature

3

Time

needed for implement

ation

It depends on

how many street and open areas

are concerned.

To be

determined by an

implementation study

3 Depends on the size and

extend of the implementation areas

4

Technical

conditions required

Healthy Water

quality control

Implementation

study. Budget & financing

mechanisms

availability. Quality control.

3 Cool materials

Water areas (e.g. fountains)

Fans

1

Governanc

e of the measure

Municipality and

Urban Planning Area/Public

Water Company /Private sector

Urban planning &

environment departments.

3 Urban planning and

Gardening departments of the Municipality.

3

Legislative

/ regulatory

framework

Not necessary Municipal

regulation Detailing plans

Green

Infrastructure program

3 Not necessary 4

Additional

success factors

Open services

and shops in the area. Tourism.

Tourism

opportunity

3 Existence of financing

mechanisms Citizens and business

collaboration

3

Level of expenditur

e

N/D. Different in

different actions

To be determined

2 It depends on the interventions

4

Overall rating of transferability potential 3.1 - 3.2

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3. Take-aways of the visit for the learning cities

City 1: Braga

The visit showed several very interesting measures which can be adapted and implemented in the city of

Braga. Braga already has an adaptation plan and officials have identified some priority adaptation

measures.

The Bioclimatic measures presented are very relevant and in line with the city’s strategic planning.

Moreover, the intervention seen in river infrastructures and water tanks, the intervention in sedentary

effluents and drainage streets also have a relevant role and reflect the reality seen in Braga today.

Another inspiring example observed concerns the bike network, despite the fact the Braga territory is very

different in terms of its morphological characteristics and it would not be possible to create a network such

as that in Seville, the awareness of the citizens and the partnerships between several entities is a prime

example to be replicated in additional measures.

City 2: Thessaloniki

The visit was well organized and provided us with the opportunity to see a variety of adaptation measures

that are being applied in Seville. Good practices were discussed; thoughts and useful ideas came up which

Thessaloniki will examine to use in its own adaptation plan. We realised that Thessaloniki has also

implemented similar measures but future actions must be the result of a greater adaptation and resilience

strategy, to achieve the goal of a resilient and climate adapted city. Braga’s presentation of its Adaptation

Strategy was also very interesting and an excellent example of drawing inspiration from one.

It was pointed out that a key factor for the successful implementation of any adaptation measure is that

public awareness and info campaigns should go on throughout longer periods, to establish the

effectiveness of the measure and to ensure that there won’t be any setbacks. A good example is the

noticeable decline of bicycle users in Sevilla soon after the relevant education/information programmes

stopped. Another fact, common for many situations in all three cities, is the need for continuation of

successful pilot projects; however, the lack of finance is a difficult obstacle to overcome.

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4. Action plan for the learning cities

City 1: Braga

Adaptation action to take Timeline Key points to be monitored

Support needed from mentor city or MA Office

Promotion of bioclimatic and energy-efficient construction,

introduction of evaporative and

cooling solutions in public spaces.

2017 – 2030 Air pollution, public area covered with

green and shading

infrastructures, energy

consumption, CO2 emissions

Get information on funding

opportunities of applying,

together with city twinning cities, for

projects under H2020

Creation of a smart system for monitoring water levels in rivers

and floodplains

2017 - 2030 Rivers level and decrease of flood

risk, water quality, smart management

Get information on funding

opportunities applying, together with twinned cities, for

projects under H2020

Implementation of a mobility plan 2017 – 2030 Energy

consumption, CO2

emissions, number of electric vehicles

Get information on

funding

opportunities of applying, together with city twinning cities,

for projects under H2020

Public awareness measures 2017 – 2030 Number of actions Transfer of ideas and

communication support.

City 2: Thessaloniki

Adaptation action to take Timeline Key points to be

monitored

Support needed from mentor

city or MA Office

Bioclimatic interventions within

the urban net (i.e., public

squares, school yards etc.)

2017 – 2023 Air pollution, UHI

effect, public area

covered with green

Expansion of the LED usage 2017 - 2023 Energy

consumption

Expansion of the e-vehicle usage 2017 – 2023 (compatible) fuel

reduction

Introduction of (volume etc.)

sensors in garbage bins – optimization of the garbage

trucks routes via GPS usage

2017 – 2023 (compatible) fuel

reduction

Knowledge transfer regarding

implementation

Public awareness measures

(target low ages)

2017 – 2023 Transfer of interesting and

attractive educational ideas

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5. Feedback of learning cities on the adaptation measures presented by the mentor city

The adaptation measures presented by Sevilla reflect in a vivid way the dedication of the city to implement

a planning strategy based on adaptation. It’s worth mentioning that Sevilla has incorporated adaptation

and mitigation policies in almost every aspect of the city’s functions (i.e. waste collection and management,

mobility, energy efficiency, water management) and all together will form the city’s adaptation plan.

The integrated policy on water, regarding resources, flood, drought and energy saving practices, is very

interesting; all the relevant measures are impressive and have proved very effective per the numbers

presented by EMASESA.

The use of ICT in waste management also seemed to have a positive impact on CO2 reduction. A very

impressive measure that was carried out in a rather short space of time was the expansion of bicycle

lanes. Regarding the building energy sector, we found interesting and challenging the efforts of EMVISESA

to provide energy efficient buildings at affordable costs.

Overall Sevilla demonstrated a plethora of very inspiring measures that will strengthen the city’s resilience

to adverse climate conditions and help it adapt to climate change.

Take-aways of the twinning visit for the mentor city

The ADAM methodology followed by Braga is considered very interesting, as well as the approach of

Thessalonica. We emphasized that even in different conditions: a city with large swathes of natural spaces,

another city which is primarily coastal and another inland city, with dimensions, all of them face very

similar issues; it is possible to follow the same methodology. This fact shows a great field of interaction

between the participating cities. One proposed idea would be to create a platform in which the actions

carried out or planned by all the cities in the twinning program are shared to increase the exchange and

mutual learning. In that way, different approaches to similar problems could be consulted.

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6. Action plan for the mentor city:

Adaptation action to take Timeline Key points to be monitored Support needed from learning city

or MA Office

Improved energy efficiency in buildings and

Municipal facilities:

2016/2020 Isolation in windows and facades

Thermal bridges

Energy certification of all

Municipal buildings

Suggestions of

the methodology and knowledge.

Suggestions for

financial support

Promotion of renewable energies and savings

energetic

2016/2020 Qualification and certification of

Energy management procedures in

public or private activities.

Incentives for the installation of solar panels

Educational Green Homes

program

Suggestions of


Suggestions for

financial support

Development of a sustainable mobility model

2016/2020 Increase Bike lines

Renewal Lipasam (Cleaning

Public Company) fleet with more

efficient electric vehicles

Adaptation of buildings to receive

new points

Recharging system for electric vehicles

Suggestions of

the methodology

and knowledge.

Suggestions for

financial support

Awareness and development of responsible consumption

2016/2020 Awareness campaigns for water,

waste and energy responsible consumption

Suggestions of


Suggestions for

financial support

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7. Conclusions

The visit demonstrated the importance of active and continuous policies and incentives to influence

citizens’ behaviour. For instance, when Sevilla started to build cycle paths and to organise campaigns to

boost bicycle use, the number of people cycling raised from 5,000 in 2006 to 72,000/day in 2011. However,

this number then decreases to around 60,000 currently. The explanation lies in the fact that that the

policies to promote the biking scheme stopped, the bike office closed, the educational programmes were

halted as well as the political disincentives for car use. This shows the importance of promoting biking in

the long-term.

Discussions about sustainable urban drainable measures showed that they are still not considered as an

alternative to traditional grey measures, but only seen as complementary measures. Another difficulty is

that the very narrow streets in Sevilla make it difficult to upscale the drainage systems in old streets,

whereas this is possible in new districts.

The three cities benefited from EU grants to implement adaptation measures: EXOICONOMO programme

(Energy Efficiency), LIFE+ Biofuels 2G programme (biofuels production from used cooking oils),

MedSeaTies (coastal metropolis management), ICME – Black Sea (coastal monitoring of environmental

problems) and InGreenCi projects (integrated green cities) in Thessaloniki, local interventions with

URBACT III to promote cycling, Dareed (energy efficiency) and LIFE EWAS projects (waste management

using ICT tools) in Sevilla, etc. A common issue found in the three cities is that European projects don’t

allow infrastructure investment; they are only pilot projects that need to be continued. Additionally, there

is a debt limitation. Thessaloniki has applied for several EU funded programmes (LIFE, Horizon2020 etc.)

under the scopes of climate adaptation and nature based solutions and is waiting for the results. However,

the areas of intervention (parks, open spaces) are limited and if the projects are approved and completed,

the continuation will be on the city’s own budget which is very limited. The three cities agreed that there

is a need for EU grants to fund the upscaling of successful projects.

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3465

http://www.medseaties.eu/

http://ingreenci.eu/

http://dareed.eu/

http://life-ewas.eu/en/

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Annex 1: List of participants

Name Surname City/Organisation Position

Carmen Castreño Lucas Seville Vice Mayor

Esperanza Caro Gomez Seville Director of Economy and Trade

Isabel Cuadrado Seville Director

Jaime Palop Piqueras EMASESA/Seville CEO

José Garcia Gonzalez

EMASESA/Seville Director Servicios Corporativos

Alejandro Alfaro Rodriguez

EMASESA/Seville Subdirector of Engineering and Systems

Leonor Rodriguez Catalán

EMASESA/Seville Head of Business development and European Funds.

Modesta Hoyuela Diaz EMASESA/Seville Business development and European Funds.

Benigno Lopez Villa EMASESA/Seville Environmental Management

Andrés García Hernandez

EMASESA/Seville Resources Protection

Pablo Rasero del Real EMASESA/Seville Environmental Education

Javier Huesa Lasa Urbanismo/Seville Head of Sustainability and Innovation

Luisa Diaz Borrego Urbanismo/Seville Soustainability and Innovation

Felipe Castro Bermúdez-Coronel

EMVISESA/Seville Manager Director

Manuel Burgos Lopez EMVISESA/Seville Technical Coordination

Ana Isabel Rodriguez Benitez

EMVISESA/Seville Architect

Rafael Jaenes Blanco EMVISESA/Seville ICT Systems

Jorge Soria Tonda LIPASAM/Seville Head of Operations

Sofia Martins IrRADIARE/Braga Project manager

Crisitina Costa Braga Environmental department

Nuno Trigo Braga Technical Forestry Office

Voula Tzoumaka Thessaloniki Head of the Department of Environment

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Annex 2: Press release

http://www.emvisesa.org/2017/01/24/emvisesa-recibe-a-representantes-de-salonica-y-braga-en-el-marco-del-pacto-de-los-alcaldes-para-el-clima-y-la-energia/

Emvisesa recibe a representantes de Salónica y Braga en el marco del “Pacto de los Alcaldes para el Clima y la Energía”.

Durante la mañana de hoy, dos representantes del Ayuntamiento de la ciudad griega

de Salónica, dos representantes de la ciudad portuguesa de Braga y una representante de

la red Eurocities han visitado la sede de Emvisesa en calle Bilbao.

La Comisión Europea, en el marco del “Pacto de los Alcaldes para el Clima y la

Energía“, ha seleccionado a la ciudad de Sevilla para actuar como mentora

de Braga y Salónica, concretamente en los aspectos relacionados con la adaptación al

cambio climático.

El “Pacto de los Alcaldes” es la mayor iniciativa urbana a nivel mundial en materia

de clima y energía. Agrupa a más de 7.000 autoridades locales, entre las que se encuentra

el Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, con el compromiso voluntario de aplicar en sus territorios los

objetivos climáticos y energéticos de la Unión Europea.



https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal%C3%B3nica

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braga

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocities

http://www.pactodelosalcaldes.eu/index_es.html

http://www.pactodelosalcaldes.eu/index_es.html

http://www.emvisesa.org/

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Los firmantes del Pacto se comprometen a reducir la emisiones de CO2 en, al menos,

un 40% de aquí a 2030, así como a adoptar un enfoque integral para abordar la atenuación

del cambio climático y la adaptación a éste.

Los representantes de las ciudades de Braga y Salónica, así como la de la red Eurocities,

han mostrado interés por conocer la respuesta que Sevilla está dando al desafío que supone

el cambio climático, concretamente desde la perspectiva de la promoción de viviendas

protegidas.

Felipe Castro, Gerente de Emvisesa, los ha recibido a las 11:30 horas y, tras darles la

bienvenida, les ha ofrecido una presentación donde les ha explicado la función de Emvisesa

y qué acciones desarrolla la Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda para mejorar la eficiencia

energética y reducir la producción de residuos.

Resumen de la presentación de Felipe Castro:

Puede descargar el archivo (MayorsAdaptTwinning_EN_RSZ.pdf) haciendo clic sobre este enlace.

A las 12:30 se ha iniciado un coloquio que se ha extendido durante una hora. En dicho

coloquio los participantes han planteado dudas, proyectos y han tratado de obtener

inspiración para adaptar determinadas ideas a sus respectivas ciudades.

Además de Emvisesa, la visita a Sevilla les llevará a conocer el Ayuntamiento, Emasesa,

Urbanismo y Lipasam, de la mano de Modesta Hoyuela Díaz (Desarrollo de Negocios y

Fondos Europeos de Emasesa).

Versión castellana de la presentación:

Puede descargar el archivo (MayorsAdaptTwinning_RSZ.pdf) haciendo clic sobre este enlace.

http://www.emvisesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MayorsAdaptTwinning_EN_RSZ.pdf

http://www.emvisesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MayorsAdaptTwinning_EN_RSZ.pdf

http://www.emvisesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MayorsAdaptTwinning_RSZ.pdf

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