Exchange on Local Government Associations

Initiatives and Municipal Successful Projects

NALAS TF EE MeetingDobrich 10.06.2014

Bojan Gajić,Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities / The City of Niš

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Support to Local Governments in Serbia in the EU integration process

• SKGO & SALAR Program (2012-15) • To contribute to strengthened democracy, equitable and sustainable

development in relation to local governance and closer ties between Serbia and EU

• 5 components of the Program:– EU accession of Serbia and its implications for Local Level Government– Environmental Protection– Gender equality at the local level– LSGs Regulatory framework for more favourable business environment– Capacity building of SCTM

Support to Local Governments in Serbia in the EU integration process

• Environmental Protection• 3 Clusters (1 swedish & 3 serbian muns)

– Strategic Waste Management– Energy– Noise- and air pollution

• Theme: Local energy• Växjӧ, Niš, Kula, Varvarin • Goal: Energy Strategy planning document

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Energy planning - Serbia

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•Commitment by Law:▫Program EE (3 years)▫Plan EE (1 year)

•Covenant of Mayors▫SEAP (2020)

•Long term vision???

Energy Cities

• Energy Cities is the European Association of local authorities in energy transition

• Created in 1990.• More than 1.000 towns and cities

from 30 countries• Niš from 2005.• Leading Covenant of Mayors

Energy Cities• A chance to learn from the

most active cities• One of the most active

among the most active ones is Växjӧ

• In 2012. launched proposals for the energy transition of European cities and towns.

• Based on innovative approaches, new ideas and groundbreaking practices.

• They provide practical answers and link today’s action to the long-term vision of a low energy city with a high quality of life for all.

Energy Cities 30 proposals to Rio+20

Draft of the program

• Energy transition roadmap will be prepared by using inspiration from:– SEAP of the city of Niš,– Växjö’s experience in sustainable

energy development,– Environmental Program of Växjö,– Energy Program of Växjö,– Energy Cities 30 proposals for

energy transition.

Focus areas

• Renewables:– In district heating, Waste to energy, In

electricity production• Energy efficiency:

– Energy retrofitting, Improvement of energy management, Construction of low energy buildings & neigborhoods, Public awareness

• District heating– Improvement, District cooling, Heating

and distribution of hot tap water…

With a help of:• Local stakeholders• Well known current

status• Different (innovative)

ways of financing• Human capacities• Smart & sustainable

energy planning

Consortium• KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden• TU Delft, Holland• Barcelona tech UPC, Spain• Politecnico di Torino, Italy• University Banja Luka, Bosnia Herzegovina• University East Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina• Univerzity Crne Gore, Montenegro• University Belgrade, Serbia• University Kragujevac, Serbia• Associations of local authorities of Serbia, Montenegro, Republic

of Srpska

About the SD Train Project• Develop training programme for capacity building of the staff of public

authorities in sustainable infrastructure, energy efficiency and good governance at partner Universities in BiH, Montenegro and Serbia

• Improve capacities of partner Universities in providing training in sustainable public infrastructure through retraining of the key teachers at EU universities

• Develop a web-based toolkit as an interactive learning environment for training of public authorities

• Pilot training programme in cooperation with EU teachers• Develop recommendations for capacity building of public authorities in

sustainable infrastructure and securing continuous update of their knowledge, skills and competencies

• Ensure continuity of the training Programme and the web toolkit beyond Tempus Programme funding

Trainings programs - Serbia

• Indicators of sustainable development of local goverment,

• Analysis of energy consumption and possibilities of using of local energy resources in municipalities,

• Methodology and tools for energy planning,• Participatory Backcasting method of planning of

energy development at municipality level,• Improvement of energy efficiency – sustainable

infrastructure

Participatory Backcasting method of planning in Niš

Planning of development in Niš

• Starting from adopted planning documents:– Local ecological Action Plan (LEAP), 2001.– Agenda 21 for sustainable development, 2004.– Development Strategy of the City of Niš, 2007.– Revision of Development Strategy of the City of Niš for a period 2009-

2020, 2010.– Action plan of sustainable development of the City of Niš 2010-2014,

2010.– Energy planning documents – Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) to

be developed soon

Enrgy transition roadmap(energy vision of the city 2030, 2040, 2050)

Study of improvement of

heating of the City(action plan of

measures in heating of the City of Niš 2030?)

SEAP(action plan

for CO2 emision

reduction 2020)

Team for Participatory Backcasting in Niš

• KTH Royal Institute of Technology– Dr Olga Kordas– Kateryna Pereverza– Oleksii Pasichnyi

• TU Delft– Prof. Karel Mulder

• University from KragujevacFaculty of engineering sciences – Goran Bošković– Nikola Rakić – Vladimir Vukašinović

• University from BelgradeMining-geological faculty– Doc. dr Marija Živković– Aleksandar Madžarević– Prof. Dejan IvezićMechanical faculty– Dimitrije Manić

Participatory Backcasting in Niš

Approach – scope of the study

• Project covers:– Final energy consumption of:

• Sector of households,• Public sector

– Energy transformation sector• Timeline year 2030.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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