Experiences of the German Development Cooperation
in South East Europe
Covenant of Mayors A path towards energy efficiency and climate protection in municipalities
28 November 2013, Macedonia, Energy Days of Municipality Karposh Dubravka Bošnjak, GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE Energy Efficiency
Covenant of Mayors and Capital Cities in the SEE Povelja Gradonačelnika i Glavni Gradovi u JIE
2009 / 2011 Capital cities initiative (CCI) Capacity building for energy management in cities towards the goals of the EU Covenant of Mayors Izgradnja kapaciteta za upravljanje energijom u gradovima, usklađivanje sa ciljevima EU Povelje Gradonačelnika 2011/2012 Network of the energy efficient capitals in the SEE (NEEC) Mreža energetski efikasnih glavnih gradova u JIE
Aims & Activities
Achieving the EU Covenant of Mayors commitments
Exchanging experience among capital cities
Capacity building for energy management on local level in line with the EU best practice
Improving cooperation among SEE Capital Cities Supporting wider accession process to the EU membership
How do we work? What is different?
Results & Achievements
Main Challenges & Obstacleses General challenges Growing population and rising energy demand Rising energy prices Low awareness for EE in administration and among population in general Inadequate access to energy data and capture of energy consumption But also some obstacles Structures & Capacities in cities / municipalities Financing of projects / activities Competences & responsibilities & obligations Legal framework …
a lot of has been done …but much more still needs to be done Strengthening of the capacities of municipalities – for planning & implementation Creating of the more favourable framework Ensuring of the financial support (EU funds, public-private partnerships, ESCOs) Awareness rising on local, national, regional level Decision makers Citizens Education measures
Covenant of Mayors in South East Europe
CoM Cities ALB
1
BiH
13
CRO
50
MAC
2
MNE
3
Thank you for your attention! Hvala na pažnji!
Dubravka Bošnjak Project Manager, GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE – Energy Efficiency Projekt Menadžer, GIZ Otvoreni Regionalni fond za JIE – Energetska Efikasnost