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Our network
Connective Cities - International Community of Practice for Sustainable Urban Development - has been supporting municipal stakeholders and urban practitioners in developing locally adapted solutions since 2013 by
- bringing together municipal practitioners to exchange municipal expertise;
- disseminating knowledge for sustainable urban development;
- supporting peer-to-peer consultation for the development of local solutions.
Our focus
SEE region brings together different municipalities, NGOs and CSOs, research institutions, urban practitioners, and other interested parties around the following challenging topics of their interest to improve and disseminate good practices:
- Renewable Energy development
- Sustainable rural-urban Tourism development
- Ukrainian Resilience after the war
- Urban biodiversity – the income for cities, recreation for citizens
- Cities’ role in Mining industry development
- Municipalities Ensuring Human rights protection
- Action for Cool Cities: pathways for carbon emission reduction and improvement of outdoor thermal comfort (together with MENA region)
The Learning Process
Renewable energy options at municipal level
The proposed learning process, which will take place from October 2023 to October 2024, aims to promote the exchange of relevant municipal expertise in the field of renewable energy through facilitated peer-to-peer consultation between municipal practitioners from South East Europe and Germany. The event aims to provide a wide range of information through interaction, knowledge and experience sharing between participants and to address the latest developments and research findings relevant to the region.
In order to narrow down and focus the discussions within the specific areas of work, the following thematic priorities have been identified:
- Efficiency measures, energy saving measures for municipal infrastructure and green spaces.
- Renewable energy supply for municipal buildings (photovoltaic and heat pump) and infrastructure (street lighting, recreation areas, etc.)
- How can municipalities encourage their residents to purchase their own small-scale renewable energy systems?
- Promoting innovative municipal financing for sustainable energy
Our activities
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Interested? Would you also like to contribute your expertise? For further information, please contact Ms. Ketevan Papashvili, Connective Cities' regional coordinator for Southeast Europe: ketevan.papashvili(at)giz.de
News
Ukraine Conference of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Ukraine)
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Publication
Kragujevac - renewable energy in district heating
2024 - A good practice from Serbia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Renewable Energy Options on the Municipal Level
2024 - Documentation of the regional planning workshop for Southeast Europe from 11 to 13 June 2024 in Sarajevo
Heat in the City
2024 - The Connective Cities Deep Dive Event from 3 to 6 June in Heidelberg, Germany
Resilience in Times of War - Municipal Exchange between Ukraine and Germany
2024 - Summary of the Connective Cities' Project Planning Workshop from 28 to 29 November 2023 in Munich
Insights
Action for Cool Cities - Pathways for carbon reduction in buildings and improvement of outdoor thermal comfort.
30/11/2022 to 01/12/2022
As the first step of the learning process ‘Action for Cool Cities- Pathways for carbon reduction in buildings and…
Development of bankable project proposals for sustainable urban energy planning in Southeast Europe
02/11/2021 to 04/11/2021
Nearly 50 people from approximately 10 municipalities across 5 countries of Southeastern Europe (SEE) region as well as…
Good practices
KOTOR - centuries young town on the map of the rainbow cities
18/08/2023
A UNESCO-protected small town with a rich history and cultural heritage, Kotor is an attractive destination with a lot…
Leave no one behind
29/08/2022
As part of its support during COVID-19 pandemic, the Municipality of Mionica established a volunteering center to…