The latest ‘Europe's State of the Environment 2020’ report, which was launched by the European Environment Agency earlier this month, states that Europe is facing environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency. This report underlines that Europe will not achieve its 2030 goals without urgent action over the next 10 years to address the alarming rate of biodiversity … [Read more...]
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AER mutual learning event: it’s all about the Economy 4.0!
This year's mutual learning event, a cooperation between AER, Brussels Capital and Catalonia on 4 December 2019, will be on the Economy 4.0. The Economy 4.0 is a new era of productive, industrial and economic development with deep implications on sectors as diverse as education, culture, health, agriculture, industrial production and work in general. The complexity of the … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Progress Report Autumn 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Regional Development and Economy gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the development of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. During the AER Spring Committee Plenaries 2019 in Örebro (SE), AER members identified joint actions they wanted to … [Read more...]
Developing sustainable and inclusive food systems at regional level
The AER Bureau Meeting in Larnaca (CY) on 6 June included an in-depth panel on "Sustainability from Farm to Fork”, moderated by Irén Lejegren, Chair of the AER Task Force on Food Security, Region Örebro (SE). The session looked at the challenges and opportunities involved in developing sustainable and inclusive food systems at regional level. The Agricultural Research … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Annual Report June 2018 – May 2019
The General Assembly is the highest authority of AER and convenes representatives of all its full members at least once a year. The General Assembly adopts among other things, the annual reports of the Thematic Committees. This report is the compilation of actions developped and implemented within Committee 1 between the 2018 General Assembly in Lillehammer, Oppland … [Read more...]
TAIEX-EIR workshop in Gelderland: you’re invited!
Gelderland (NL) and the European Commission are organising a TAIEX-EIR workshop on “Maintaining and Enhancing Ecosystem Services in Urban Regions”. This event, which is open to AER members and can be fully funded by the European Commission will take place in Gelderland in the Veluwe area, 4 - 5 July 2019. TAIEX-EIR learning programme The TAIEX-EIR PEER 2 PEER learning … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Progress Report Spring 2019
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Regional Development and Economy gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to implement with … [Read more...]
Innovating food systems: what are regions doing?
Policymakers from all over wider Europe will gather at the 2019 Spring Committee Plenaries in Örebro (SE), where AER is organising the seminar "Food for thought Action! A regional approach to innovating food systems" on March 27th. Regions will share how they innovate food systems to achieve:- nutrition for healthy and sustainable diets- climate and environmental … [Read more...]
Towards a more sustainable Europe by 2030
The AER Working Group on Energy and Climate Change has recently exchanged experiences on the use of the Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for regional policy-making.In this context, the European Commission published on January 30th a Reflection Paper on a Sustainable Europe by 2030.As part of the debate on the future of Europe, the paper reviews challenges and … [Read more...]
Why Food matters for regional development
Providing citizens with affordable, safe and nutritious food is complex. Moreover, the health and wellbeing of citizens and consumers are directly affected by the way cities and regions are shaping a sustainable food environment. The management of food systems and food quality has therefore far-reaching impact for areas as varied as health, climate, jobs and innovation. The … [Read more...]
SCEWC: Food, Sustainability and Governance in the Digital Age
As announced at the Vojvodina Committee 1 plenary meeting, AER is organising a side event on Wednesday 14 November on Food, Sustainability and Governance in the Digital Age in the context of the Smart City Expo World Congress. This event will look at food from different perspectives to support sustainable regional development. The objective is to share experiences, discover … [Read more...]
AER at Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona
AER is organising a mutual learning event focused on food, in partnership with Smart City Expo World Congress. This event, which was announced at the Committee 1 Plenary meeting in Vojvodina by the Chair of the AER Working Group on Rural Development Olimpia Neagoe, will take place on 14 November from 14:00 to 16:00 Food, Sustainability and Governance in the Digital Age The … [Read more...]
Committee 1 Progress report Autumn 2018
Twice a year the members of the AER Committee on Regional Development and Economy gather in plenary meeting. This is the opportunity to set goals for cooperation through the elaboration of a joint work programme and to evaluate progress every six months. On the occasion of the Committees' plenaries in Arad, AER members identified joint actions they wanted to implement with … [Read more...]
Brussels Capital: the Sharing Economy & the way forward
The sharing economy will be at the heart of discussions on the occasion of the Autumn plenary meeting of the AER Committee on Economy and Regional Development chaired by Jean Luc Vanraes, Brussels Capital (BE) The sharing economy: reshaping the way we do business In 2011 TIME Magazine described the sharing economy as one the ten ideas that will change the world (Walsch). … [Read more...]
Take a look: Horizon 2020’s calls for proposals to tackle food security (2/3)
In July the AER Secretariat followed the web-stream session of the Info Day on the new calls for proposals under Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenge 2 and we gave you an overview. Following the AER Bureau's decision in Oppland to have food security as a key topic, we attended a dedicated session on this topic. Below you can find a selection of some calls for proposals, … [Read more...]
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