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COP22: the final countdown

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One of the major achievements of COP21 was to underline the central role of regional and non-State stakeholders to protect natural resources, reduce global warming and mitigate its effects. At the end of this year in Marrakech, COP22 will look at the progress made since. Because the Mediterranean area is especially vulnerable to climate change, ... Read More

Transparency: a tool for change

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Remember the picture? United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holding a report which outlines the actions of States and Regions with regards to climat change. Because regions are implementing a variety of initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, AER is joining forces with the Compact of States and Regions to encourage regions across wider Europe ... Read More

Partner search: Life project on climate adaptation

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The AER Secretariat is happy to share with its member regions and partners a project opportunity developed by its partner network ALDA – The European Association of Local Democracy with the leadership of the Municipality of Santorso (in Vicenza province – Italy). The project “Rural and Urban Lands of NOrth VIcenza Province under a Sustainable ... Read More

Baltic Rim Economies: special edition on the Arctic

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The Pan-European Institute publishes a discussion forum, Baltic Rim Economies (BRE), which deals with the development of the Baltic Sea region. In the BRE review, high level public and corporate decision makers, representatives of Academia, as well as several other experts contribute to the discussion. Special issue on the future of the Arctic was published on ... Read More

BIOTEAM Magazine on bioenergy and sustainability

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On 15 March 2016, the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina together with the Assembly of European Regions hosted the conference ‘Biomass: What are the best ways to use it?‘ in Novi Sad, Serbia. At the conference, Mr. Eise Spijker from Joint Implementation Network, the Netherlands; coordinator of the EU co-funded project BIOTEAM provided a presentation on: ‘The ... Read More

Regions demand to be involved in shaping Cohesion policy post-2020

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337 Regions, cities, municipalities and interregional organisations demand a strong renewed EU Regional Policy after 2020. Regions send a highly visible and strong signal to the leaders of Europe on the future of Cohesion policy. Under the leadership of Lower Austria (At) and the Assembly of European Regions, 337 political representatives of regions from 22 ... Read More

Funding for smart grid and storage projects

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The Energy Challenge is designed to support the transition to a reliable, sustainable and competitive energy system. To make the transition to a competitive energy system, there is a need to overcome a number of challenges, such as increasingly scarce resources, growing energy needs and climate change. The 2016-2017 Horizon 2020 Work programme ‘Secure, clean and ... Read More

Looking for partners to join a new project on “Capacity building in the field of climate change in Turkey”

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Capacity Building in the Field of Climate Change in Turkey Grant Scheme (CCGS) is a multi-faceted programme to support a wide range of activities required to contribute to the global efforts to mitigate climate change and to increase the resilience of its citizens in line with the National Climate Change Strategy, National Climate Change Action ... Read More

Bureau members drive AER to aim for “a strong Europe”

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The AER Bureau is the highest political voice in AER. It provides the political direction and impetus for the work carried out in the network. The Bureau is responsible for launching the work on the political priorities and gathering the inputs of the different bodies in the network. The next political priorities will be adopted ... Read More

Sustainable mobility: the way forward

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The modernisation and democratisation of means of transports have radically changed how we perceive distances and the world in general. At the same time resource scarcity, climate change and geopolitical stakes have obliged us to re-think models of mobility. Sustainable mobility: a brand new world From 7 to 10 November AER members are gathered in ... Read More

Join AER at COP22

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AER is pleased to invite its member regions to the AER/R20 and partners joint event at the COP22 entitled Innovative Value Chain & Financial Ecosystem for Sub-national Governments this upcoming Saturday, November 12 (Sebou Room, green zone, from 3pm to 4:30pm). This COP 22 side event, will be the opportunity to show how concretely AER fights ... Read More

Cultural heritage & the environment

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Natural disasters and extreme climate-related events are among some of the risks that are threatening the livelihood of cultural heritage sites. Indeed, climate change is negatively impacting the preservation of these sites, especially in terms of environmental, economic and social aspects. As cultural heritage is a topic of high interest to many regions and to ... Read More

Brokerage event: going Green in Seventeen !

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“Going Green in Seventeen (2017)” is a project brokerage session for energy and climate change projects with 2017 deadlines jointly organised by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and ERRIN on 19 January 2017. Documents Agenda List of participants Presentations during the plenary session Richard Tuffs, Director, ERRIN Implementation of the energy efficiency programme 2017, Adrian ... Read More

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