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Greening European cities Stefano Carosio Managing Director, Unismart Padova Enterprise srl stefano.carosio@unismart.it Padova, 19 th September 2018 The background EU Seminar on September 2017 within Flormart in collaboration with the European
Padova, 19th September 2018
Stefano Carosio Managing Director, Unismart Padova Enterprise srl
stefano.carosio@unismart.it
The background EU Seminar on September 2017 within Flormart in collaboration with the European Commission, Mrs. Maria Yeroyanni
Ø Water and Climate Resilient, Sustainable Cities Ø Urban Regeneration Ø Systemic urban innovation connecting digital, physical, natural and social solutions for cities Ø Large-scale demonstration projects with replication potential Ø A stronger global actor
ü Open Innovation ü Open Science ü Open to the world
H2020 SC5: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
Courtesy: European Commission
Nature-Based Solutions: economic, social and environmental benefits (& co-benefits)
Courtesy: European Commission
EKLIPSE NBS EWG
CSA SC5-09-2014 European Knowledge and Learning Mechanism to Improve the Policy-Science-Society Interface on Biodiversity and ESS
INSPIRATION
CSA SC5-10b-2014 Towards a strategic research agenda on soil, land-use and land management in Europe
ThinkNature
CSA SC5-10-2015 Development of a multi-stakeholder dialogue platform and Think tank to promote innovation with Nature based solutions
NAIAD
RIA SC5-9-2015 Insurance Value of Nature
Nature4Cities
RIA SCC-03-2015 New governance, business, financing models and economic impact assessment tools for sustainable cities with NBS
Naturvation
SCC-03-2015
CONNECTING
IA SCC-02-2016 Demonstrating innovative NBS in cities/ water and climate resilience
GROW GREEN
SCC-02-2016
UNALAB
SCC-02-2016
Urban GreenUP
SCC-02-2016
BiodivERsA3
ERA-NET SC5-09-2014 Consolidating the European Research Area on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Horizon 2020: Creating a community of practice on NBS
Courtesy: European Commission
Examples of cities involved in previous projects
Courtesy: European Commission
ThinkNature
Innovating Cities – Cities as actors of innovation & Systemic urban innovation https://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index.cfm?pg=fut ure_cities H2020 Large Scale Demonstration projects 'Smart and sustainable cities'
EU R&I Policy on Cities
Courtesy: European Commission
Urban Agenda for the EU – DG REGIO http://urbanagendaforthe.eu/ EU Urban Partnerships
EU R&I Policy on Cities
Courtesy: European Commission
Urban Agenda for the EU – DG REGIO https://ec.europa.eu/info/eu-regional-and-urban- development/cities; Topic Page on Cities
EU R&I Policy on Cities
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Urban Agenda for the EU – DG REGIO http://www.uia-initiative.eu/ Urban Innovative Actions
EU R&I Policy on Cities
Courtesy: European Commission
EU adaptation Strategy – DG CLIMA http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/ Climate Adapt
EU R&I Policy on Cities
Courtesy: European Commission
EU R&I Policy on Cities
Courtesy: European Commission
EIP Smart Cities and Communities – DG ENER-MOVE-CNECT
http://ec.europa.eu/eip/smartcities Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects
Instruments EU R&I Policy on Cities
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Instruments
Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe – DG RTD
http://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/ EU Member State initiative on Systemic Urban Innovation. Sustainable Research and Innovation Agenda: 'Transition towards sustainable and liveable urban futures'
EU R&I Policy on Cities
Courtesy: European Commission
Achievements so far
Horizon 2020 EUR ~total budget for cities :1.7 billion for about 600 projects
million, ~30 participants (consortium)
Labs participate in the H2020 Smart and Sustainable Cities H2020 funded projects
Strategic agenda
H2020 calls launched until now on Innovating Cities § Climate and Water Resilient cities § Urban regeneration § New business and governance models § Circular and regenerative cities § Healthy cities EU Strategic, research and Innovation Agenda: § DGRTD launched a Commission High Level Expert group on Innovating Cities on 12 June 2018; § This Expert group will help the Commission to formulate a EU SRIA on Innovating Cities that supports a holistic, systemic and cross-sectoral approach and goes beyond sectoral silos
Strategic agenda
§ EU SRIA on cities addresses inter-linked urban challenges related to mobility, energy, climate change, water, waste, resource efficiency, pollution, health, well- being and social inclusion; § EU SRIA on cities ensures alignment with the Global Covenant Mayors Agenda Innovate4Cities, IPCC agenda, Urban Agenda for the EU, Habitat III Agenda, JPI Urban Europe Strategic Agenda, SUGI (Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative) agenda; The EU SRIA will provide : § Input on future R&I priorities on cities and advice on EU investments on R&I actions on cities; § Shape R&I work on cities in Horizon Europe; § EU SRIA Final report is due by April 2019.
Join our sessions at the European Week of Regions and Cities, October 2018 in Brussels
9 October
10 October 11 October
14:30
Who owns 'the right to the city'? EU Research and Innovation for inclusive urban regeneration
9:30
Challenges and opportunities for interregional cooperation in agri- food systems
9:30
Accelerating Research &Innovation Excellence in High Potential countries/regions
contributes to urban inclusivity? - What are the challenges faced by cities around the world to move to inclusive urban regeneration?
gentrification and inequalities between cities and regions?
9:30
Exploiting clean energy innovations in regions
9:30
Industrial R&I infrastructures: the gateway for regional cooperation
16:30
iCapital Stories - Experimenting, Engaging, Expanding, Empowering in Cities
Courtesy: European Commission
Next event
Join our sessions at the European Week of Regions and Cities, October 2018 in Brussels
9 October
10 October 11 October
14:30
Who owns 'the right to the city'? EU Research and Innovation for inclusive urban regeneration
9:30
Challenges and opportunities for interregional cooperation in agri- food systems
9:30- 13:0( Know ledge excha nge platfo rm)
Cultural and creative cities for all'. EQUAL ACCESS TO cultural cities and how this promotes social cohesion, individual well-being and health and reduce public expenditure. 15-16 NOVEMBER 'Fair of European Innovators in Cultural heritage'
9:30
Exploiting clean energy innovations in regions
9:30
Industrial R&I infrastructures: the gateway for regional cooperation
16:30
iCapital Stories - Experimenting, Engaging, Expanding, Empowering in
Courtesy: European Commission
Next event
Padova, 19th September 2018 Stefano Carosio Managing Director Unismart