PROPOSAL for the establishment of the ENGINE

(European Network for Green Infrastructure KNowledge and

Experience)Eleftherios Loizou

Managing Director

Nicosia Development Agency

Almere, 4th November 2014

Background One of the main outcomes of the GreenInfraNet project is the

establishment of a Network for Knowledge about the Green Infrastructure.

Nicosia Development Agency was appointed to be the leading partner towards this task and also the partner that would be responsible for administrating the new Network after its establishment, in cooperation with all other members.

Process so far has included: 2 Workshops (one in Nicosia, Cyprus and one in Valencia, Spain) 2 questionnaires for the partners (participative democratic process) Action plan elaboration 1 meeting with representatives of D.G. Environment of the European

Commission (6 December 2013)

Partners’ agreement on name “European Network for Green Infrastructure KNowledge and Experience (ENGINE)”

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ENGINE FOCUS

Objective

A Legal Entity European Network for

collecting, organizing, sharing and disseminating information on practical experience with GI at local and regional level in Europe

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Main ActivitiesEstablishing and managing a projects database (follow up GIN project)Organizing study visits (share practical experience on developing and implementing GI.Organizing conferences and workshops.Hosting online discussion forums.Producing publications.Disseminating information provided by the EC’s platformConsulting the EC’s information platform, providing on-the-ground information, experience and expertiseENGINE will support the Commission’s policy development on GI.

ThemesPolicy

ProcessesInstruments

ToolsCapacity Building

Flood protectionClimate change

National / regional / local funding

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Cooperation with the European Commission

ENGINE linked with the new EC’s GI e-platform (offering information on practical level as a source of complementary information)

- BISE (http://biodiversity.europa.eu/)

- WISE (http://water.europa.eu/)

- FISE (http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/)

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Proposed languageEnglishTranslation in other languages available on members contribution

MembershipCategories

Full members Associate members

Affiliate members

Type of organisationsPublic Administration

Local/Regional AuthoritiesUniversities

NGOsResearch Centers

InstitutesEuropean or Other Networks

Geographical coverageEuropean Union

Proposed Operating Structure

A) GENERAL ASSEMBLY

B) ENGINE BOARD

C) WORKING GROUPS

- Stakeholders (standard)

- Experts (standard)

- Other (flexible)

D) Secretariat

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OPERATION

DRAFT YEARLY BUDGET

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WORKING METHODOLOGY

GovernanceDecision MakingPolicies

ManagementCoordinationCommunicationActivities’ organizationFinancial Control

Dissemination & NetworkingDissemination PlanGreenInfraNet project’s electronic platform (website)

Implementation of ActivitiesProduction of outputs

Personnel Cost:Personnel Cost: €€14.40014.400

Administration CostsAdministration Costs::  

€€99.600.600

Equipment:Equipment: €€2.2002.200

Dissemination Activities:Dissemination Activities: €€2.7002.700

DRAFT TOTAL:DRAFT TOTAL: €€28.90028.900

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!

NICOSIA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ANEL)

Address: 57 Giannou Kranidioti, 2235,

Latsia, Nicosia, Cyprus

Tel: 00 357 22 489105

Fax: 00 357 22 487213

email: info@anel.com.cy

website: www.anel.com.cy