Climate Bridges

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Climate bridges connect the Alps with the Western Balkans and strengthen local climate protection. (c) Pixabay

The network supports the implementation of the “Green Agenda” for the Western Balkans along the lines of the EU's Green Deal at regional and local level. It involves a broad spectrum of stakeholders and promotes exchange and discussion between civil society organisations and government agencies. CIPRA contributes its experience from similar processes in the Alps, such as the Alpine Partnership for Local Climate Action (ALPACA) or the Alpine Climate Board. The network will be set up by the beginning of 2024.

Project partner(s): Urban Research Institute (URI), Center for Energy, Environment and Resources (CENER 21), Association Green Istria

Countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia

Objectives:

• To make visible 30 good examples of climate protection from the region.
• Award of a climate prize
• Development of three climate protection strategies with pilot regions in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia
• Formation of an action network for climate in the Western Balkans to promote transnational climate policy in the region

Duration: September 2021 – February 2024

Funding total: €528,638

Funding: The project is part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).