Network Southeast Europe

SEE region brings together different municipalities, NGOs and CSOs, research institutions, urban practitioners, and other interested parties around the following challenging topics of their interest to improve and disseminate good practices:

• Renewable Energy development
• Sustainable rural-urban Tourism development
• Ukrainian Resilience after the war
• Urban biodiversity – the income for cities, recreation for citizens
• Cities’ role in Mining industry development
• Municipalities Ensuring Human rights protection
• Action for Cool Cities: pathways for carbon emission reduction and improvement of outdoor thermal comfort (together with MENA region)

Renewable Energy Options on the Municipal Level

The proposed learning process, which will take place from October 2023 to October 2024, aims to promote the exchange of relevant municipal expertise in the field of renewable energy through facilitated peer-to-peer consultation between municipal practitioners from South East Europe and Germany. The event aims to provide a wide range of information through interaction, knowledge and experience sharing between participants and to address the latest developments and research findings relevant to the region.
In order to narrow down and focus the discussions within the specific areas of work, the following thematic priorities have been identified:

1. Efficiency measures, energy saving measures for municipal infrastructure and green spaces.
2. Renewable energy supply for municipal buildings (photovoltaic and heat pump) and infrastructure (street lighting, recreation areas, etc.)
3. How can municipalities encourage their residents to purchase their own small-scale renewable energy systems?
4. Promoting innovative municipal financing for sustainable energy