The European Commission is seeking six experts in the field of sustainability to join the Expert Panel for the European Green Capital Award and the European Green Leaf Award.

Members of the Expert Panel are responsible for the technical review of the European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards, which forms part of a two-stage competition process.

European Green Capital Award applicant cities are assessed by an internationally independent panel of experts based on 12 environmental indicators. European Green Leaf Award applicants are evaluated based on six environmental topic areas.

Specifically, experts are being sought in the areas of: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, air quality, water, green growth and eco-innovation, and governance.

Members of the expert panel will be expected to respond to queries from applicant cities through the European Green Capital Secretariat, assess indicator areas, prepare technical comments for reporting purposes, attend three evaluation meetings, and review the application form text related to the indicators.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 1 September 2017.

For more information, click here.Image copyright: Expert Panel Galway (European Green Capital Award Secretariat) more   20 July 2017 Barcelona acts to address climate change

The City of Barcelona (Spain) will suffer temperature increases of up to 2° C by 2050 according to studies from Barcelona City Council, making the city more vulnerable to heat wave episodes.

In the last 34 years, eight heat waves have been registered in the city - roughly one every four years. The most intense occurred in 1982 when the Fabra Observatory recorded 39.8 ° C. New projections point to an increase in heat waves by the end of the century, moving from every four years to every year.

The City Council is preparing the Climate Plan, which will be presented before the end of the year. This plan will outline the strategic actions of the city council to mitigate climate change and its effects. "The fight against climate injustice should allow us to ensure that all citizens, in Barcelona and elsewhere, can live better and healthier," said Janet Sanz.

The deputy mayor has called on citizens to be involved in taking action against climate change, specifically through participating in the preparation of the Climate Plan through the platform Decidim Barcelona. The elaboration of this plan will include a participatory process, collecting public proposals. Increasing urban green areas, promoting energy rehabilitation, and analysing vulnerability to climate change are some of the strategic lines that the city council follows to confront the phenomenon of global warming.

For more information, click here (in Spanish).

To watch the video "Barcelona facing climate change", click here (in English).Image copyright: Barcelona / Spain (Flickr) by " Sandor Somkuti", licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 more

» Publication Date: 25/07/2017

» Source: Iclei Europe

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