On 20 June this year, we launched a capacity building mentoring programme in Bulgaria that aims to provide participants with basic knowledge and skills in sustainable development 🌍.
It is extremely practical 🛠️. The participants’ “textbook” 📖 is their own experience, which they share, while mentors guide them in how to develop and propose climate change adaptation policies. In this particular case – an energy efficiency strategy ⚡ for the Burgas region and a framework for sustainable urban mobility 🚲🚍 for the municipality of Byala, Varna region.
💡 The activity is implemented under the STEP2CLEANPLAN project and will run for three months 🗓️. The programme covers key topics such as:
♻️ environmental protection
🚦 sustainable urban mobility
🇪🇺 European and national climate policies
📚 The programme is structured in three modules:
Module 1 – Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Module 2 – Sustainable Urban Mobility and Energy Efficiency
Module 3 – Analysis and Discussion on Opportunities from European and National Policies
👥 The programme involves professionals from various fields connected to the work of local authorities and the civil sector. Among the participants are representatives of:
– Byala Municipality (Varna Region)
– Tsarevo Municipality
– Sredets Municipality
– Public Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development – Varna
– Gaia Foundation – Varna
– Recycling Art Foundation – Varna
– Regional Forestry Directorate – Burgas
– Burgas State University “Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov”
– Regional Directorate “Agriculture” – Burgas
💬 The topics from the first module have already sparked active discussions, experience sharing, and strong interest in future collaboration 🤝.
Participants expressed a desire for closer communication and joint work on current challenges facing Black Sea municipalities.
Stay tuned for more updates on the topic!
ℹ️ More information about the project can be found at: 🌐 www.bionet.bg
Step2CleanPlan is part of Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin CBC
It is co-funded by the European Union
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