Projects

LIFE-IP CEI Greece: LIFE-IP Circular economy implementation in Greece

European, Waste Management

The project “Circular economy implementation in Greece” – LIFE-IP CEI Greece is co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE program, which will start in 2019.

LIFE-IP CEI Greece is a LIFE Integrated Project for Greece with a total of 19 partners aiming at implementing the National Waste Management Plan, the National Waste Prevention Strategic Plan and the National Strategy for the Circular Economy. The implementation of the above will be done through demonstrative actions in the Municipalities involved in the project, such as the organization of the collection and management of all waste streams in island and mountain municipalities, the preparation of the country for new and upcoming legislation about waste and circular economy e.g. disposable plastics, the creation of reuse centers in Athens and Thessaloniki, the development of standards, etc. Also the project aims to develop monitoring indicators for the circular economy, as well as the creation of financial tools to enhance it through funding programs for local government.

The duration of the project is 8 years with a budget of € 16.7 million. The NCESD budget is estimated at 444,837 € (EU funding 266,902).

Interreg Europe -INVALIS: Protecting European Biodiversity from Invasive Alien Species (PGI05271 INVALIS)

European, Nature - Biodiversity

The project “Protecting European Biodiversity from Invasive Alien Species” – INVALIS, is co-funded by the European Union’s Interreg Europe Territorial Cooperation Program.

INVALIS brings together 7 partners from 7 countries to develop and implement environmental policies to address the problem of invasive alien species that pose a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services. Implementation of the project should enable the participating local and regional authorities to address common challenges related to biological invasions.

In particular, INVALIS’s main objective is to improve the implementation of policy tools for the regions involved, by promoting the integration of new measures and interventions for the timely detection, control and management of invasive alien species. The project includes experience exchange actions, communication and information dissemination actions, and project technical and financial management actions.

The project has a duration of 5 years (June 2018 – May 2023) with a budget of € 1.38 million (85% EU funding) The budget for NCESD is € 226.666 (€ 192.666 EU funding).

Beneficiaries:

  1. National Center for the Environment and Sustainable Development (Leading Partner)
  2. Lombardy Foundation for the Environment
  3. Regional Ministry for environment and rural, agricultural policies and territory – Regional Govenrment of Extremadura
  4. Corsican Agency of Environment
  5. Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency
  6. Institute of Sciences, Technologies and Agroenvironment of the University of Porto
  7. Zemgale Planning Region

The project has a duration of 5 years (June 2018 – May 2023) with a budget of € 1.38 million (85% EU funding) The budget for NCESD is € 226.666 (€ 192.666 EU funding).

NCESD has undertaken the overall technical and financial management of the project and the communication with the Managing Authority of the Interreg Europe program. For more information visit the project website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/invalis/

LIFE-IP ADAPTInGR: Climate Change Adaptation Observatory: Monitoring, supporting and driving adaptation policy implementation in Greece (LIFE17 IPC/GR/000006)

Climate change, European

The project “Boosting the implementation of adaptation policy across Greece” – LIFE-IP ADAPTInGR is co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE program.

LIFE-IP ADAPTInGR is a LIFE Integrated Project approved for Greece with a total of 19 partners, aiming to support the implementation of the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Regional Adaptation Plans(RAP), with appropriate actions at national, regional and local level.

It includes actions to support and build appropriate infrastructures for the Ministry of Environment and Energy, which is the central body for the formulation and implementation of national climate change adaptation policy, capacity building actions to support the Regions in implementing and monitoring the RAPs, support actions for formulation of adaptation plans by the Municipalities of the country in the context of the Covenant of Mayors, as well as pilot projects in selected Regions and Municipalities as examples and templates for application in other areas of the country.

Specifically, it aims to:

  • develop the human resources skills of the authorities required to implement adaptation actions and policies,
  • establish an effective mechanism for monitoring, evaluating and updating adaptation actions and policies,
  • implement pilot actions in priority areas for adaptation and diffusion to climate change,
  • inform citizens and raise public awareness,
  • mobilize additional European and national resources and financial instruments to implement climate change adaptation policies,
  • disseminate good practice in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean and the European Union,
  • assess and revise the National Strategy and Regional Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change, preparing the 2nd cycle of adaptation policies.

The project has a duration of 8 years (January 2019 – December 2026) with a budget of € 14.19 million (58.73% EU funding). The budget for NCESD is € 785,426 (€ 471,255 EU funding).

Beneficiaries & Co-Financers:

  1. Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEEN) (Leading Partner)
  2. National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
  3. Green Fund (GRFU)
  4. Union of Greek Regions (UGR)
  5. The Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
  6. National Center for Environment and Sustainable Development (NCESD)
  7. Region of Sterea Ellada (RSE)
  8. Region of Western Greece (RWG)
  9. Region of Ionian Islands (RII)
  10. Municipality of Katerini
  11. Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Komotini (DEAYK)
  12. Municipality of Larissa
  13. Municipality of Agii Anargiri-Kamatero (AAK)
  14. Municipality of Rhodes
  15. Academy of Athens (AA)
  16. Bank of Greece
  17. ELLINIKI ETAIRIA Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage (ELLET)
  18. National Observatory of Athens (NOA)
  19. Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation (MFK)

NCESD participates in the program with actions related to disseminating information to both all stakeholders and the public, as well as promoting the program and assessing the environmental impact of the project. In particular, NCESD has undertaken actions C7, E1.9, D4 and F2 as a coordinating partner. For more information visit the project’s website: www.adaptivegreece.gr

LIFE – NanoEXPLORE: Integrated approach for exposure and health effects monitoring of engineered nanomaterials in workplaces and urban areas (LIFE17 ENV/GR/000285)

Air Quality, European

The LIFE NanoEXPLORE Project: “Integrated approach for exposure and health effects monitoring of engineered nanomaterials in workplaces and urban areas” is co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE program .

LIFE NanoEXPLORE is a multidisciplinary project involving 7 partners from 5 countries to investigate the impact on human health of exposure to nanoparticles in work environments as well as in urban areas. The objective will be achieved through the creation and construction of a standard device for measuring nanoparticles in the atmosphere and conducting a biomarker measurement program to identify potential human health impacts from exposure to nanoparticles.

The project has a duration of 53 months (September 2018 – February 2022) with a budget of € 1.35 million (60% EU funding). The budget for the NCESD is € 49,190 (€ 29,514 EU funding).

Beneficiaries:

  1. ALCON Consultant Engineers Ltd, ALCON (Greece) (Leading Partner)
  2. Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística, ITENE (Spain)
  3. Institut Universitaire romand de Santé au Travail, IST (Switzerland)
  4. National Centre for the Environment and Sustainable Development, NCESD (Greece)
  5. RAMEM S.A., RAMEM (Spain)
  6. Universita degli Studi di Torino, UNITO (Italy)
  7. Yordas Limited, Yordas (United Kingdom)

For more information visit the project website: https://www.lifenanoexplore.eu/

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