During its Launch Webinar on 7 April, the ground-breaking initiative, that will support municipalities (local authorities) and their groupings from the EU-27 and UK to develop investment concepts for accelerating…

Among the documents planned for the project is the guide for the development of local climate change adaptation plans. However, in recent years, the Covenant of Mayors' approach to these…

The LIFE Adaptate project takes advantage of the experience of its partner, the Region of Murcia's Department of Climate Change, to define some basic guidelines to help European municipalities adopt…

Construction of a natural lake to promote cooling, irrigation of agricultural areas and to support forest fires fight. With an area around 3,000.00m2, the construction, in Alfandega da Fé, of…

Creation of shading areas Mértola is creating shading areas integrating renewable energy, with screen-shading solutions for 3 types of zones in the municipality urban area, namely, streets in the historical…

Last February, the mayoress of Águilas, together with the councillors of Green Areas and Environmental Education and the technician from the Economic-Financial Management Department of Águilas Town Council, visited the…

At the end of 2019 Smiltene have officially approved the new SECAP 2030 in city council. At February 24th it was presented at the public event “Energy efficiency in Vidzeme…

LIFE ADAPTATE project was presented on 5th December at the first European workshop held within the framework of the LIFE ASTI project (Application of a system for forecasting the effect of…

Alfândega da Fé has begun the implementation of the pilot action regarding the construction of a natural lagoon. Since a large portion of the municipal area consists of forests (with…

Many of the signatories to the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy have used Technical Assistance (TA) facilities to develop projects in the framework of their Sustainable Energy and…

Recent studies suggest the setting of climate targets can be an important driver of policy action. Yet, we still know too little about the ways in which cities move from…

The Municipality of Mértola held the 2nd Conference of the Rural World in Mértola, dedicated to the theme of Resilience and Sustainability in response to climate change and desertification and…

The European project LIFE: MyBuildingisGreen offers nature-based solutions for the adaptation of buildings to Climate Change. The aim of the project is to address the problem of high temperatures in…

In the Pilot Project of the Cartagena City Council, the connection of green areas by means of a pedestrian walkway and connection to an existing bicycle lane has been carried…

The Covenant of Mayors Office is organizing a webinar which will be focus on monitoring and evaluating adaptation actions. Due to monitoring adaptation action is new for most local authorities,…

Mértola Municipality, within the scope of Life Adaptate project, held on the 16th of October a specific stakeholder meeting regarding the pilot of Projects promotion regarding the creation of a…

On September 19th and 20th, the LIFE ADAPTATE project consortium met in Lorca (Murcia) to hold its fifth biannual meeting with the aim of sharing the work carried out in…

The majority of the global population currently live in urban areas, and this is expected to increase in the future. The importance and role of cities is increasingly recognised -…

The submission of the second phase for proposals to the Environment subprogramme will take place on 5 September 2019 (submission of the full proposal). On the other hand, the submission…

The Covenant of Mayors Office is organizing a webinar which aims to give municipalities an insight into citizen participation on adaptation and sustainability issues through online tools. In particular, they…

The annual campaign, which takes place from 16-22 September each year, is organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport and seeks to improve quality of life through…

During the summer Smiltene has concluded the procurement process for construction works of pilot action – cleaning of lake “Vidusezers” and reconstruction of hydrotechnical structures. In parallel with the pilot…

On 17th July, the first Info-day took place within the framework of the Life Adaptate project, in which the pilot actions being developed in three of the five municipalities participating…

Last 19th of June, the LIFE ADAPTATE project was visited by Asier Rodríguez (NEEMO monitor), for the review and monitoring of the project. During his stay a meeting was held in…

Our partners from INFO and IRRADIARE attend the fourth edition of the European Climate Change Adaptation conference, held in Lisbon, to present the LIFE ADAPTATE project. This conference aims to disseminate…

Climate change is the greatest challenge humanity has faced in its history and to stop it, it is necessary to know how we have caused it. That is why, within…

Lorca has begun the implementation of a pilot action in streets of the historic centre by installing awnings with the aim of reducing the effects of heat waves and urban…

The Covenant of Mayors Office is organizing a webinar which will focus on designing a strategy and action plan for adaption to climate change impacts. In this webinar, city practitioners…

Last April was published the 2019 call of the UE LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Action of the, which has an allocation of € 1,657 million for the…

Environmental laws have a huge impact on our life. But to really make an appreciable difference, these EU laws have to be properly implemented. The next edition of EU Green…

On April 4th and 5th, the LIFE ADAPTATE project consortium met in Alfândega da Fé to hold its fourth biannual meeting. The objective of this meeting was to share the…

Amongst over 60 applications received, 12 municipalities and 2 Covenant Territorial Coordinators  have been selected to take part in the Covenant of Mayors 2019 twinning programme. Smiltene has been chosen…

The current accelerating pace of climate change has become a matter of concern that makes it urgent to act as soon as possible. The situation has reached such an extent that…

Europe’s border regions and shared maritime areas are facing increased negative impacts due to climate change, but countries and regions responsible for these areas are already taking action at transnational…

According to the World Health Organization, meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone.…

A new guidebook on "How to develop a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP)" has just been released by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. The guidebook is divided into three…

EU leaders arrived last week in Katowice with a clear objective for COP24: the adoption of clear rules to implement the Paris Agreement. One week before the event, the European Commission adopted…

Last October, the LIFE ADAPTATE project met with two other climate change adaptation projects approved in the 2016 Life Programme call in the Region of Murcia: LIFE AMDRYC4 and LIFE…

In October, LIFE ADAPTATE project consortium met in Águilas for its third biannual meeting in order to share the work done in previous months. The meeting started with the presentation of the…

Last 28th of June, Lorca presented its Pilot Action and the works done in the development of the SECAP to the City Social Council . The Council, made up by city…

In order to celebrate the 10th year of the initiative, the Covenant of Mayors is rewarding signatories that have been working actively within the Covenant framework and achieving remarkable progress…

European Green Capital Award Starting in 2010, one European city (with 100,000+ inhabitants) is selected every year as the European Green Capital of the year. This award is given to…

Smiltene municipality has already hired the company “Geo Consultants” for developing the technical project “Reconstruction of hydro technical structure of Lake Vidusezera and lake cleaning in Smiltene”. The deadline for…

The Covenant twinning programme offers cities, regions and provinces across Europe the opportunity to take part in twinning exchanges that aim to increase local authorities’ capacity and knowledge to mitigate…

Last week, LIFE ADAPTATE consortium held the 2nd biannual project meeting in Smiltene, one of the six European municipalities involved in the project. The meeting started with the presentation of…

Last 21st of June, Life Adaptate partners visited the scenario of Smiltene Pilot Action: the Lake Vidusezers, an artificial water reservoir (2.9ha) located 200 meters far from the city centre.…

For the eleventh time, the European Green Capital Award is offering cities of with a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants the opportunity to kick-start its year as a European…

Recent studies on air pollution in cities have fuelled the debate on increasing the number of electric vehicles in cities. Deploying electric vehicles (EV) has become a key pillar for…

The Covenant of Mayors Office, in cooperation with EU Energy Poverty Observatory,  is organizing a webinar that will present a draft guidance for municipalities that can be used to design…

The Climate Adaptation Partnership under the EU Urban Agenda has just launched a public consultation on its action plan, to which the Covenant community is warmly invited to provide its…

World Environment Day is the UN’s most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to…

The European Commission presented in July 2015 a legislative proposal to revise the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) for the period after 2020. This is the first step in…

Adaptation means anticipating the adverse effects of climate change and taking appropriate action to prevent or minimise the damage they can cause, or taking advantage of opportunities that may arise.…

The EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) is a cornerstone of the EU's policy to combat climate change and its key tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively. It is…

Europe's key challenges The EU provides its Member States with a long-term framework for dealing with the issue of sustainability and the cross-border effects of phenomena that cannot be dealt…