Greening European cities

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1 Greening European cities Stefano Carosio Managing Director, Unismart Padova Enterprise srl Padova, 19 th September 2018

2 EU Seminar on September 2017 within Flormart in collaboration with the European Commission, Mrs. Maria Yeroyanni The background

3 H2020 SC5: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials Ø Water and Climate Resilient, Sustainable Cities Ø Urban Regeneration Ø Systemic urban innovation connecting digital, physical, natural and social solutions for cities Ø Large-scale demonstration projects with replication potential Ø A stronger global actor ü Open Innovation ü Open Science ü Open to the world

4 Nature-based solutions Nature-Based Solutions: economic, social and environmental benefits (& co-benefits)

5 Horizon 2020: Creating a community of practice on NBS EKLIPSE NBS EWG CSA SC European Knowledge and Learning Mechanism to Improve the Policy-Science-Society Interface on Biodiversity and ESS INSPIRATION CSA SC5-10b-2014 Towards a strategic research agenda on soil, land-use and land management in Europe ThinkNature CSA SC Development of a multi-stakeholder dialogue platform and Think tank to promote innovation with Nature based solutions NAIAD RIA SC Insurance Value of Nature Nature4Cities Naturvation RIA SCC SCC New governance, business, financing models and economic impact assessment tools for sustainable cities with NBS CONNECTING GROW GREEN UNALAB Urban GreenUP SCC SCC IA SCC SCC BiodivERsA3 ERA-NET SC Demonstrating innovative NBS in cities/ water and climate resilience Consolidating the European Research Area on biodiversity and ecosystem services

6 Examples of cities involved in previous projects

7 ThinkNature

8 EU R&I Policy on Cities Innovating Cities Cities as actors of innovation & Systemic urban innovation ure_cities H2020 Large Scale Demonstration projects 'Smart and sustainable cities'

9 EU R&I Policy on Cities Urban Agenda for the EU DG REGIO EU Urban Partnerships

10 EU R&I Policy on Cities Urban Agenda for the EU DG REGIO Topic Page on Cities

11 EU R&I Policy on Cities Urban Agenda for the EU DG REGIO Urban Innovative Actions

12 EU R&I Policy on Cities EU adaptation Strategy DG CLIMA Climate Adapt

13 EU R&I Policy on Cities

14 EU R&I Policy on Cities Instruments EIP Smart Cities and Communities DG ENER-MOVE-CNECT Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects

15 EU R&I Policy on Cities Instruments Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe DG RTD EU Member State initiative on Systemic Urban Innovation. Sustainable Research and Innovation Agenda: 'Transition towards sustainable and liveable urban futures'

16 Achievements so far 30 years of EU funded Urban development EUR ~1 billion Horizon 2020 EUR ~total budget for cities :1.7 billion for about 600 projects EU Budget of each R&I demonstration project EUR ~12 million, ~30 participants (consortium) 120 cities in Europe as hubs of open Innovation & Living Labs participate in the H2020 Smart and Sustainable Cities H2020 funded projects

17 Strategic agenda H2020 calls launched until now on Innovating Cities Climate and Water Resilient cities Urban regeneration New business and governance models Circular and regenerative cities Healthy cities EU Strategic, research and Innovation Agenda: DGRTD launched a Commission High Level Expert group on Innovating Cities on 12 June 2018; This Expert group will help the Commission to formulate a EU SRIA on Innovating Cities that supports a holistic, systemic and cross-sectoral approach and goes beyond sectoral silos

18 Strategic agenda EU SRIA on cities addresses inter-linked urban challenges related to mobility, energy, climate change, water, waste, resource efficiency, pollution, health, wellbeing and social inclusion; EU SRIA on cities ensures alignment with the Global Covenant Mayors Agenda Innovate4Cities, IPCC agenda, Urban Agenda for the EU, Habitat III Agenda, JPI Urban Europe Strategic Agenda, SUGI (Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative) agenda; The EU SRIA will provide : Input on future R&I priorities on cities and advice on EU investments on R&I actions on cities; Shape R&I work on cities in Horizon Europe; EU SRIA Final report is due by April 2019.

19 Next event HORIZON 2020 Join our sessions at the European Week of Regions and Cities, October 2018 in Brussels 9 October 10 October 11 October 14:30 Who owns 'the right to the city'? EU Research and Innovation for inclusive urban regeneration -How the right to the city contributes to urban inclusivity? - What are the challenges faced by cities around the world to move to inclusive urban regeneration? -How EU R&I actions can reduce gentrification and inequalities between cities and regions? 9:30 Challenges and opportunities for interregional cooperation in agrifood systems 9:30 Exploiting clean energy innovations in regions 9:30 Industrial R&I infrastructures: the gateway for regional cooperation 16:30 icapital Stories - Experimenting, Engaging, Expanding, Empowering in Cities 9:30 Accelerating Research &Innovation Excellence in High Potential countries/regions

20 Next event HORIZON 2020 Join our sessions at the European Week of Regions and Cities, October 2018 in Brussels 9 October 10 October 11 October 14:30 Who owns 'the right to the city'? EU Research and Innovation for inclusive urban regeneration 9:30 Challenges and opportunities for interregional cooperation in agrifood systems 9:30-13:0( Know ledge excha nge platfo rm) Cultural and creative cities for all'. EQUAL ACCESS TO cultural cities and how this promotes social cohesion, individual well-being and health and reduce public expenditure NOVEMBER 'Fair of European Innovators in Cultural heritage' 9:30 Exploiting clean energy innovations in regions 9:30 Industrial R&I infrastructures: the gateway for regional cooperation 16:30 icapital Stories - Experimenting, Engaging, Expanding, Empowering in

21 Thanks a million!!!! stefano.carosio@unismart.it Padova, 19 th September 2018 Stefano Carosio Managing Director Unismart