Strategies, programmes, methodologies, laws, regulations, directives, plans and manuals related to climate change, decarbonisation and nature‑based solutions;
During the preparation of a project proposal, the submission of projects to a specific call and the securing of funding — including our own — project managers and other collaborators must consult the strategies and laws that guide a particular area of human activity, with the aim of ensuring a meaningful, data‑supported direction for the development of a community, and of course, a successful project application.
In our case, we list several key strategies, programmes, manuals and laws that influenced the direction of thinking in the preparation of project proposals.
From global to local:
- SDG - Sustainable Development Goals of the UN (especially Goal 11). Transforming cities and regions into vibrant, sustainable and resilient places to live has become a key global priority. This is reflected in numerous policy initiatives at local, regional and national levels. Regeneration of urban areas is a significant priority that must take into account environmental quality, social justice and sustainable development.
- Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (EU 2018/1999), including the Paris Agreement (2015), under which countries committed to jointly reduce greenhouse‑gas emissions with the goal of limiting the rise in average global temperature to well below 2°C.
- European Green Deal (COM/2019/640). The guidelines of the European Green Deal respond to these challenges. It is a new growth strategy aimed at transforming the EU into a fair and prosperous society with a modern, resource‑efficient and competitive economy in which there will be no net greenhouse‑gas emissions by 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. The EU’s 2030 emission‑reduction target is at least 50% and towards 55% compared to 1990 levels, in a responsible manner.
- Forging a climate‑resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change (COM/2021/82),
- EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 (COM/2020/380),
- Farm to Fork Strategy (COM/2020/381),
- European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM/2018/28),
- Green Infrastructure (GI) — Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital (COM/2013/249),
- Climate Change Adaptation Strategy of the Republic of Croatia for the period until 2040 with a view to 2070 (Official Gazette 46/20),
- Master Plan of the Transport System of the City of Zagreb, Zagreb County and Krapina‑Zagorje County 2/2020,
- National Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia until 2030 (Official Gazette 13/21),
- Low‑Carbon Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia until 2030 with a view to 2050 (Official Gazette 63/21),
- National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026 (Official Gazette 78/21),
- Programme for the Development of Circular Management of Space and Buildings for the period 2021-2030 (Official Gazette 143/21),
- Programme for the Development of Green Infrastructure in Urban Areas for the period 2021-2030 (Official Gazette 147/21),
- European Green Deal - Evaluating the impact of nature‑based solutions, more on nature‑based solutions in upcoming posts on the ActGREEN project website news section…
- Development Plan of the City of Zagreb for the period until the end of 2027,
- Framework Strategy for Smart City Zagreb - Zagreb Smart City, vision to 2030 (Official Gazette of the City of Zagreb 4/19),
- Action Plan for Sustainable Energy Development and Climate Change Adaptation of the City of Zagreb (Official Gazette of the City of Zagreb 13/19),
- Green Urban Renewal Strategy of the City of Zagreb - SZUOZG (Official Gazette of the City of Zagreb 42/23),
- Spatial Planning Act (Official Gazette 153/13, 65/17, 114/18, 39/19, 98/19, 67/23), which in Article 3 defines green infrastructure as planned green and water surfaces and other nature‑based spatial solutions applied within cities and municipalities, contributing to the preservation, improvement and restoration of nature, natural functions and processes to achieve ecological, economic and social benefits of sustainable development,
- Updated Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan of the Republic of Croatia for the period 2021-2030, NECP 6/23,
- Leaflet: Zagreb Smart City exhibition / 2024,
- Statistical Yearbook of the City of Zagreb 2024,
- Local Action Plan for the Introduction of Green Infrastructure and Nature‑Based Solutions - City of Zagreb 8/24,
- Programme for Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation and Ozone Layer Protection of the City of Zagreb 2025-2028 (Official Gazette of the City of Zagreb 4/25), adopted pursuant to Article 19 of the Climate Change and Ozone Layer Protection Act (Official Gazette 127/19).
- Decision on amendments to the Decision on the adoption of the General Urban Plan of the City of Zagreb (Official Gazette of the City of Zagreb 28/25), GUP 2025.
- The City of Zagreb, with the support of REGEA, has developed and is nearing completion of a comprehensive climate action plan, aiming to ensure that its City Climate Contract (CCC) becomes a truly visionary document. The document consists of commitments, an action plan and an investment plan.
Source: as listed in the links
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