Vanya HristovaDear CGIAM team,
Haskovo Municipality would like to join a consortium as a project partner.
In the context of the Interreg Euro-MED 8th Call (and Interreg Danube), Haskovo Municipality is highly motivated to act as a reliable local authority partner for testing and validating new solutions. Our specific added value includes:
• Providing real-life urban and administrative environments for testing green, digital, and socially inclusive pilot actions.
• Providing real-life urban and administrative environments for testing green, digital, and socially inclusive pilot actions.
• Regeneration of an existing pocket park in poor condition, restoration and improvement of greenery, shaded areas and seating, biodiversity enhancement, new trees and climate resilient planting, improved accessibility, small-scale recreational community facilities.
• Suitable municipal land that needs regeneration beside the river that is suitable for greenhouse development and historically been used as a vegetable field in the past to explore the relationship between urban agriculture, water resources and environmental protection.
• Integrate the water protection and biodiversity, catching plastic in the river so land restoration and suitable food production can coexist with river protection.
• Aligning tested methodologies with our current SECAP and Climate Strategies to ensure long-term scalability and sustainability.
• Engaging local stakeholders, citizens, and vulnerable groups in the testing and evaluation phases.
• Sharing established best practices in energy efficiency and contributing to cross-border knowledge transfer within the Euro-MED and Danube macro-regions.
Haskovo has accumulated extensive experience in implementing pilot actions and projects related to energy efficiency, urban development, and climate adaptation. Key reference projects include:
• CARE-GET Project: Funded under the European Urban Initiative (EUI-IA 2nd Call).
• 100 Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC): Active participation in the EU initiative guiding cities towards green and digital transformation.
• Transition to Climate-Resilient Communities: Funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (Climate Programme, Contract No. BGENVIRONMENT 4.004 0013).
• National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP): Implementation of extensive energy efficiency measures and sustainable urban infrastructure upgrades.
If you see potential complementarity, we would be very pleased to discuss your concept further.
Best regards,
Vanya Hristova, Director ENPPE Directorate, Haskovo Municipality
projects_hv@haskovo.bg
http://www.haskovo.bg
