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Nijmegen European

Green Capital 2018

June 2016, Ljubljana

And the winner is…….

NIJMEGEN

Award Winner because of…

Our Green Capital

AMBITIONS

GOALS:

• Role model for (midsize) cities throughout Europe

• Further development of sustainability in and around our city, also after 2018

HOW ARE WE GOING TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS?

• Present Nijmegen as sustainable city

• Offer a platform for sharing best practices and for connecting ideas and

initiatives on a local, regional, national and European level

• Embrace sustainable initiatives in the city and encourage participation

• Boost sustainable awareness in our city

RESULT:

• A Green Capital Programme in 2018 full of green activities, initiatives and

events

INTENDED EFFECT AND LEGACY:

• Innovating, accelerating and strengthening our

sustainability policy

• Policy influence on a local, regional, national and

international level

• An increasing and lasting reputation of Nijmegen and

its sustainability ambitions on a European level

Midsize as strength and rolemodel

2018 as living lab

Leading principles in 2018

Participation

Youth

Local and Regional

Creating a sense

of urgence

Using momentum

Out of the box

Hospitality

Inspire

Unusual suspects

PROGRAMME

Themes

SMART MOBILITY

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

VITAL CITY

ENERGY TRANSITION

CLIMATE ADAPTATION & WATER

Concept Calendar

(Extra) green accent……

Four Days Marches

Seven Hill Run

InScience Festival

January Circular Economy February Waste March Bio diversity and Green April Mobility May Sustainable Events June Energy Generation July Healthcare and Exercise August Water and the River September Energy Saving & Construction October Food November Fair Trade December Social Sustainability & Co-creation Year Round:

Green Money Eco schools / education Relay Race Stick

POINTS OF INTEREST

ORGANISATION

Municipal organisation

• Programme Manager

• Project coordinator

• Theme advocates

• Support of Budget & Control, Legal Affairs,

Events, Citymarketing etc.

Partnernetwork

± 100 partners

a glimpse…

PROCESS

• Shared ownership

• Involvement of enthusiastic and active

organisations

• Embracing green initiatives

• Developing the programme with working

sessions

Doing green together..

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Work Session 1, 16-3-2017

• Working towards launching on

June 30: fine-tuning concept

programme and points of

interest

• Opening event: start of

preparations by local

organisation

• Fundraising Strategy

• & More..

State of Affairs

• Building an international

network:

Requests for presentations,

visits, help with application

(amongst others: South

Korea, Poland, Hungary,

Denmark, Norway, Sweden)

• United in Green: developing a

Nijmegen 2018 Network in the

city

BENEFITS?

BENEFITS?

• International media coverage

Questions?