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LISBON, EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL IN 3, 2, 1…

KEY ELEMENTS TO A WINNING BID2022 Applicant City Workshop

Alexandra HenriquesLisbon [email protected]


The decision to applyBenchmarking climate policy and assessing where to improve


The decision to apply

The dreaded application forms

• Political focus

• Good organization for application process


• Political focus What´s …The city governance approach to a “green city”

VisionStrategy

Goals Plans /Measures

Indicators

GREEN CITY


• Political focus What´s …The city “ GREEN VISION”

LISBON’s SUSTAINABLE VISION

A greener, more resilient city offering quality of life and

opportunities for its citizens.


• Political focus What´s …The city STRATEGY

City programGovernance policy for the sustainability

2013/2017 2017/2021

The strategic charter Lisbon 2010-2024 A commitment for the future of the city


• Political focus What´s …The city GOALS

ENERGYEFFICIENT

WATERWISE

GREENSOLUTIONS

LISBON


• Look at the BEST BRAND…Lisbon Brand

• Southern European city• Consolidate city• Climate change scenarios• Economic crisis• Change of urban paradigms

HighEvolution

EconomicCrisis

ShortTime



What´s the city own identity

Specific characteristics

Challenges / Obstacles

• Economic• Social• Historical• Cultural• Physical• Constructive• Climate



Build an overall city story

• What governance model• Which challenges • What focused targets • What good practices• What success indicators

Past Present Future

12 TOPICS


• Good organization for application process Creating interdisciplinary teams

• Core team with a team leader: identify sources and launch meeting

• Task force team with 1 manager for each of the 12 topics, designate “ambassador”

• Meetings with each “ambassador”: ensure that everyone know the overall city

• Creating a connection network


• Good organization for application process Writing the application

• Build a story not isolated facts• Impressive, confident, accuracy and transparency• Consistency on all forms• Establish priorities of good practices• Duplicate if relevant• Reality not a dream• Actively demonstrative examples


• Good organization for application process Writing the application

• Follow the guidance note• Comply limits and templates: take into account

words and figures/tables number• Ensure the response to all questions• Establish timelines: aware of the need to have time

to writing, compilation, revising and improvements • After submission start planning for be finalist


The presentation to the jury

The decision to apply

The dreaded application forms


The presentation to the jury• Build a new team• Good play for the finals presentation: ambitious,

sustainable and enthusiastic• Political communication: reasons for getting the

Award• Not copying the application: make a picture of your

Green City• Start planning for winning the award


Is not winning really a loss?

The aftermath of an “unsuccessful” application

The presentation to the jury

The decision to applyThe dreaded application forms


Is not winning really a loss?

Lisbon applied for 3 EGCA, 2 Finalist, 1 winner

EGCA2017 EGCA 2019Finalist

EGCA 2020winner

1st DiagnosisThe benchmark shows your strong and weak points Guide to improvements

Winning a motivated team anda committed network partnershipsConsolidating strategyInternal and external recognitionPolitical boostEGCNetwork “being between the best”


We won! Now what? An engaged community is key to advance the green agenda

Is not winning really a loss? The presentation to the jury

The decision to applyThe dreaded application forms

A lots ofWORK, MOTIVATION, EMOTION and

PROUD!!!


Benefits of applying

The European Green Capital Award can be an activegovernance tool in itself, from the decision to applyto the application process itself.

It can help leverage existing policies and drivefaster implementation of new ones.

The European Green Capital Network is developingcity toolkits and common strategies that supportcities in climate policy implementation.

Alone we can move fast,together we can go further


Good Luck!


Alexandra [email protected]

Thank You

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