PROJECT DETAILS

The project will create better conditions for a more sustainable energy future in the cross-border region by building energy efficient public buildings, improving public and stakeholder awareness of the benefits of energy efficiency measures and increasing the capacity of the public administration for energy efficiency measures and climate change. , promoting energy efficiency as a means of achieving sustainable development and improving the quality of life in the cross-border region. Project activities include: capacity building for climate change, raising public awareness, capacity building - green infrastructure, reconstruction of the municipal building - Kocani, reconstruction of the regional administration building in Blagoevgrad, thematic workshops and tour campaign, development of regional energy strategy - Blagoevgrad. The project will have a long-term positive impact on the environment in the cross-border region and will improve the quality of life by improving air quality. With the implementation of the planned works for public buildings, the costs for electricity and heating should be reduced by about 3% per year. The achievements of the project will be used as a basis for the recommendation for defining specific policies in the field of environment, strategies and activities, which will be further developed by the teams of both partners, by the local authorities, by the universities and by the non-governmental organizations that work in the field of environmental protection.