Resilience through Innovation & Sustainability
RTIS is announcing the beggining of the European funded project CERV under the title GREENGAGED where is a crucial partner in a concortium of 13 participants coming from 11 EU countries. The overall project is combining local governments and scientific associations in a series of networking sessions taking place in six different countries for the next 18 months.
The official kick-off took place in Portugal between the 19th to 22nd of February, with the leading partner of the project, the Municipality of Pinhel under the mayor, Mr. Rui Vendura hosting this intensive 3days networking tripz full of activities, workshops and study tours allover the region of Pinhel.
The participating organisations where the following: From Slovak Republic, the Municipality of Filakovo, from Hungary, the Municipality of Zogla, from Lithuania, the second biggest town, the Municipality of Kaunas, from the French Alps the very active ΝGO based in Avnion called European network for local climate action, from Latvia, to the Municipality of Jelgava, and the from Italy and more precise from Sicily, the NGO Moving Europe, from The Netherlands, the Green Municipality of Breda, from Slovenia the Municipality of Velenje, from Greece the Municipality of Alimos, the from Malta the Municipality of Dingle, and from Spain the very active NGO Federacion de Asociasiones Juvneiles.
All these partners exchanged their good green practices focusing on their green issues and round table discussions with effective results took place.
The highlight of the three days workshops was the very vital presentstion by the key Portuguese Association ENERAREA Agencia Regional de Energia E ambie de do interior, an awasome NGO concist of just 7 super active renewable energy scientists, thst are acting as the major consulting and mentoring agency in all the main energy projects allover Portugal. The specific Organisation is also acting as the Government’s consultant on energy matters while is actively participates in the biggest renewable projects of the country, and co-devoping good practices and success stories. The the Portuguese organisation shared their humongous experiences within the EU participants of the GREENGAGED project leaving all the participants quite excited.
The GREENGAGED project started in February 2024 and will be finishing at August of 2025. The next event will take place in Spain and the unique pilgrim destination of Santiago de Compostela