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TRiFOCAL London - Transforming City FOod hAbits for LIFE (LIFE TRiFOCAL London)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Background An estimated 89 million tonnes of food goes to waste in EU countries each year. Modelling suggests this could increase to over 120 million tonnes by 2020. Managing the food system in complex and growing capital cities such as London is a major challenge. London’s households throw away an estimated 900 000 tonnes of food each year, of which ...
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Fostering an inclusive and diverse youth environmental movement across Africa and Europe

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

This project builds connections among youth workers from 15 European and African environmental and social justice organisations that are part of the Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) federation, for mutual learning, skill sharing, joint campaign planning and cultural exchange, with the aim of building a more diverse and inclusive international environmental youth movement.FoEI and the proj ...
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Global Rivers for an Environmental and Energetical Education Network II

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

The labour market becomes increasingly international, Europe, and thus also our Country, needs VET systems that fully respond to the requests coming from the labor market. One of the central ideas underlying European Lifelong Learning policies is that international mobility should become a natural part of education and training schemes. This helps learners to achieve higher qualification levels wh ...
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REPURPOSE - equipping community groups in estates to reuse more, clear fly tipping and improve their local environment. (REPURPOSE LIFE)

Start date: Jul 21, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

Background The United Kingdom, in common with all other EU states, has placed the responsibility for collection and management of waste on local and regional government. Over the last 20 years or so, this role has moved from one of simple waste collection to the introduction of recycling services and, latterly, an increased focus on re-use and waste preve ...
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Street Workout - Each One Teach One

Start date: Jan 15, 2016, End date: Jan 14, 2017,

The theme of this project is “Street Workout”, which is a movement based on exercises by using public facilities, such as equipment in schoolyards or park. The “Street Workout” movement supports healthy living through readily available and financially inexpensive means. Activty.1 – Training Course The aim is to network of organizations willing to promote Street Workout in urban areas and to build ...
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Climate-proofing Social Housing Landscapes (LIFE Housing Landscapes)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

Background Urban environments, with their high population densities, industries and infrastructure, are likely to suffer the most severe impacts of climate change. The anticipated increased pressure on hydrological processes and the growing prevalence of the urban “heat island” effect, especially during summer months, will cause significant additional ...
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Working together for Economically-prosperous Communities through Assets of Natural heritage (WECAN)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

AIM To determine and demonstrate how best the natural heritage(1) can be utilised as a catalyst for economic growth to benefit communities in densely-populated post-industrial areas in NWE. The participating regions are defined as densely-populated post-industrial areas which have suffered from a massive decline in heavy industry. especially coal mining and related industries. These areas are ...
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NWE Strategic Initiatives Cluster - ADAPTATION TO THE SPATIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE - Promote measures – Call for action – Share knowledge (SIC adapt!)

Start date: Mar 9, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

The NWE OP acknowledges adapting to the impacts of climate change as one of the most fundamental challenges for territorial development in North West Europe. Through the Strategic Initiatives Cluster. Adaptation to the spatial impacts of climate change. eight transnational projects with almost 100 project partners combine their efforts for promoting and achieving effective adaptation throughout NW ...
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Changing Climate. Changing Lives (C-Change)

Start date: Oct 3, 2007, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

C-CHANGE aims to achieve a 'sea-change' in attitudes. behaviours and practical responses to the challenges that climate change raises for city regions by: 1. Empowering politicians. planners. practitioners. communities. and in particular young people. to champion these approaches. 2. Developing creative solutions to the sustainable management of open space. 3. Climate-proofing regional spatial ...
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Green roofs against climate change. To establish a UK green roof code to support climate change mitigation and adaptation. (GRACC)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

Background It is generally accepted that climate change is happening. Public awareness of this reality and its potential effects is heightened by the increasing occurrence of extreme weather events. In July 2007, England experienced widespread flooding, which focused attention on the need to plan and adapt buildings, in particular, to a changing climate. ...
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Demonstrating a European Method for Hazardous Waste Management Including Targets for Prevention and Reduction of Waste (HAZRED)

Start date: Dec 1, 2004, End date: Nov 30, 2007,

Background Despite EU regulation that addresses specific waste streams and the implementation of the Waste Framework Directive and related directives, the amount of hazardous waste generated is increasing. Without urgent action, targets for European waste may not be met. The problem of hazardous waste is particularly acute in communities remote from a was ...
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Developing Employability via Environmental Action

The overall aim of the project was to transfer a range of innovative mechanisms for supporting learners in building, validating and valorising their employability skills developed in the context of environmental action to other European countries via partner organisations in the Netherlands, Poland and Spain. Following this transfer partners adapted the materials to their regional context and del ...
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SAUL (Sustainable & Accessible Urban Landscapes) (SAUL)

SAUL (Sustainable and Accessible Urban Spaces) seeks to take forward a IIC project (New Methods in Socially Compatible Development of Urban Landscapes) to the development phase, to tackle the question of the role of socially-inclusive spaces in metropolitan regions, as well as the themes of regional identity and learning in planning cultures and partnerships. The objective of the action project, w ...
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