1. PROPOSAL for the establishment of the ENGINE (European Network for Green Infrastructure KNowledge and Experience) Eleftherios Loizou Managing Director Nicosia Development Agency Almere, 4 th November 2014

2. Background  One of the main outcomes of the GreenInfraNet project is the establishment of a Network for Knowledge about the Green Infrastructure.  Nicosia Development Agency was appointed to be the leading partner towards this task and also the partner that would be responsible for administrating the new Network after its establishment, in cooperation with all other members.  Process so far has included: 2 Workshops (one in Nicosia, Cyprus and one in Valencia, Spain) 2 questionnaires for the partners (participative democratic process) Action plan elaboration 1 meeting with representatives of D.G. Environment of the European Commission (6 December 2013)  Partners’ agreement on name “European Network for Green Infrastructure KNowledge and Experience (ENGINE)” 2

3. ENGINE FOCUS Objective A Legal Entity European Network for collecting, organizing, sharing and disseminating information on practical experience with GI at local and regional level in Europe 3 Main Activities  Establishing and managing a projects database (follow up GIN project)  Organizing study visits (share practical experience on developing and implementing GI.  Organizing conferences and workshops.  Hosting online discussion forums.  Producing publications.  Disseminating information provided by the EC’s platform  Consulting the EC’s information platform, providing on- the-ground information, experience and expertise  ENGINE will support the Commission’s policy development on GI. Themes Policy Processes Instruments Tools Capacity Building Flood protection Climate change National / regional / local funding

4. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Cooperation with the European Commission ENGINE linked with the new EC’s GI e-platform (offering information on practical level as a source of complementary information) ­- BISE (http://biodiversity.europa.eu/)http://biodiversity.europa.eu/ ­- WISE (http://water.europa.eu/)http://water.europa.eu/ ­- FISE (http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/)http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ 4 Proposed language English Translation in other languages available on members contribution Membership Categories Full members ­Associate members Affiliate members Type of organisations Public Administration Local/Regional Authorities Universities NGOs Research Centers Institutes European or Other Networks Geographical coverage European Union

5. Proposed Operating Structure A)GENERAL ASSEMBLY B)ENGINE BOARD C)WORKING GROUPS - Stakeholders (standard) - Experts (standard) - Other (flexible) D)Secretariat 5

6. OPERATION DRAFT YEARLY BUDGET 6 WORKING METHODOLOGY Governance Decision Making Policies Management Coordination Communication Activities’ organization Financial Control Dissemination & Networking Dissemination Plan GreenInfraNet project’s electronic platform (website) Implementation of Activities Production of outputs Personnel Cost: €14.400 Administration Costs: €9.600 Equipment:€2.200 Dissemination Activities: €2.700 DRAFT TOTAL: €28.900

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