Action Plan

Bratislava joined the initiative in 2012, committing to develop and approve an action plan for reducing emissions and greenhouse gases, to implement the measures set out in the action plan and to monitor them.

In 2013, the first action plan was developed: the Action Plan for Sustainable Energy Development of Bratislava, aimed at the design and subsequent implementation of mitigation measures (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020) in the energy sector.

Then, in 2017, the Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan of Bratislava was developed, focused on the design and implementation of adaptation measures to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change (increasing the percentage of vegetation areas, ensuring the availability of green spaces, implementation of water conservation measures, etc.).

A new action plan is already in hand: the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP), which combines the activities of both previous plans (adaptation and mitigation actions) and aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030.

The development of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan is based on the European Commission’s Covenant of Mayors initiative.

“The Covenant of Mayors was launched in 2008 in Europe with the ambition to bring together local authorities that have voluntarily committed to meeting and exceeding the EU’s climate and energy targets.“

The development of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan is based on the European Commission’s Covenant of Mayors initiative.

“The Covenant of Mayors was launched in 2008 in Europe with the ambition to bring together local authorities that have voluntarily committed to meeting and exceeding the EU’s climate and energy targets.“

Action Plan development process

Working groups

The development of the action plan is based on the principles of participatory process and work (analysis of the current situation and vision) in working groups on individual topics:

Circular economy

The project partners (MIB, the Faculty of Science of Comenius University, the Norwegian city of Bergen, and the Icelandic city of Reykjavik), the general public, and experts are actively involved in the participation process. An inaugural conference was held and two workshops took place, with discussion forums and surveys being developed.

The findings from the participatory process and working groups must be supported by measurements and data from the “Energy and Emission Balance” and from the “City of Bratislava’s Vulnerability Assessment of Climate Change” (conducted by the MIB in cooperation with the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University – Department of Environmental Ecology and Landscape Management), in accordance with the EU manual. As a result, an overview of the current state of the city’s functionality will be obtained, based on which measures will be proposed in order to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030.

Conference

In November 2022, the inaugural conference of the Climate-Resilient Bratislava project was opened by Deputy Mayor Tatiana Kratochvílová, Member of the EU Parliament Martin Hojsík, and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway Terje Teodor Nervik.

At the conference, the context of the project, its strategic background and objectives were presented by the experts. The project’s foreign partners, the Norwegian city of Bergen and the Icelandic city of Reykjavik, presented inspirational examples of adaptation and mitigation solutions in their respective locations.

Workshops

The workshops aim to involve a diverse range of experts and stakeholders in the project activities and obtain expert input, information and comments for incorporation into the action plan.

Three workshops have already taken place:

August 2022

How to prepare the city for the adverse effects of climate change? (Urban rainwater management.)

The project has received support from Norwegian funds and we will cooperate with the Icelandic capital Reykjavik and the Norwegian city of Bergen. However, in a broader context, we consider all cities that are part of the Covenant of Mayors, or any cities that can be an inspiration in the field of carbon footprint reduction, sustainable energy or the creation of green and blue infrastructure, as partners.