The North-West Regional Development Agency, as the Managing Authority for the North-West Regional Program 2021-2027 (REGIO North-West), publishes today, July 11, 2023, the Applicant's Guide for the call for projects PRNV/2023/371.B/1 – Dezvoltarea unor orașe verzi și îmbunătățirea infrastructurii verzi din zonele urbane.
The call for projects is competitive, and funding applications can be submitted through the MySMIS 2021/2021+ computer system during: August 7, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – February 6, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
Conformable EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the promotion of healthy ecosystems, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions, should be systematically integrated into urban planning, including public spaces, infrastructure and the design of buildings and their surroundings.
Astfel, fundamentarea intervențiilor necesare cu privire la îmbunătățirea infrastructurii verzi din mediul urban, inclusiv din zona urbană funcțională a municipiilor reședință de județ, se va realiza la nivel de Strategie integrată de dezvoltare urbană 2021-2027
Pentru a readuce natura în orașe trebuie sprijinite măsurile privind crearea de păduri, parcuri și grădini accesibile populației și bogate în biodiversitate, acoperișuri și pereți verzi și garduri vii, dar și zone de acces, alei, iluminat specific, platforme de popas, coridoare ecologice etc., care vor aduce beneficii importante serviciilor ecosistemice cu un grad ridicat de naturalitate precum: purificarea aerului, reducerea zgomotului, stocarea carbonului, reducerea temperaturii aerului, reducerea anxietății și implicit a îmbunătățirii sănătății publice. Intervențiile vor demonstra o abordare strategică orientată către creșterea suprafeței verzi per locuitor.
Proiectele finanțate prin PR NV 2021-2027 au potențialul de a contribui la îmbunătățirea infrastructurii verzi, prin adoptarea cu prioritate a unor soluții bazate pe natură (NBS). Adoptarea unor soluții compatibile cu principiile infrastructurii verzi contribuie totodată la îmbunătățirea condițiilor de viață ale comunităților locale, prin asigurarea menținerii condițiilor ecologice optime, creșterea calității aerului, reducerea zgomotului.
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MAIN ACTIVITIES that can be financed independently within the projects related to this call consist of:
• a. The creation/modernization/expansion of squares/parks/gardens/urban forests/park-forests/recreational forests, which include grassing activities, planting with native perennial plants, as well as the planting of native trees and shrubs, but which are resilient to the expected future impacts of climate change;
• b. Arrangement of green spaces related to watercourses: interventions on the banks of the waters (lakes, watercourses) and the areas in their vicinity by creating green spaces;
• c. The realization of urban ecological corridors, which represent landscape structures of different sizes, shapes and vegetation, which allow connection with natural or semi-natural areas (such as forests or agricultural areas), for the purpose of movement and migration of species.
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SECONDARY ACTIVITIES which can be financed integrated through this call only within projects that include at least one main activity from the above, otherwise the projects will be rejected from financing:
• a. Green works consisting of green roofs, green walls, terraces/balconies with gardens and green spaces, etc. related to the buildings owned by the applicant for financing and which are integrated at the territorial level2 with the investments that fall under the main activities mentioned above;
• b. Land sanitation activities (which do not necessarily involve the clearing of existing vegetation), with the maintenance of ecologically important trees, land modeling, cleaning the land of existing garbage, on the lands subject to interventions. Sanitization activities cannot represent chemical decontamination activities.
• c. Other interventions complementary to the creation of green spaces: alleys, gazebos, pergolas, sanitary facilities, maintenance/changing rooms, stages, tracks for cyclists, pontoons, sidewalks, urban furniture made of environmentally friendly materials (benches, trash cans , ecological toilets, bike racks, fencing), creating facilities for recreation on landscaped grounds (Wi-Fi hotspots, areas specially designed for sports, playgrounds for children); the creation of intelligent video surveillance systems in the spaces designed by the project; replacement and/or connection to public utilities of the land object of the investment; the demolition of the buildings located on the site subject to the intervention related to the green infrastructure (except those belonging to the cultural heritage), the realization of irrigation systems and intelligent lighting systems for the green spaces created; And so on These interventions contribute to increasing the quality of life of citizens and environmentally friendly materials will be used.
The North-West Regional Program 2021-2027 proposes interventions for the development of research, development, innovation and digitization capacity, increasing the energy performance of the existing public and residential building fund, capitalizing on degraded spaces at the city level, sustainable urban mobility, investments in the network of county roads and in the educational infrastructure, as well as actions to capitalize on the cultural, touristic and spa potential.
In the financial year 2021-2027, public authorities and institutions, the business environment, the academic and research environment and NGOs can obtain funding.
The Northwest Regional Program benefits from a total allocation of 1,437,252,471 euros.
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- Priority 1: A competitive region through innovation, digitization and dynamic enterprises - total value: 327,904,956 euros
- Priority 2: A region with smart localities - total value: 60,332,872 euros
- Priority 3: A region with environmentally friendly localities - total value: 210,666,112 euros
- Priority 4: A region with sustainable multimodal urban mobility – total value: 305,155,751 euros
- Priority 5: An accessible region - total value: 184,978,708 euros
- Priority 6: An educated region - total value: 77,386,100 euros
- Priority 7: An attractive region - total value: 210,363,134 euros
- Technical assistance – total value: 60,464,838 euros
More information about the Northwest Regional Program for 2021-2027 is available here, and the program can be consulted here.