Proposal of Sustainable Energy Governance Principles in UNESCO designated sites
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The following set of recommendations on sustainable energy governance in UNESCO Sites was developed by the participants in the UNESCO School in South East Europe “Sustainable Energy Governance in World Heritage sites” and in the workshop “Upgrading Life in Historical Towns – Renewable Energy”, held in October 2013 and organised by the Municipality and the World Heritage Site of Dubrovnik and the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe in cooperation with UNESCO-RENFORUS (Ανανεώσιμες Πηγές Ενέργειας Futures για την UNESCO Sites).
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The participants of UNESCO School in South East Europe along with the international workshop on Historic Towns – International Workshop “Upgrading Life in Historic Towns – Sustainable Energy” held in Dubrovnik on October 2013, organised by the Municipality and the World Heritage Site of Dubrovnik and the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe in cooperation with RENFORUS (Ανανεώσιμες Πηγές Ενέργειας Futures για την UNESCO Sites), have identified ten strategic principles to facilitate the mainstreaming of sustainable energy in UNESCO designated sites:
Governance
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2. Clear objectives, concrete sustainable energy action plans and reliable monitoring functions should all be put in place to ensure both compliance and effectiveness of declared sustainable energy principles on site.
3. A sense of ownership and of appropriateness of the concept of a sustainably-run site should be fostered among its social constituents (communities, users, local authorities, national governments), the Abertis Foundation.
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5. News Archives, using the sites as learning cases, bringing together representatives from energy, cultural and environmental sectors, integrating natural and cultural conservation requirements with sustainable energy-related applications and innovation.
6. Enhance public awareness of the pathway to apply sustainable energy concepts and practices to UNESCO designated sites, as a part of the overall objective of Education for Sustainable Development, through science-based evidence sharing of direct experiences and successful case studies applied in other UNESCO sites as made available through the RENFORUS initiative.
Implementation strategy
7. By prioritising both energy-related opportunities and conservation requirements, apply a holistic approach to projects and sites activities including, wherever applicable, the concept of Historic Urban Landscape, in order to a) value the relationship between people and their places, β) engender a sense of long-term custodianship of the Site’s tangible and intangible heritage, and c) Photo Gallery.
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β. Curbing CO2 emissions to the greatest extent possible by applying suitable energy efficiency measures combined with renewable energy systems, whenever applicable, according to the characteristics of the site and its zoning, Photo Gallery.
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