1. SHARE Final Conference
Aosta, 24 May 2012
Alpine Space Programme:
Water and Energy importance in the cooperation area
Julia Chenut,
Joint Technical Secretariat of the Alpine Space Programme
4. Thematic fields of cooperation
The Alpine Space Programme 2007 – 2013 identifies three
thematic fields of cooperation called „priorities“:
5. 13 Projects
Eg. AlpEnergy - http://www.alpenergy.net
Virtual Power Systems as an Instrument to Promote Transnational
Cooperation and Sustainable Energy Supply in the Alpine Space
7. Accessibility and Connectivity
11 Projects
Eg. PARAmount - http://www.paramount-project.eu/
imProved Accessibility:
Reliability and security of Alpine transport infrastructure
related to mountainous hazards in a changing climate
11. Water and Energy:
2 core challenges for the European Union
+ WFD (2000) and RES-e (2001) directives
+ In view of the Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s Water:
+To develop options to improve the quality of the knowledge
base for water policy making;
+To improve governance in water policy.
+ EU 2020 – sustainable growth:
+Target of 20% of energy from renewables
+ COMM EC 2011: Regional Policy contributing to
sustainable growth in EU 2020:
+Transition to a low carbon economy: focus investments on
renewable energies
+Focus on preserving and maximising the potential of the
natural environment.
12. Water and Energy in the Alpine Space
Programme
+ 6 projects approved so far: AlpEnergy, Alp-Water-
Scarce, CO2 Neutralp, Enerbuild, Silmas, SHARE.
+ Hydropower and water ecosystems in the Operational
Programme of the Alpine Space Programme:
+Pinpointed by experts in the Strategic Environmental
Assessment of the Programme;
+ Highlighted by the European Commission;
+Very closely checked during the evaluation of
projects and monitored during their implementation.
13. SHARE
A strategic project
+ In line with EU policies and orientations concerning water
and energy;
+ Shared transnational solutions and tools for improved water
management and governance;
+ A unprejudiced methodology and tool through an innovative
approach: Multi Criteria Analysis
+ A constant quality improvement throught the involvement of
stakeholders in the Permanent Technical Panel
+ Cooperation with the Water Platform of the Alpine
Convention
14. What is still expected from the project
+ Long term sustainability of SHARE tools (DSS) and
platforms
+ Sustainability of the pilot actions
+ Keeping alive the Permanent Technical Panel
+ Capitalise on achieved results, eg. Broad implement the
improved MCA
+ A targeted transfer of the results to practitioners,
administrations and policy makers.
15. The Alpine Space Programme 2007-2013:
2013 +
EC draft Regulation on Structural Funds: Fall 2011
First elements proposed by EC:
- Increased budget for ETC 11,7B€
- Specific regulation for ETC (cooperation across borders)
- Simplification : specific eligibility rules, state aid regulation etc…
to be followed…. http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy
Content: concentration to best contribute to the EU 2020 strategy!
ASP Vision post 2013: Strategy Development Project:
- Analysis
- Stakeholder dialogues
- Development options
16. Where to find further information?
www.alpine-space.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy
Thank you for your attention!