The city of Funchal was selected to be the 2019 European Green Capital, an award promoted by the European Commission. The analysis of the good practices is to be completed until April.
The award, valid for that year, focuses on cities with environmental practices that are simultaneously exemplary, innovative and sustainable, with two Portuguese cictes – Funchal and Lisbon – in the final list. The list gathers fourteen cities from Italy, Romania, Belgium, Albania, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, France, Estonia, Poland and Portugal.
The Commission is now going to evaluate future initiatives and the practices developed by the finalists until April 2017, the prize being awarded every year, but the application taking place three years in advance. The city has to be prepared to answer to twelve items in this challenge: to mitigate and adapt to climate changes, urban transport, urban green areas that include the sustainable use of the land; nature and biodiversity, quality of the air, production and management of waste, management of water, waste water treatment, eco-innovation and sustainable jobs, performance of the energy sector and integrated environmental management.
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