LIFE Task Force Platform
Πλατφόρμα Υποστήριξης για το Ευρωπαϊκό Πρόγραμμα LIFE

Municipality of Serres

Description

The Municipality of Serres, having participated in the co-financed project LIFE+ under the title: “Local Authorities Alliance for Forest Fire Prevention”, through which the Dynamic Forest Fire Risk Assessment System (DFF Risk) was developed by the Technical University of Crete, is interested in implementing a LIFE project within the area of interest “Adaptation to Climate Change”. One of the interventions of the approved Sustainable Urban Development Strategy of the Municipality of Serres is the supply and installation of atmospheric air pollution measuring stations and other environmental parameters. With the appropriate equipment and cooperation with a research center or university, we would like to develop a Dynamic Flood Risk Assessment System, which will be valuable to the Municipality, since in the eastern part of the city the torrent of Agioi Anargyroi flows, which has in the past often caused floods The Municipality of Serres has shown a great interest and has implemented several interventions regarding energy saving and the installation of Renewable Energy Sources(RES) systems in many schools and municipal buildings in the last few years. Some examples of these actions are the installation of photovoltaic systems in 32 schools, the supply with hot water by the District Heating Unit in Serres of several municipal buildings and the supply with natural gas of some municipal buildings of special use. The Municipality of Serres is interested in implementing a LIFE project within the area of interest «Environment and Resource Efficiency» which aims at creating a tool for evaluating the above interventions and how these affect the Sustainable Energy Action Plan of the Municipality of Serres, which is a member of Covenant of Mayors

Programming and Development Department, Municipality of Serres, tel.: +302321350134