Challenges of making green policies in the municipals - experiences in the big cities – workshop

Closed Workshop, FES-MMAA

Challenges of making green policies in the municipals - experiences in the big cities

Workshop 28/04/2023.

The aim of the event is to exchange experiences on the obstacles, constraints and ways to overcome them in the development and implementation of local (City of Budapest and local municipalities) green policies.

Over the past three years districts of Budapest and the capital itself have implemented a number of green policies. Plans have been drawn up, adopted, specific local policies launched successfully or got stalled. The aim of our event is to provide a space and a framework for Budapest green policy experts to share and exchange their experiences.

Timetable of the workshop:

10:00 – Ferenc Büttl (MMAA) opening speech

10:10 – 11:10 Challenges of making green policies in the municipals – experiences of municipalities
leader of discussion: Ferenc Büttl

• Sándor Bardóczi (Chief Architect of Budapest),
• Ada Ámon (Head of Climate and Environment Department, Budapest),
• Zsófia Hamza (International Project Coordinator, District XII)
• Staniszewski Csaba (Deputy Mayor, District XIII)
• Ferenc Burján (Deputy Mayor, District III)
• Szilvia Temesvári (Deputy Mayor, District VI)

11:10 – 12:00 questions/answers

12:00 – 12:45 lunch break

12:45 – 13:30 Challenges of making green policies in the municipals – experiences of NGOs
leader of discussion: Dalma Kökény

• András Lukács (The Clean Air Action Group – Levegő Munkacsoport)
• Artúr Szilágyi (WWF )
• Éva Tóth Kalló and Klára László (Fák a Rómain)
• István Ferenczi (Kiserdővédők)
• Katalin Erdélyi Stampfné (Mocsáros Egyesület)

13:30 – 14:30 questions/answers