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new generations, create sustainable futures with the support of : Eerlijke Jongeren Voor Ouderen (EJVO) European Schools Love Our Ocean (ESLOO) Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN) Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (RU) Hermanns Consultancy Nijmegen
EU Gree Week
NijmegenRvNGreenTEDxYouth@Nijmegen municipality GreenOfficeRadboud OfficeGelderland RijkvanNijmegenHub RVN@LAB ROCNijmegen TasteofCultures EuropeanGreenCapital
Circle of Sustainable Europe (CoSE)
Face The Future
How we work 8
3. Living with water - Solutions for future water crisis 7
Educational facilities 10
Table o Co te ts
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Table of Contents
5. Flow within different generations - Social Innovation to support transition for sustainability7
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EU Green Week ‘Face The Future’ event 4
Radical collaboration 8
Self-reflection 9
Citizens of Region 10
Takeaways event & beyond 11
Benchmarking Green Capitals 11
2. Happy with sun and wind - Implementation of Climate Change Mitigation solutions7
1. Together healthy and green - Health in living environment 6
Target group 10
Business and Organizations 10
4. Everything has value - Driving a Circular Economy based society7
6. Move smart and sustainable - Solutions for sustainable mobility 8
Strengthening Organizations 11
Creating Talents 11
Foreword 3
Focused Themes 6
Format of the Event 6
Conclusion 12
Driven by exponential technological & digital growth and an exponential decrease of natural giftedwithcourage,believinginpossibilitiesandvaluingmultisurvive.Thisnewcomplexworldrequiresyoungsustainableleaderstresources,theworldisbecomingamorecomplexsystemthanithaseverbeen.Economic,ecologicandsocialsystemswillnolongerfollowthelinearbutratheracircularpatterninordertootakechargeinthiseverfaster-changingenvironment.Flowwiththevelocityofthefutureandinspireleaderswithvision,leaderswithpassion,leaderswithanentrepreneurial&sustainablemind-set. Youngleaderswhovaluetheprocess,experimentinganddaretofailinordertolearn.Leaderspleperspectives.Leadersspiritedtocreatesustainableeconomicandsocialsystems.Addingtothisanewwayofeducation,crossborder,acrossthesystem,andwithanewfocusnotonlearninghowtolive,buttolearnhowtolivesustainable. ToextendthevisionofEuropeanGreenCapital,the
EJVOFoundation intendstoorganizethe EuropeanGreenWeek2019 stakeholdersindrivingsustainabilityincludinggovernmental,intheregionofGelderlandwithclosecollaborationwitheducational,businessandcitizensgroups.WeareplanninganFacetheFutureeventofimmersiveexperiencesinsustainableinnovation.Withthiseventweintendtoignitepeopletobecometheleadersandbuildersweneedtomakethesustainableshifthappen.
Fore ord
Nijmegen-CyclingNijmegen -Greencompanies -Visitingesstanding sustainable initiativfor in Nijmegen sustainable QuestTourthrough highwaychallenge
EU Gree Week Face The Future e e t
13/5 Mon Gelderland) (SouthNijmegen of
-Explore the city of Tiel and experience its make-Ownwaterbeer-Makeexperience. entrepreneurial initiativessustainable forafuture yourown andsellit yourSDG& itreal
-Pick an SDG leader that you want to follow
-Sustainability Hackathon -Sustainable Accelerator Arnhem-CyclingArnhem -Greencompanies -Visitingesstanding sustainable initiativfor in Arnhem sustainable QuestTourthrough highwaychallenge
→ Arnhem.
-Pick an SDG leader that you want to follow
→ Nijmegen.
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-Sustainability Hackathon -Sustainable Accelerator
Brainstorm Legacy Green -SustainabilityCapital Hackathon -Sustainable Accelerator
Tiel -Greencompanies -Visitingesstanding sustainable initiativfor in Tiel sustainable QuestTourthrough
OPENING Event of the EU Green -IntroductionWeek: Green Week +
-All levels of educational education-Choose-Sporttransfer &games yourown lessons, what do you want to learn?
-Explore the city of Nijmegen make-Ownwaterbeer-Makeexperience. entrepreneurial forsustainableexperienceand its initiatives afuture yourown andsellit yourSDG& itreal
15/5 Wed Gelderland) (CentreArnhem of
14/5 Tue (WestTiel Gelderland) of
-Explore the city of Arnhem make-Ownwaterbeer-Makeexperience. entrepreneurial forsustainableexperienceand its initiatives afuture yourown andsellit yourSDG& itreal
-All levels of educational education-Choose-Sporttransfer &games yourown lessons, what do you want to learn?
-Pick an SDG leader that you want to follow
Date Venue Location/
Sustainability Entrepreneurship Social Engagement
-All levels of educational -Honigcomplextransfer sport & -Choosegames your own education lessons, what do you want to learn?
-Explore the city of Apeldoorn make-Ownwaterbeer-Makeexperience. entrepreneurial forsustainableexperienceand its initiatives afuture yourown andsellit yourSDG& itreal
Table 2: Timetable of planned events for European Green Week 2019 in Nijmegen and the region of Gelderland.
● Event starts each day from 9am to 6pm.
-All levels of Education education-Choose-Sporttransfer &games yourown lessons, what do you want to learn?
16/5 Thur Gelderland) (EastDoetinchem of
-Sustainability Hackathon -Sustainable Accelerator Doetinchem -Greencompanies -Visitingesstanding sustainable initiativfor in Doetinchem sustainable QuestTourthrough
-Brainstorm Legacy Gelderland -EndingApeldoorn -Greencompanies -Visitingesstanding sustainable initiativ-SustainableHackathon -Sustainability Acceleratorfor in Apeldoorn sustainable QuestTourthrough GreenWeek
Fri 17/5 Gelderland) (NorthApeldoorn of
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Date Location Sustainability
-Pick an SDG leader that you want to follow
-Pick an SDG leader that you want to follow
Entrepreneurship Social Engagement
-All levels of Education education-Choose-Sporttransfer &games yourown lessons, what do you want to learn?
Table 1: Timetable of planned events for European Green Week 2019 in Nijmegen and the region of Gelderland.
-Explore the city of Doetinchem and experience make-Ownwaterbeer-Makeexperience. entrepreneurial forsustainableits initiatives afuture yourown andsellit yourSDG& itreal
Thefinaloftheweek,marksabeginningofanewsustainablemovement.We intenttocreatea platformtofollowupontheoutcomesoftheeventanddefineinnovative sustainability eventprojectsfortheforeseeablefuture.Thegoalistodrivecascadeeffectandbringgrowthtothepartners,stakeholdersandparticipants.
A green region is a healthy and clean city, with people that live together in harmony. We already have a beautiful green environment. How are we going to do more to maintain theGelderlandregionthemosthealthyandlivablecityforcominggenerations?Whatarethewaystospreadinspirationsfromourexistinglivingspaces?WecaninspireothersfromthegreencampusofRadboudUniversityNijmegen,theUniversitiesofAppliedSciencesHANandLarensteininVelp/Arnhem.Industrialwise,wehavethedistrictsArnhemsBuitenandIPKWinArnhemandEco-factoryinApeldoorn.
At the Face the Future event, we will build on experiences from the 2018 Green Capital and we will extend our event to the whole region with 5 different themes where we will focus on. The focused themes with our knowledge and foundation with growing partners are presented as below:
1. Together healthy and green - Health in living environment
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Withthis FaceTheFuture eventwetargetbothyoungtalents,educationalorganizations, game-changing sustainabilitythatendureslongintothefutureuntiltheSustItwillbeadayofactionfollowedbyaweekofexplorationwithconnonisbasedonaprovenformulaofconfronting,brainstorming,andsesustainablewayandshareandconnecttheirnewsustainablemindcompaniesandcivilianstogainprofoundinsightsintohowtoinnovateinasetandinitiatives.Thiseventekinginnovationthatsbasedreal-lifeentrepreneurshipchallengeswithcommittedprojectpartners. ectingpeoplethroughainableDevelopmentGoalsarereached.Inspiredbyoursustainableinnovativeleadersinsustainablechange,students,experts,youngprofessionalsandcitizensoftheGelderlandregionwillworkonreal-lifesustainablechallenges.Throughexplorationwithsectorexperts,corporateleaders,majorcompaniesandabovealltheNijmegencitizens,theinnovationteamswillidentifyneeds,frictionsandopportunitiesforreallifechallenges.Andthroughouttheweekconnectandsharethesewithallstakeholdersinvolved.
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Focused The es
solutions2.Happywithsunandwind-ImplementationofClimateChangeMitigation
We can draw a great deal of energy from the sun and wind. That is smart and necessary. We are transitioning to a new system of sustainable energy. How can we make Gelderland Arnhem,thedistrictofHengstdalinNijmegen,tobeenergyneutralassoonaspossible?Andhowcanweintegratetheseproductionareasintothelandscapeandurbansettings?TherearealreadyafewexamplessuchasSpijkerenergieingreensolarparkDeKwekerijinHengeloGLDnearDoetinchem,ortheLoenensolarvillagenearApeldoorn.ThisvillagehasbeenpartoftheEU-INTERREGprojectACEanditsfollow-upprojectcVPP.Varioussuccessexamplesareonthe 1 2 demands. surface,andareinurgentneedofpublicattention,sostakeholdersarereadyforupcoming
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3. Living with water - Solutions for future water crisis
2 cVPP stands for Community-based Virtual Power Plant
The fact that the temperature is rising has many significant consequences. Since the River-Climate-ParkgreateruseofwaterandcollectedrainwateratthesametimewhilebrelocatedandcreatedtheSpiegelWaal.HowwecangivetheriverRhineandotherriversareoverflowingmoreoften,nearNijmegentheLentseWaaldijkhasbeenevenmorespaceandmakeattlingeverincreasingdroughtsheadedourway?Variousotherlocationswillbevisited,suchasMeinerswijk,theandtheWaterMuseum,allnearorinArnhem.
The circular economy is about using and reusing all materials in the product chain. One person s waste is another person s raw material. How can we stimulate our industry to capabilitiesbybetterconnectionwithotherprojects?Forexampleareawherethisindustrythrives.Howcanwestrengthenandattbecomezero-wastedby2045?TheIPKWindustrialestateinArnhemisbutoneexampleofanhesametimeexpandour,makinggoodexposureofsustainabilityprojectsandpracticeswhichdemonstratescollaborationswithneighbouringGermanborderregionswithintheEuregioRhein-Waal.CircularEconomypracticesshouldnotbe 3 restricted by borders but enhanced!
To support the transition to a sustainable future, the energy of youth has great potential when combined with the wisdom of age. When young and old work together in mutual respect their combined efforts create a tidal wave of positive change that can bring the green future that everyone deserves. Therefore by bridging the age casm and exchanging experiences of life
4. Everything has value - Driving a Circular Economy based society
for5.Flowwithindifferentgenerations-SocialInnovationtosupporttransitionsustainability
3 Referring to INTERREG, a subsidy program created by the EU to support eh cross border cooperation between countries.
1 Ace is a renewable energy initiative which has been launched across several North West European countries. It promotes the importance of renewable energy in everyday life to citizens, businesses, universities and local government – the idea is, if the right information is provided there will be an increased uptake of renewable energy.
Radical collaboration Innovations
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between generations, the region,its people and the social dynamic can grow to accept sustainable solutions and innovations in their lives, now and in the coming future.
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Fig 1. Our main supporters for the Green Youth/Student Event in August 2018, who will also support us during the European Green Week 2019.
6. Move smart and sustainable - Solutions for sustainable mobility
4 CHIPS stands for the project Cycle Highways Innovation for smarter People Transport and Spatial Planning.
In Gelderland, we feel it is important that people can easily get from A to B. And that the air organised!Howcanweprovideanevensmarter,moresustainable,consideredthebicyclecityoftheNetherlands,whentheglobalcyclingevinourregionstayshealthyandfresh.Itisnotwithoutreasonthatin2017,NijmegenwasentVelocity2017wasandcleanertransportnetworkinourcityforthefuture?WearehappytoshowyouaroundalongthecyclinghighwayRijn-WaalPad,thatalsoisfeaturedintheINTERREGNWEuropeprojectCHIPS!
Connectingindividualsandbuildingcommunicationbridgesbasedonreworkingaswellascuriosity,andopennessfordifferentperspectivesarethconnectingtheselevelsthroughanorganizedcommunityofdifferenandanswerstocomplexquestionsarebestgeneratedinmultidisciplinarylevelsandtstakeholders.Byproperlyengagingthestakeholders,thecommunitycanshareknowledgeandwisdomwithefficiencyandbringvaluetooursocietyasaresult.Forthis,avarietyofprofessionalbackgroundsareneeded,efoundationofacreativecultureofinnovativethinking. spectarethewaystogetthingsdone.Ourphilosophyisfillingthegapsthatexistsbetweensystems,organizationsandpeopleinsociety.
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havingthecouragetofailBiastowardsaction:AninnovationteMindfulofprocessandinnovationthroughself-reflectionanddaringtotakechargeontopofamneedsoptimalmentalconditionsandframeworkssothatitcandevelopitscreativeprocess. Butaboveall:Improveyour Mindset,Connectwithothers&Togetherhelpingtheworldtoadapt to the coming future.
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Self-reflection
Ourfutureiseverybody sresponsibility.Citizensareinvitedto opportunitiestobecomecreativethinkerswhichcanbenefitonesstepsthemselvestobuildthatsustainableworldthatwealldgetinspiredandtomakethenexteserve.Citizenshavetheelfandtheirregioninawhole.Duringthisperiodoftransitiontowardsasustainablesociety,differentperspectivesbringinnovativeandneweducativeideas.Citizenswhoarewillingtocontributeshouldhavetheopportunitytoenterintoanintensiveprogramwithengagedpeoplefromdifferentcultures,universitiesandareasofspecialization.
● TEDxYouth@Nijmegen : Velocity of the Future
Citizens of Region
Tar et roup
Theteachersandcoachesoftodaywillguidethefuturegenerations oftomorrow,eitherin context,Thinkingaboutwaysofsustainableeducationandimplebusiness,governmentoreducationitself.Thereforeteachingsustainabilityineducationisvital.mentingthis,canensurethatcitizenslearnhowtolivewithasustainablemindset.Inthatspirit,wehavealistofprojectsandinitiativeswithpartnerstonameafew,aslistedbelow.WhichwouldaddvaluetotheEUGreenWeekaswellasaddingdiversitytoeducationalfacilities:
● RVN@LAB: Getting all levels of education connected with projects
Business and Organizations
challenges. NOW!Aspartnerstheycollaborate,coachandadviseallstakeholFrontrunningcompaniesandorganizationsthatbelieveweshouldthrivethesustainableshiftdersregardingthecontextof
● Green Office Gelderland: Getting all levels of education sustainably connected
Educational facilities
● HAN IMAGINE: SDG s Global Goals project at all levels of education
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● Starters4Communities: Getting all levels of education connected with Entrepreneurship
● De Bildung Academy: Getting all levels of education to think about Bildung
TheEUGreenWeek2019 hostedbythe FoundationEJVO
Theactivitieswillprovideknowledge,andtheopportunitytodevelopandacquirepersonalskillsthatpushtowardspersonalexaltation.AdditionallytheywillcreateawarenessabouttheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsforallcitizensinourregion.
1.Creating Talents
3.Benchmarking Green Capitals
Takea ays e e t & beyo d
practice. Thebenefitfromtheexposureandtheawarenessoftheimportanceofsustainability.Atthesametimemanynewsustainableprojectswillbekick-started,whichcreatenewopportunitiesforthe future.TogetherforNijmegenandtheEuropeanEntrepreneurialRegion(EER)Gelderlandanditscitizensweseenotonlyopportunity,butalsotheresponsibilitytospreadtheideasfromour
whichishighlybeneficialforthecitizensfromasocialperspective.Esocial,culturalandeconomicgrowth.TheGreenWeekisopenforaudiistailoredtoservetheregionforbothencesfromallwalksoflife,ducationalinstitutionsandcitizenswhoareconcernedaboutthefuturedevelopmentoftheirregionareprovidedanopportunitytoworkfortheirowninterestswithinthecommunity.Participantsfromdifferentsocialbackgroundsandagedifferencescouldidentifytheireverydaychallengeswhenitcomestounsustainablewaysofliving,whichcouldlaterinspirenewsustainableinnovationsandopportunitiestocome.Aplatformforcommunicationandgatheringcommoninterestfordrivingaprosperousfuturetogetherwillbecreatedfortheregionviathiseventanditscontinueseffects. Fromaneconomicdevelopmentpointofview,theEUGreenWeek2019isalsoanimportantopportunityforparticipantsfromboththebusinesssectorandpolicymakingsectors.Itsnatureistoprovideaenduringplatformthatconnectsdifferentstakeholderstoaddresstheirinterestsandneeds,anddifferentmixturesofparticipantswillprovidemoreopportunitiesinsustainabledevelopmentfortheregion,thenationandthebigballofdirtweliveon.Theeventwillbenefittheregioninthreewaysmentionedasfollowing:
2.Strengthening Organizations
Regionalorganizationsbenefitfromtheuniqueopportunitytoexplorenewsustainableproductsandservicestoworkwiththefutureleadersatthesametime.Additionallytheywillgetbusinessinspirationexperienceadifferent/renewedworkingculturegainaholisticunderstandingofinnovationprojectsandgettheopportunitytomeetandrecruitfutureemployeeswithagrowthmindset.
Inconclusion,sustainableactivitiesbasedinNijmegendeliverdirect opportunitiesnotonlylocally, TobetterdeliveredthroughtheEUGreenWeek,itsstakeholdersandevepurposeandopportunitytobuildasustainablesocietybyprobutfortheentireEuropeanEntrepreneurialRegion(EER)Gelderland.Itprovidescitizenstheclearvidingdetailedstepsandresultsrycitizeninvolvedinbuildingafutureforourgenerationtocome. sumup,theobjectiveoftheFaceTheFutureEventduringtheEUGreenWeekissimple. TocarryontheburningflamesofsustainabilitythatnowresonateinthisBeautifulGreenCityoftheFuture.
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