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INVITATION: Coverage of Smart islands in Croatia (18-19 October 2018)

Media representatives

Media representatives are kindly invited to cover the business event "Smart islands" in Croatia. We hope to see a diversity of Croatian media - both visual and printed media.

The application in a form of an email should be sent to Mr. Zarko Masanovic: zarmas@um.dk no later than 16 October 2018. Please include a brief information about the media, number of persons applied, their names, functions and contact information as well as venues that would be covered.

Press releases (in Croatian) for the business event in Croatia

6.2.2018. NOVI PRIMJERI IZ DANSKE: Sanirano odlagalište pretvoreno u rekreacijski park

Otok Stige u Danskoj 27 godina služio je kao odlagalište otpada za općinu Odense, a danas je primjer uspješne sanacije i krajobraznog planiranja. Radi se o izletničkom području s bogatom ponudom raznih aktivnosti na otvorenom, kao što su biciklističke i pješačke staze, igrališta i brežuljci za sanjkanje u hladnom periodu uz raznovrstan životinjski svijet. Otok površine 54 hektara sadrži 10 mil. m3 čvrstog otpada. Od zatvaranja 1993. godine lokacija je postepeno sanirana te prekrivena slojem od najmanje 1 metar čiste zemlje. Istovremeno, biološki procesi u odlagalištu otpada kontinuirano stvaraju plin te se na otoku nalazi najveća tvornica odlagališnih plinova u Danskoj i kogeneracijsko postrojenje za proizvodnju električne energije i sustav za daljinsko grijanje. Plin pokriva godišnje potrebe za električnom energijom od oko 1.500 kućanstava i godišnje toplinske potrebe gotovo 900 kućanstava. Tvrtka Odense Waste Management upravlja podzemnim procesima na odlagalištu. Ovo je jedna od konkretnih tema koje će se obrađivati prilikom trodnevne studijske posjete u Dansku, koju časopis Komunal organizira u suradnji s Veleposlanstvom kraljevine Danske u RH u zadnjem tjednu kolovoza 2018.
Source: Komunal, Vijesti iz komunalnog gospodarstva 6/2018

25.9.2018. Pozivnica Veleposlanstva Kraljevine Danske - „Pametni otoci“: Gradska vijećnica, Krk, 18.10.2018. i Arsenal/Galerija, Hvar, 19.10.2018.

U suradnji sa Zajednicom županija, Udrugom gradova i Udrugom općina Republike Hrvatske, Veleposlanstvo Kraljevine Danske u Republici Hrvatskoj ima čast pozvati predstavnike hrvatskih županija, gradova, općina i poduzeća na tematski događaj pod nazivom „Pametni otoci“. Mjesto i vrijeme održavanja: Gradska vijećnica, Krk, 18.10.2018. i Arsenal/Galerija, Hvar, 19.10.2018. Cilj događaja je inspirirati razvoj lokalnih jedinica samouprave i pokazati da se održivim gospodarenjem u jedinstvenim okolinama, poput otoka, može postići željeni efekt za društvenu zajednicu u cjelini.

Dva najbolja primjera dolaze nam iz Danske i to s otoka Samso i otoka Bornholm, čiji će gradonačelnici i predstavnici institucija i poduzeća pokazati kako su uspjeli zaustaviti depopulaciju, organizirati sustav cirkularne ekonomije i omogućiti održivi život na otocima. Iako će većina primjera biti otočne naravi, ovo nipošto nije samo otočna priča. Program događaja sastoji se od tematskih panel diskusija hrvatskih i danskih predstavnika države, županija, gradova i općina, vodećih poduzeća i institucija, primjera iz prakse i razmjene iskustava.

Detaljni program za obje lokacije nalazi se na službenoj stranici: https://www.urbandanish.solutions/smartislands2018/en/program/

Ulaz besplatan (ograničen broj mjesta) uz obveznu prethodnu registraciju na https://www.urbandanish.solutions/smartislands2018/sign-up/

18.10.2018. HINA - Positive examples of development of Danish islands presented at Krk conference

A conference called 'Smart Islands' was held in Krk on the northern Adriatic island of the same name on Thursday to encourage sustainable development of local communities on islands with positive examples from Denmark.

The aim of the conference was to show that sustainable development in unique environments such as islands can have a desired effect on the social community as a whole. Mayors and representatives of institutions from the Danish islands of Bornholm and Samso presented their experience in transforming the two islands into energy efficient environments that enabled sustainable living and a circular economy and halted depopulation.

The conference was organised by the Danish Embassy in cooperation with the Croatian associations of local and regional government units.

In his introductory remarks, Danish Ambassador Christian Thorning said that there were many similarities between Croatian and Danish islands and that they faced similar challenges to development, such as energy efficiency, water and waste management, and transport connectivity. He said that it was important to make life on the islands attractive, especially to young families.

The Mayor of Krk, Darijo Vasilic, said that the island of Krk could serve as an example to others in Croatia in several areas, citing a dynamic economy, the environment and tourist turnover. He noted that a quarter of 23 million overnight stays on the Adriatic islands were generated on Krk.

Illustrating the increase in road traffic on the island, Vasilic said that before the construction of the Krk Bridge, ferries could bring not more than 3,000 vehicles to the island per day, while today up to 35,000 vehicles cross the bridge daily in the peak season. Krk is the only Croatian island with a natural increase in population, and the local government has taken a series of measures to encourage young people to live on the island, he said.

Winni Grosboll, the Mayor of Bornholm, a Baltic Sea island with a population of 40,000, said that their aim was to create a sustainable economy and society in all areas and not just environmental protection. The Bright Green Island project was launched in 2008 to create new jobs by developing sustainable tourism, prolonging the tourist season and encouraging local ecological agricultural production, she said.

The Chairman of the Danish Council of Rural Districts, Steffen Damsgaard, said that this non-governmental organisation operated at political level to convince executive authorities that changes were justified and to mobilise citizens at local level. It is good to have a vision of the future and a plan how to achieve it at local level and for everyone to participate in it, he said.

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