good practices

The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention has been collecting different experiences over the last years concerning the implementation of the Alpine Convention.  They relate to sustainable development and to the thematic fields of work of the Convention. The Parties expressed in March 2009 the wish to start collecting good practices specifically on the climate change issue, and build a database on this urgent problem. This page intends to respond to that requirement in order to divulgate the best practices known by the Permanent Secretariat among all the relevant actors in the Alpine Space. You can find them in the general DATABASE of the Alpine Convention.

This page is also constructed in a way to be an interactive channel of communication, and local, regional actors are welcome to share their experiences by submitting their good practices HERE.

Finally, we have listed an inventory of other databases on good practices regarding climate change and energy.

1. Energie-cites: Website of the Association of European local authorities promoting sustainable energies policy; updated database on good practices
2. ManagEnergy Search Database: The ManagEnergy case studies search tool allows to search exclusively  for Managenergy good practices, but also publications, case studies, events, weblinks and all documents of the website
3. Build-Up Good Practices: Database on good practices relating to building construction and refurbishment
4. Intelligent Energy: Europe database of projects
5. IntellEbase: Database of Altener and Save projects
6. FP6 Demonstration Projects
7. LIFE Projects Database
8. Structural Funds: Database of success stories
9. Bioenergy-Biomass: Database of Technology demonstration projects
10. ICLEI Information Clearinghouse: publications, case studies, newsletters and a variety of technical manuals
11. Local Sustainability, the European Good Practice Information Service: a guide to sustainable good practice 1996-9
12. Energy Savings Trust: Best Practices - Energy Efficiency Best Practice in Housing
13. SURBAN: the database on Sustainable urban development in Europe
14. ELTIS: database of case studies on mobility and transport (Europe´s #1 for mobility and Transport good practices)
15. EPOMM: European Platform on Mobility Management
16. ENTHUSE: Creating Local Government Enthusiasm for Renewable Energies
17. INFORSE-Europe: Collection of Sustainable Energy Successes in Europe (central Europe)
18. European Environment Agency (EEA): reports and publications about Europe's environment published by the EEA
19. Biofuel Cities Project and Activities Directory: Seek and find biofuel projects and activities in the interactive directory and maps.
20. Better Public Transport for Europe through Competitive Tendering: A Good Practice Guide
21. Best Practices on Successful Implementation of Wind Energy on Regional and Municipal Level 
22. Slovenian Agency for Energy
23. Energy Globe Award Database for Best Practices: The website of Energy Globe also offers a  great deal of information for all sectors of society on energy saving & management, building & renovation, with many showcases in all fields
24. Local sustainability: European good practice Information Services
25. Within the frame of the ENvironmental COnference of Regions of Europe (ENCORE),  a climate change working group has been set-up. To date, 19 regions have given an overview of their climate change related activities and policies on the ENCORE website. They have presented best-practice projects and reported on regional adaptation requirement and measures.
26. CIPRA Good Practices: a dedicated database on best practices on climate change implemented in the Alps.