Joint SEAP Vallesina Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan for 11 municipalities in Marche Reg

Around 60% of Italian towns are rural small towns, with lack of staff capacity, low economic resources, aged stable population and with lack of innovation – sharing common challenges with all municipalities members of the Joint SEAP Vallesina - Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan for a group of 11 municipalities from Marche Region. The joint SEAP approach fosters institutional cooperation and joint approaches among local authorities operating in the same territorial area. Comprehensive and cross-cutting SEAP offers flexibility for the signatories. Need of timely, active, transparent and inclusive stakeholder involvement for SEAP implementation. Reaching objectives of the practice Achieving more effective results in terms of energy and climate change mitigation promoting a joint approach than an isolated one, as in some circumstances opportunities for high-impact actions can be more easily identified within the administrative boundaries of an aggregation of neighbouring local authorities Main stakeholders and beneficiaries Municipalities and all relevant stakeholders involved in SEAP development and implementation (i.e. regional agencies, local business, NGO, etc.) This GP is in charge of Sviluppo Marche (SVIM) in collaboration with Consorzio Intercomunale Servizi CIS Srl (in-house providing services company and Joint SEAP technical coordinator)