Córdoba, Spain
City population: 329259
Duration: 2010 – 2010
Implementation status: Completed
Scale: Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Project area: unknown
Type of area: Other
Last updated: November 2021

In 2010, about 300 people participated in the planting program for the “350” project and under the “Verde por el Clima” program (Green for the climate) organized by the Department of Environment, Cordoba city council (Concejalía de Medio Ambiente). (Ref. 3)

Verde por el clima
Source: https://cordobaporelclima.wordpress.com/

Overview

Nature-based solution

  • Grey infrastructure featuring greens
  • Alley or street trees and other street vegetation

Key challenges

  • Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
  • Climate change adaptation
  • Climate change mitigation
  • Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
  • Green space creation and/or management
  • Environmental quality
  • Air quality improvement
  • Regeneration, land-use and urban development
  • Regulation of built environment
  • Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
  • Environmental education
  • Environmental and climate justice

Focus

Creation of new green areas

Project objectives

- Improving "awareness of the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and the importance of conserving and maintaining green spaces" (Ref. 3) -"Reforestation of a plot of about 40,000 m2 that is located between the polygon El Granadal de Cordoba and the highway" (Ref. 1) - Avoid desertification (Ref. 2)

Implementation activities

-Planting trees (Ref. 1-6) -Seminars (Ref. 5) -"The City of Córdoba and the Cajasur Foundation have created a website to deal with climate change. Thus, the initiative called Green for the climate hopes to get the adhesion of individuals, companies and entities, in order to measure and reduce CO2 emissions"(Ref. 2)

Climate-focused activities

Climate change mitigation:

  • Increase green urban nature for carbon storage (wetlands, tree cover)
  • Raise public awareness of behaviours, lifestyle and cultural changes with mitigation potential

Main beneficiaries

  • Local government/Municipality
  • Non-government organisation/Civil Society
  • Citizens or community groups

Governance

Management set-up

  • Co-governance with government and non-government actors

Type of initiating organisation

  • Local government/municipality
  • Non-government organisation/civil society
  • Private foundation/trust

Participatory approaches/ community involvement

  • Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
  • Dissemination of information and education
  • Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)

Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project

The city council has created and supported the NGO "Verde por el clima". (Ref. 2) "The program comes from an agreement signed by the City of Córdoba and the Cajasur Foundation" (Ref. 1) "This plot depends on the Ministry of Development, which has authorized Green for the climate this ecological restoration and will collaborate in some work of preparation of the terrain and maintenance." (Ref. 1) “The activities, which included a concert by the Music Conservatory, had the support of WWF, the University of Córdoba, the Bike Path Platform, the Botanical Garden, the Federation of Al-Zahara Neighborhood Associations, the Matrix Foundation (private, non-profit sustainability organization), Córdoba Vuela (paramotor school), Los Angeles Assistances (healthcare service), Almocrafe (cooperative/ ecological agriculture association) and El Granadal Businessmen Association.” (Ref. 3)

Project implemented in response to ...

... an EU policy or strategy? Yes (Carbon dioxide emissions reduction goals / please see the approval of statements from the city council before the Copenhagen Climate Change conference (Ref. 7, document uploaded))
... a national policy or strategy? Unknown
... a local policy or strategy? Yes ("A goal of awareness and education in values, which we pursue through the Local Agenda 21, and which is very present in each of the initiatives we put in place throughout the year in favor of the environment and against the Climate change" (Ref. 3))

Financing

Total cost

€10,000 - €50,000

Source(s) of funding

  • Public local authority budget
  • Private Foundation/Trust

Type of funding

  • Earmarked public budget
  • Donations

Non-financial contribution

Type of non-financial contribution
  • Provision of land
  • Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
  • Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
  • Citizens (e.g. volunteering)

Impacts and Monitoring

Environmental impacts

  • Climate change
  • Enhanced carbon sequestration
  • Green space and habitat
  • Increased green space area
  • Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
  • Other

Economic impacts

  • Unknown

Socio-cultural impacts

  • Social justice and cohesion
  • Increased opportunities for social interaction
  • Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
  • Education
  • Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits

Type of reported impacts

Achieved impacts

Presence of formal monitoring system

Yes

Presence of indicators used in reporting

Yes

Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports

Yes

Availability of a web-based monitoring tool

Yes

References

1. Source link. El plan ´Verde por el clima´ inicia la reforestación en El Granadal. Source link
Available at: Source link [Accessed: 17 September 2020].
2. Munoz, Rafa (2009). Create a website that seeks to reduce CO2 emissions. Source link
Available at: Source link [Accessed 17 September 2020].
3. Anon. (2010). Unas 300 personas participan en las actividades por el clima. Source link
Available at: Source link [Accessed 17 September 2020].
4. Source link. Dieciocho meses de actividad VERDE POR EL CLIMA. Source link. [Not available in 2020].
5. CÓRDOBA VERDE POR EL CLIMA. (n.d). Results. Source link. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 18 September 2020].
6. Córdoba Verde Por El Clima. (n.d). Manifesto. [Document provided].
7. Ayuntamiento de Córdoba. (2009). MOCIÓN APROBADA POR EL PLENO DEL AYUNTAMIENTO DE CÓRDOBA DEL JUEVES 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2009 A PROPUESTA DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE MEDIO AMBIENTE. [Document provided].