Town Twinning
Name and description of the project: Town Twinning between Turkey and EU (Twinning for a Green Future)
Duration, programme, funding (Cerv or Erasmus+) and partnership:
The project, financed by the European Union, lasts for 12 months.
The Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo is the lead partner of this project, with the collaboration of the Municipality of Edremit, the University of Milan and Legambiente Foundation Innovation.
Specific objectives of the project:
◈Improve knowledge in youth regarding the environmental topic, especially the EU policies about climate changes
◈Increase the young citizens participation at local level, to propose new initiatives regarding the climate impact of the local community
◈Develop more awareness regarding the environmental sustainability between the Municipalities involved in the project
Project Activities:
◈Kick-off meeting with partners
◈Two seminars for 20 young people about the climate changes topic
◈Climate Change Summit, in the Regione Lombardia Palace, in Milan
◈International Meeting in Edremit with the participation of two other Municipalities, Strasbourg and Sonderborg
◈Online Event to launch the project results
Final results:
◈Creation of the Youth Climate Council at local level, in the two countries partner
◈Production of an E-Book collecting all the materials from the project
◈Development of two online platforms used to share updates and ideas promoted by the Youth Council
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Meeting between the Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo and the Municipality of Edremit.
On October 10, 2024, as part of the "Town Twinning" program, we hosted the Turkish delegation from the Municipality of Edremit in Cinisello Balsamo.
The Youth Committee for the Environment
The Youth Committee for the Environment was created through the European project ‘’Youth Participation in Creating Resilient Cities - Town Twinning between Turkey and EU‘’. The collaboration with Legambiente Cinisello Balsamo allowed the protagonists, the students of the Liceo Casiraghi of Cinisello Balsamo, to elaborate various proposals related to environmental sustainability.
Three days of trainings about climate changes for the project Town Twinning
Three seminars trainings took place on the 7th, 8th and 10th May 2024, both at the 'Il Pertini' Cultural Centre, on the subject of climate changes.
Climate Change Summit in Villa Ghirlanda
On 24th April 2024, the "Summit for Climate and Youth Participation" event of the Town Twinning project "Youth Participation in Creating Resilient Cities" took place at Villa Ghirlanda in Cinisello Balsamo.
Town Twinning project meets the youth!
Il 5 marzo 2024, presso il Centro culturale Il Pertini, abbiamo finalmente incontrato i giovani che parteciperanno con noi al progetto Town Twinning, di cui il Comune di Cinisello Balsamo è partner insieme alla municipalità turca di Edremit, capofila del progetto, Fondazione Legambiente Innovazione e l’Università degli Studi di Milano.
Kick Off meeting of the project Town Twinning
On the 20th November 2023 the kick off meeting for the European project Town Twinning – Youth Participation in Creating Resilient Cities took place.