As part of the task, two spaces functioning in the facility were developed: a community garden was created in the “Laguna” patio and an educational corner operating in the ticket office hall. The created places will be conducive to environmental education and integration of residents.
The development of this area is a continuation of the project from 2018, during which a new recreational area was created from wasteland, which the residents called Opolanka.
The program was addressed to school youth and was intended to provide lively and practical learning about vegetation and its proper care, as well as co-responsibility for the sustainable development of the city and the commune.
The action was addressed to the inhabitants of the town and commune of Gryfino. The aim of the training was practical learning how to set up home rain gardens and transferring knowledge about the importance of rainwater recovery.
Classes, that took place from November 2022 until June 2023 aimed at teaching children and parents how to easily prepare a house for insects and learning the importance of protecting flora and fauna. During the training, issues related to the importance of insects in nature were also discussed.
The program was addressed to the inhabitants of the Gryfino Commune and was aimed at teaching responsibility for public green areas, in particular greenery care.
The Green Public Forum aims to familiarize the inhabitants of the Gryfino Commune with the problems of climate change and education on the importance of urban greenery (elimination of the “urban heat island”) and rational water management. Each time the Green Forum will be held in a different location in Gryfino.
Events inaugurating the cycling seasons in 2022 and 2023, finished in an educational picnic aimed at promoting cycling as an alternative form of communication for the car.
A delegation of Icelandic engineers from Verkis visited Gryfino for two days. The purpose of the visit was visiting green areas in the city, which will be developed with greenery and small recreational architecture as part of the project “Adaptation to climate change through the development of green and blue infrastructure in Gryfino”.
In March will take place the first workshop meeting with the project partner: Verkis hf. The joint work of experts from Poland and Iceland will be concerned to a topic of understanding the local needs and environmental conditions of our city.
Project beneficiary:
Gryfino Commune
www.gryfino.pl
Project partner:
Verkis hf
www.verkis.com
The project benefits from a 815 968,81 EUR (3 521 639,80 PLN) grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA (European Economic Area) Grants. The aim of the project is to mitigate climate change and adapt to it’s effects. More informations >