Key Portuguese Organizations in MRPs:
- Câmara Municipal de Gavião: Gavião Town Council is committed to developing the municipality so that it continues to be a land of opportunities, reinforcing sustainable development and the municipality’s social and territorial cohesion.
- CPCJ Gaviao – Comissão de Protecção de Crianças e Jovens: It intervenes in an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional way and is made up of representatives of services and organisations that work at municipal level and have responsibility for children and young people.
- Universidade Sénior de Gavião: Engages older adults in the energy transition process, promoting lifelong learning and active community involvement.
- Arquivo Digital e Imaterial da Comenda: A non-profit philanthropic initiative, committed to the sustainable multi-factorial development of ultra-peripheral rural communities, namely in Gavião, which have been creating a Renewable Energy Community to enhance social cohesion and combat energy poverty.
- CRIPS – Centro de Reabilitação e Inclusão de Ponte de Sor: A centre that intervenes at an educational, training and rehabilitative level, focusing on individuality and functionality to encourage adaptability and maximise potential from a community integration perspective.
- Centro Interpretativo de Molinologia Foros de Arrão: Preserves and showcases Ponte de Sor’s rich milling heritage through interactive exhibits and educational activities, enhancing cultural decentralisation, tourism, and local economic development.
- Centro Distrital da Segurança Social de Portalegre: Guarantees the protection and social inclusion of people, recognising their rights, ensuring compliance with contributory obligations and promoting solidarity.
- AREANATEJO – Agência Regional de Energia e Ambiente do Norte Alentejano e Tejo: AREANATEJO plays a critical role in coordinating regional energy initiatives, providing local and regional energy planning support and facilitating the implementation of sustainable energy solutions across the NUTS III region of Alto Alentejo.
- Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Alentejo: Defends the common interests of the associated municipalities, promoting their integrated and sustained development, enhancing partnerships, creating synergies and maximising complementarities, in the NUTS III region of Alto Alentejo; Covenant of Mayors Coordinator.
- CCDR Alentejo: Ensures liaison between direct state administration institutions, local authorities and inter-municipal entities, scientific and technological system entities and third sector entities in the region of Alentejo.
- Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI): Enhances technological and innovative aspects of energy policies with its expertise in managing projects that foster innovation and promote international opportunities.
- CENSE – Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research: Provides scientific research support, particularly in environmental sustainability, to the energy policy framework.
- NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA): Offers academic and technical expertise, significantly contributing to research and development in sustainable energy and environmental technologies.
- EAPN – European Anti-Poverty Network (Rede Europeia Anti-Pobreza): Advocates for socially equitable energy transitions, focusing on the socio-economic impacts on vulnerable populations and helping national networks and all organizations fighting to promote social inclusion.
Through the collaborative efforts of these organizations, Portuguese MRPs aim to develop innovative, sustainable energy solutions that address the unique challenges of the Alto Alentejo region. These partnerships not only aim to enhance regional energy independence but also contribute to Portugal’s broader goals of achieving climate neutrality.
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