Croatian Island as an Example of a Sustainable Island on a Global Scale

One Croatian island is soon expected to become an example of a sustainable island on a global scale. This will happen within the framework of the Smart Islands initiative launched last week, aimed at about fifty inhabited islands in Croatia, which should result in the selection of one island for a pilot project. The initiative is being implemented by the European Investment Bank, which supports European projects through a range of financial instruments.

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– In the first phase, the needs of the island will be analyzed in the context of a range of requirements in key areas such as energy independence, waste, transport, desalination of water, and similar. I expect that we will soon select one island for a pilot project that should become an example of a sustainable island on a global scale, especially within the EU – revealed Marino Franinović, advisor to the Vice President for Smart Cities at the European Investment Bank, to Lider.

Which Croatian island the European Investment Bank will choose will be known soon, and Krk has a good chance, being a domestic leader in waste separation and recycling, which plans to become the first energy-independent island in this part of the world by 2030.

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Representatives of Croatian islands joined the European Commission’s Smart Islands initiative last year, which, focusing on the areas of energy, transport, ICT, water, and waste on islands, leads islands on the path towards energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and digitally connected communities. For now, there is a declaration that stipulates that islands should become smart communities and that concrete steps will be encouraged in the direction of raising awareness about climate change and building appropriate solutions, using smart technologies, introducing sustainable transport, and reducing and reusing waste.