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Green City Action Plan for City of Gyumri Green Cities Framework TC Support GREEN CITY ACTION PLAN November 2019 Notice This document and its contents have been prepared and are intended solely as information for City of Gyumri and use in relation to the development of the Green City Action Plan for the City of Gyumri. Atkins Limited assumes no responsibility to any other party in respect of or arising out of or in connection with this document and/or its contents. This document has 197 pages including the cover. Document history Revision Purpose description Originated Checked Reviewed Authorised Date Rev 1.0 Draft for Issue AP/VP/AB AB RB SF 03/10/2019 Rev 2.0 Draft Final for Issue AP/VP/AB AB RB SF 20/11/2019 Rev 3.0 Final for Issue AP/VP/AB AB RB SF 25/11/2019 Client signoff Client City of Gyumri Project Gyumri Green City Action Plan Job number 5168244 Client signature / date Gyumri Green City Action Plan – Final i Contents Chapter Page Tables Executive summary vi Table 2-1 - List of formal stakeholder engagement meetings and workshops 3 Table 2-2 - Benchmark flags and criteria for Response indicators 7 1. Introduction 1 Table 3-1 - Selected socio-economic characteristics of Gyumri 14 Table 3-2 - Existing action plans 17 Table 4-1 - Stakeholder feedback on the priority of environmental challenges 19 Table 4-2 - Stakeholder feedback on the priority of sectors 19 2. Green City Action Plan methodology 2 Table 4-3 - Summary of the key environmental challenges identified by topic and sector 20 Table 4-4 - Air quality and mitigation of GHG emissions - State indicators 22 Table 4-5 - Stakeholder feedback on air quality and mitigation of GHG 3. Introduction to Gyumri 10 emissions challenges 22 Table 4-6 - Water resource - State indicators 23 Table 4-7 - Stakeholder feedback on water resource 24 4. Green City Action Plan baseline 18 Table 4-8 - Green space, biodiversity and ecosystems - State indicators 24 Table 4-9 - Stakeholder feedback on green space, biodiversity and ecosystems 24 Table 4-10 - Adaptation and resilience to natural disasters - State indicators 25 5. Green City vision, strategic objectives and actions 42 Table 4-11 - Stakeholder feedback on adaptation and resilience to natural disasters 25 Table 4-12 - Soils - State indicators 25 Table 4-13 - Stakeholder feedback on soils 26 6. Monitoring 133 Table 4-14 - Averaged benchmark flags for State indicators by type and topic/source 26 Table 4-15 - Transport Pressure indicators 26 7. GCAP costs and funding options 140 Table 4-16 - Transport policy framework Response indicators 27 8. Next steps 153 Table 4-17 - Stakeholder feedback on transport 27 Table 4-18 - Energy supply - Pressure indicators 28 Gyumri Green City Action Plan – Final ii Table 4-19 - Energy consumption in buildings - Pressure indicators 28 Table 7-2 - Priority GCAP actions: Costs by sector (EUR and AMD) 144 Table 4-20 - Street-lighting energy use - Pressure indicators 29 Table 7-3 - Priority GCAP actions: Costs (EUR and AMD) and funding options Table 4-21 - Energy supply, energy use efficiency in buildings and external 145 lighting - Response indicators 29 Table 4-22 - Stakeholder feedback on building, energy and lighting 30 Figures Table 4-23 - Industry Pressure indicators* 31 Figure 2-1 - GCAP cycle overview 2 Table 4-24 - Industry policy framework Response indicators 32 Figure 2-2 - GCAP process and tasks 4 Table 4-25 - Solid waste Pressure Indicators 33 Figure 2-3 - State-Pressure-Response model 6 Table 4-26 - Solid waste policy framework Response indicators 34 Figure 2-4 - Traffic light methodology for technical prioritisation 7 Table 4-27 - Stakeholder feedback on solid waste 34 Figure 2-5 - GCAP framework 8 Table 4-28 - Water Pressure indicators 35 Figure 3-1 - Gyumri’s geographic position within Armenia 11 Table 4-29 - Stakeholder feedback on water 35 Figure 3-2 - City map of Gyumri 12 Table 4-30 - Water policy framework Response indicators 36 Figure 3-3 - Selected examples of building facades in Gyumri 12 Table 4-31 - Green space Pressure and Response indicators 37 Figure 3-4 - Relationships between policies, plans, strategies, legal acts and bylaws in Armenia and Municipal City Government of Gyumri 15 Table 4-32 - Stakeholder feedback on land use 37 Table 4-33 – Priority environmental challenges by topic and sector and action Figure 3-5 - Municipal approval process 16 priority areas 39 Figure 5-1 - Transport actions programme 55 Table 5-1 - Topic-based visions, strategic objectives, operational objectives Figure 5-2 - Building, energy and lighting programme 68 and targets 44 Figure 5-3 - Industry actions programme 83 Table 5-2 - Action classifications 48 Figure 5-4 - Solid waste programme 89 Table 5-3 - Transport actions 52 Figure 5-5 - Water actions programme 100 Table 5-4 - Building, energy and lighting actions 66 Figure 5-6 - Land use actions programme 115 Table 5-5 - Industry actions 82 Figure 5-7 - Cross-cutting actions programme 127 Table 5-6 - Solid waste actions 87 Figure 6-1 - An overview of key actors in the MRV process and the governance Table 5-7 - Water actions 97 arrangements for managing its implementation 134 Table 5-8 - Land use actions 113 Figure 6-2 - A screenshot of the existing Indicator Database for Gyumri 137 Table 5-9 - Cross-cutting actions 125 Figure 6-3 - The Progress Monitoring Plan (PMP) reporting template 137 Table 6-1 - Departments responsible for MRV by GCAP sector 134 Figure 6-4 - The Impact Monitoring Plan (IMP) reporting template 137 Table 6-2 - Indicative monitoring scheme for GCAP action A_TR_15 135 Figure 8-1 - Programme of activities for GCAP Step 3 (Green City Implementation) and 4 (Green City Reporting) 154 Table 6-3 - Local stakeholders in the MRV process 139 Table 7-1 - Selected indicative climate change adaptation costs for Gyumri 143 Gyumri Green City Action Plan – Final iii Abbreviation Description List of abbreviations FTE Full time equivalent GCA Green City Action Abbreviation Description GCAC Green City Awareness Centre AD Anaerobic Digestion GCAP Green City Action Plan AFD Agence Française de Développement GCP Green Commodities Programme AMD Armenian Dram GDP Gross Domestic Product ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition GEFF Green Economy Financing Facility ArmEINet Armenian Electric Networks CJSC GFDRR Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery AUA American University of Armenia GHG Greenhouse Gas(es) BOT Build Operate Transfer GIS Geographic Information System CAPEX Capital Expenses GPS Global Positioning System CCTV Closed Circuit Television HW Hazardous Waste CIM City Information Model ICLEI International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives CNCO Community Non-Commercial Organization IFI International Financial Institution CNG Compressed Natural Gas IoT Internet of Things CO2 Carbon Dioxide IMP Impact Monitoring Plan CPI Consumer Price Index IT Information Technology CSO Civil Society Organisation Kg Kilogram DG Directorate General Km2 Square Kilometers DRR Disaster Risk Reduction LED Light Emitting Diode EaP Eastern neighbourhood Programme LEZ Low Emission Zone EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development LPG Liquified Petroleum Gas EEA European Environment Agency LRAP Leak Reduction Action Plan EIB European Investment Bank MAB Multi-Apartment Building EE Energy Efficiency MBT Mechanical Biological Treatment EPC Energy Performance Contracting MoF Ministry of Finance ESCO Energy Service Company MSW Municipal Solid Waste ESF Energy Saving Foundation MWh Megawatt Hour EU European Union MNP Ministry of Nature Protection EUR Euro MRF Material Recovery Facility Gyumri Green City Action Plan - Final iv Abbreviation Description Abbreviation Description MRV Monitoring, Reporting and Verification UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural MTAD Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development UNESCO Organisation NGO Non-governmental organisation UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation NH4 Ammonium USD US Dollar NIP Neighbourhood Investment Platform WB World Bank NRW Non-Revenue Water WHO World Health Organization NSS National Statistical Service WtE Waste-to-Energy OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development WTP Waste Treatment Plant OPEX Operational Expenditure WW Wastewater PMP Progress Monitoring Plan WWF World Wildlife Fund PPP Public Private Partnership WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant R2E2 Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Fund WWTW Wastewater Treatment Works RE Renewable Energy REC Regional Environmental Centre RECP Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production RES Renewable Energy Source(s) RES Renewable Energy Systems RoA Republic of Armenia RTPI Real Time Passenger Information RYG Red, Yellow, Green SEAP Sustainable Energy Action Plan SECAP Develop Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan SEMIC State Environmental Monitoring and Information Centre SME Small and Medium Sized Enterprises SNCO State Non-Commercial Organisation SUMP Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan TOD Transit-Oriented Development TSP Total Suspended Particles UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme Gyumri Green City Action Plan - Final v Database and the challenges that were identified for State and Pressure indicators are summarised in the two tables that follow. The Response indicators Executive summary are discussed in the body of the GCAP. Green city priority environmental challenges by topic (‘State’) Introduction Environmental Challenges This Green City Action Plan (GCAP) is a strategic document that presents topic Gyumri’s