A Climate for Change

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With support from the MEPPPC and the EC LIFE
Third Countries project, the NGO “Croatian Centre for
Knowledge for the Environment” recently published
a book entitled “The Drop that Spills Over the Glass:
Climate Change – the World and Croatia” that was dis-
tributed across the country to educate teachers and
younger students about climate change and what
actions they could take.^15 Other organisations, includ-
ing UNDP, Green Action, DOOR, and ZMAG, have also
been contributing to increasing public knowledge
about climate change and how to introduce energy
efficiency and small-scale renewable energy projects
in their homes. Nature protection is already part of
the national curriculum in elementary schools and
climate change is being introduced as a topic in sec-
ondary schools.^16 Furthermore, university level educa-
tion offers numerous courses on climate change and
sustainable development, including a post-graduate
Environmental Management Programme run by the
University of Zagreb and the Department of Power
Systems in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and
Computing.
One area where public knowledge is critical is trans-
portation. The quantity of information related to car-
bon-dioxide emissions and fuel economy available to
buyers of passenger cars is increasing. This includes
mandatory CO 2 emissions and fuel economy label-
ling, though there is no comprehensive campaign to
Organisation Name Type of Organisation Activities Related to Climate Change Mitigation Contact Person Website/ Contact
Croatian Auto-Club National NGO Promotes efficient driving Alan Vojvodić, Head of
Public Relations
http://www.hak.hr
Croatian Business
Council for
Sustainable
Development
National NGO Organisation with businesses on
environmental sustainability
Mirijana Matešić,
Director
http://www.hrpsor.hr
Croatian Chamber
of Economy
National NGO Encouraging EE in SMEs and
helping with introduction of ETS
Dijana Varlec, Expert
Associate in Industry
and Technology
Department
http://www.hgk.hr
Croatian Expert
Society for Solar
Energy
National NGO Encouraging the spread of solar
energy collectors and PVC in
Croatia
Ljubomir Majdandžić,
President of the
Society
http://www.hsuse.hr
DOOR National NGO Web-portal for energy issues,
public education for EE and RES
Maja Božičević
Vrhovček, President
http://www.door.hr http://www.
mojaenergija.hr
Green Action National NGO Renewable energy promotion and
sustainable transport
Toni Vidan, Director http://www.zelena-akcija.
hr
Knowledge for the
Environment
National NGO Public education on climate
change/ environment
Vladimir Lay, President
of Governing Board
vladimir.lay@
zg.htnet.hr
ODRAZ National NGO EE and rural development,
sustainable transportation
Višnja Jelić-Muck,
President
http://www.odraz.hr
Regional
Environmental
Center (REC)
National NGO Awareness building for EE among
SMEs, local municipalities
Željka Medven,
Project Manager
http://www.rec-croatia.hr
ZMAG National NGO Encouraging sustainable
development and renewable
technologies in schools, small
projects
Dražlen Šimleša drazen.simlesa@
pilar.hr
Table 13-3: National level NGOs engaged in climate change mitigation activities and contributors to this section.