OUTPUT 7. ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF URBAN POLICY FOR THE MDPWA STAFF ROMANIA Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement on the Romania Urban Policy RAS (P171176) OUTPUT 7. ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF URBAN POLICY FOR THE MDPWA STAFF Report on the two-day training session in the field of tools developed within the project September 2021 DISCLAIMER This report is a product of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/the World Bank. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. This report does not necessarily represent the position of the European Union or the Romanian Government. COPYRIGHT STATEMENT The material in this publication is copyrighted. 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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report is submitted under the Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement on the Romania Urban Policy RAS and was prepared under the guidance and supervision of Christoph Pusch (Practice Manager, Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Risk Management, Europe and Central Asia) and Anna Akhalkatsi (Country Manager, Romania and Hungary). The report was prepared by a team coordinated by Dean Cira (Principal Urban Specialist) and Paul Kriss (Principal Urban Specialist) and composed of Marcel Ionescu-Heroiu (Senior Urban Development Specialist), Adina Vințan (Urban Development Expert), Alexandra Nae (Urban Development Expert), Alexandru Popescu (Urban Development Expert), Bianca Butacu (Urban Development Expert), Florina Ciuchiță (Urban Development Expert), Mihai Danciu (Urban Development Expert), Oana Franț (Urban Development Expert), Viorela Sfârlea (Urban Development Expert) and George Moldoveanu (Information Assistant). The team would like to express its gratitude for the excellent cooperation, guidance and feedback received from the representatives of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, especially Minister Cseke Attila, Director General Alexandru Soare, Director Liviu Băileșteanu, Head of ofice Radu Necșuliu, and Daniel V , Amalia Virdol, Bogdan Micu, Beniamin Stoica, Alina Huzui, Georgiana Toth, Anca Ureche, Antonia Dudău, Andrei Giurăscu, Andreea Chitrosan and the other local, regional and national partners who contributed to this report. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS EU European Union IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development MDPWA Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration PUR Romania Urban Policy (in Romanian: Politica Urbană a României) RAS Reimbursable Advisory Services WB World Bank CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 7 SESSION DAY 1. SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 ........................................................................................... 8 SESSION DAY 2. SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 ........................................................................................... 8 ANNEX 1. AGENDA DAY 1 ............................................................................................................. 9 ANNEX 2. PRESENTATIONS DAY 1 ............................................................................................... 11 APPENDIX 3. PICTURES DAY 1 ..................................................................................................... 14 ANNEX 4. PARTICIPANTS DAY 1 .................................................................................................. 16 ANNEX 5. AGENDA DAY 2 ........................................................................................................... 21 ANNEX 6. PRESENTATIONS DAY 2 ............................................................................................... 23 ANNEX 7. IMAGES ON DAY 2 ...................................................................................................... 28 ANNEX 8. PARTICIPANTS DAY 2 .................................................................................................. 30 INTRODUCTION This report represents Output 7 submitted in accordance with the Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement signed in November 2019 between the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration (MDPWA) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement on the Romania Urban Policy aims to provide support to the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration (MDPWA): (i) to implement an urban policy, in accordance with the EU's Urban Agenda Partnerships with Romania and with the relevant legislative framework; and (ii) create a platform for dialogue on urban development issues with relevant stakeholders. Romania's Urban Policy establishes a vision of a well-governed, inclusive, productive and resilient urban development of Romania. It sets out a common agenda for public authorities, at central and local level, to improve the urban development framework, providing a coherent set of measures in the direction of each policy and by coordinating and connecting different sectoral areas and actors. According to the Ag Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement on the Romania Urban Policy, the World Bank provided support for strengthening the knowledge of MDPWA personnel in the field of urban policy through a two (2) day training session organized for a number of up to twenty-eight (28) participants, which addressed the various proposed tools and mechanisms developed in the project for the successful implementation and monitoring of the National Urban Policy. This report aims to present the two training sessions in the field of project tools, on 14 and 16 September 2021, organized in a hybrid system, both physically at the headquarters of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, and the World Bank, as well as and in virtual connection format using the Zoom platform. Thus, during the first day, 42 participants were present at the training session, together with 12 participants from the project team of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration and 18 participants from the World Bank team. The second day was attended by 43 participants in the training session, along with 12 participants from the project team of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration and 26 participants from the World Bank team. Below are the work agendas for the training sessions, the presentations given during the two days, as well as the complete list of participants, present both in physical format in the classroom and virtually, by connection to the Zoom platform), and some images from during working days. 7 SESSION DAY 1. SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 The first day of training began with Session 1: Introduction and focused on presenting the importance of urban development in Romania and the role and importance of the city, but also the support that MDPWA can offer to cities. Next, in Session 2, it was discussed about the Functional Urban Areas and the Metropolitan Areas as growth engines of Romania, through presentations about the identification of the functional urban areas and how the metropolitan areas are established. Moreover, the proposal regarding the Metropolitan Areas in Romania and the definition of the necessary regulations were presented. The last session of the day, Session 3, focused on the implementation of Urban Policy, by presenting the financial and fiscal instruments, respectively the Fund for Urban Development and the regulatory instruments, respectively the Territorial Planning, Urbanism and Construction Code. Annex 1 presents the agenda of the first day of training in detail. Annex 2 presents an overview of the presentations given during the first day of training. All presentations were submitted with this report. Annex 3 presents images from the session, with the participants physically and virtually present during the training session, and Annex 4 presents the complete list of participants, both from the MDPWA and from the World Bank. SESSION DAY 2. SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 The agenda for the second day of training focused on three main topics of discussion, namely: 1. Session 4: Special Topics: Cities in Demographic Decline and Aging + Social Inclusion • Cities with demographic decline and population aging • Case study: Alba Iulia Municipality • The importance of social inclusion in urban development • Possibilities to develop / overcome existing challenges 2. Session 5: Special topics: Green cities • Smart planning of Romanian cities to meet the challenges of climate change • Case study: Cluj-Napoca 3. Session 6: Monitoring the implementation of PUR + governance structure • Urban Barometer - methodology • Urban indicators database • PUR monitoring • Governance structure • The role of communication and communication tools Annex 5 presents the agenda of the first day of training in detail. Annex 6 presents an overview of the presentations given during the second day of training. All presentations were submitted with this report. Annex 7 presents images from the session, with participants virtually present during the training session, and Annex 8 presents the complete list of participants, both within the MDPWA and the World Bank. 8 ANNEX 1. AGENDA DAY 1 9 10 ANNEX 2. PRESENTATIONS DAY 1 Session 1. Why an Urban Policy of Romania Session 1. The Importance of Urban Development 11 Session 1. Results of the Romanian Urban Policy Session 2. Proposal on Metropolitan Areas in Romania 12 Session 2. Functional Urban Areas of Romania Session 3. Financial and Fiscal Instruments - FDU 13 APPENDIX 3. PICTURES DAY 1 14 15 ANNEX 4. PARTICIPANTS DAY 1 Present Nr. Present Name and surname function in the crt. online hall 1. Oana CONE Counselor ev.-ex. International X Relations Office / MDPWA 2. Elena-Mirabela ISAC Head of the Communication X Office / MDPWA 3. Silvia IONESCU Counselor ev.-ex. Communication X Office / MDPWA 4. Ligia FLOREA Counselor ev.-ex. Communication X Office / MDPWA 5. Remus Gabriel URETEAN General Manager General X Procurement Directorate / MDPWA 6. Carmen LAZĂR Head of Office General X Procurement Directorate / MDPWA 7. Adela RALEA Head of Office General X Procurement Directorate / MDPWA 8. József - Levente CZIRJÁK National Investment Company / X MDPWA 9. Dana DUMITRU National Investment Company / X MDPWA 10. Corina Nicoleta DRAGOȘ National Investment Company / X MDPWA 11. Irina PANAIT General Directorate for Territorial X Cooperation / MDPWA 12. Madalina SIMION General Directorate of Public X Administration / MDPWA 13. Nicolae PĂUNESCU General Directorate of Public Administration / MDPWA 14. Carmen TATU General Directorate of Public X Administration / MDPWA 16 Present Nr. Present Name and surname function in the crt. online hall 15. Mihai TOMESCU Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 16. The star JALIA Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 17. Veronica STANCU Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 18. Rodica POPA Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 19. Doina LUPAȘCU Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 20. Carmen COȚAN Directorate General of Regional Operational Program / MDPWA 21. Viorica APOSTOL Directorate General of Regional Operational Program / MDPWA 22. Alina ALEXA Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 2. Madalina ISTRATE Directorate General of Regional X 3. Operational Program / MDPWA 24. Elena CRÂNGAȘU Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 25. Octavian EPURE Directorate General of Regional Operational Program / MDPWA 26. Alexandru SOARE Director General of the General X Directorate for Regional Development and Infrastructure / MDPWA 27. Adina FLOREA Director General of the General X Directorate for Regional Development and Infrastructure / MDPWA 28. Anca GINAVAR Director of the Technical X Department / MDPWA 29. Dragoș ONEA Counselor ev.-ex. Spatial Planning X and Urbanism Office / MDPWA 17 Present Nr. Present Name and surname function in the crt. online hall 30. Alina FARCAȘ Counselor ev.-ex. Spatial Planning X and Urbanism Office / MDPWA 31. Floretina CHIPER Counselor ev.-ex. Spatial Planning X and Urbanism Office / MDPWA 32. Irina COZMA Counselor ev.-ex. Spatial Planning X and Urbanism Office / MDPWA 33. Catrinel PREDA Counselor ev.-ex. Sustainable X Development Policies and Strategies Office / MDPWA 34. Ioana HANGIU Counselor ev.-ex. Sustainable X Development Policies and Strategies Office / MDPWA 35. Alexandra BĂLOI Counselor ev.-ex. Sustainable X Development Policies and Strategies Office / MDPWA 36. Alexandra MARIN Counselor ev.-ex. Sustainable X Development Policies and Strategies Office / MDPWA 37. Cătălina PĂUN Counselor ev.-ex. Territorial X Analysis and Database Office / MDPWA 38. Constantin ANGHEL Counselor ev.-ex. Territorial X Analysis and Database Office / MDPWA 39. Gabriela RÎNCU Counselor ev.-ex. Territorial X Analysis and Database Office / MDPWA 40. Radu Octavian MARINCEA IOVCIU Counselor ev.-ex. DG RPAL / X MDPWA 41. Marin ȚOLE MDPWA Secretary of State X 42. Zsolt MATUZ MDPWA Secretary of State X MDPWA beneficiary project team 1. Liviu BĂILEȘTEANU Project manager X 18 Present Nr. Present Name and surname function in the crt. online hall 2. Daniel VÂLCEANU Assistant project manager X 3. Anca URECHE Project financial manager X 4. Antonia DUDĂU Technical and procurement X manager 5. Andreea CHITROSAN Project legal manager X 6. Radu NECȘULIU Project communication manager X 7. Alina HUZUI-STOICULESCU Responsible for technical support X / monitoring of project results 1 8. Georgiana TOTH Responsible for technical support X / monitoring of project results 2 9. Bogdan MICU Responsible for technical support X / monitoring of project results 3 10. Amalia VÎRDOL Responsible for technical support X / monitoring of project results 4 11. Benjamin STOICA-FUCHS Responsible for coordinating the Co. study visit 12. Andrei GIURĂSCU Responsible for coordinating the X training session World Bank project team 1 Anna AKHALKATSI Country Manager World Bank, X Romania 2 Marcel IONESCU-HEROIU Principal Specialist in the field of X Urban Development 3 Carli BUNDING-VENTER Principal Specialist in the field of X Urban Development 4 Yondela TEMBAKAZI SILIMELA Principal Specialist in the field of X Urban Development 5 Adina VINȚAN Expert in the field of Urban X Development 6 Alexandra NAE Expert in the field of Urban X Development 19 Present Nr. Present Name and surname function in the crt. online hall 7 Alexandru POPESCU Expert in the field of Urban X Development 8 Bianca BUTACU Expert in the field of Urban X Development 9 Bogdan DOLEAN Expert in the field of Urban X Development 10 Corina DOVĂNCESCU Expert in the field of Urban X Development 11 Florina CIUCHIȚA Expert in the field of Urban X Development 12 George MOLDOVEANU Information Assistant X 13 Ionuț MĂRIEȘ Expert in the field of Urban X Development 14 Mihai DANCIU Expert in the field of Urban X Development 15 Oana FRANȚ Expert in the field of Urban X Development 16 Viorela SFÂRLEA Expert in the field of Urban X Development 17 Andreea SCARLAT Interpreter X 18 Cristina HAGAU Interpreter X 20 ANNEX 5. AGENDA DAY 2 21 22 ANNEX 6. PRESENTATIONS DAY 2 Session 4. The importance of social inclusion in urban development Session 4. Cities in demographic decline 23 Session 4. Case study Alba Iulia Municipality Session 5. Intelligent planning - Clujul Verde case study 24 Session 6. Urban Barometer - Methodology Session 6. Urban indicators database 25 Session 6. Urban indicators database methodology Session 6. Monitoring and Evaluation 26 Session 6. The role of communication and communication tools Session 6. Governance structure 27 ANNEX 7. IMAGES ON DAY 2 28 29 ANNEX 8. PARTICIPANTS DAY 2 Present Present Nr. crt. Name and surname function in the online hall 1. Oana CONE Counselor ev.-ex. International X Relations Office / MDPWA 2. Elena-Mirabela ISAC Head of the Communication X Office / MDPWA 3. Silvia IONESCU Counselor ev.-ex. X Communication Office / MDPWA 4. Ligia FLOREA Counselor ev.-ex. X Communication Office / MDPWA 5. Remus Gabriel URETEAN General Manager General X Procurement Directorate / MDPWA 6. Carmen LAZĂR Head of Office General X Procurement Directorate / MDPWA 7. Adela RALEA Head of Office General X Procurement Directorate / MDPWA 8. József - Levente CZIRJÁK National Investment Company / X MDPWA 9. Dana DUMITRU National Investment Company / X MDPWA 10. Corina Nicoleta DRAGOȘ National Investment Company / X MDPWA 11. Irina PANAIT General Directorate for X Territorial Cooperation / MDPWA 12. Madalina SIMION General Directorate of Public X Administration / MDPWA 13. Nicolae PĂUNESCU General Directorate of Public Administration / MDPWA 14. Carmen TATU General Directorate of Public X Administration / MDPWA 30 Present Present Nr. crt. Name and surname function in the online hall 15. Mihai TOMESCU Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 16. Steluța JALIA Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 17. Veronica STANCU Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 18. Rodica POPA Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 19. Doina LUPAȘCU Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 20. Carmen COȚAN Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 21. Viorica APOSTOL Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 22. Alina ALEXA Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 2. 3. Madalina ISTRATE Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 24. Elena CRÂNGAȘU Directorate General of Regional X Operational Program / MDPWA 25. Octavian EPURE Directorate General of Regional Operational Program / MDPWA 26. Alexandru SOARE Director General of the General X Directorate for Regional Development and Infrastructure / MDPWA 27. Adina FLOREA Director General of the General X Directorate for Regional Development and Infrastructure / MDPWA 28. Anca GINAVAR Director of the Technical X Department / MDPWA 31 Present Present Nr. crt. Name and surname function in the online hall 29. Dragoș ONEA Counselor ev.-ex. Spatial X Planning and Urbanism Office / MDPWA 30. Alina FARCAȘ Counselor ev.-ex. Spatial X Planning and Urbanism Office / MDPWA 31. Floretina CHIPER Counselor ev.-ex. Spatial X Planning and Urbanism Office / MDPWA 32. Irina COZMA Counselor ev.-ex. Spatial X Planning and Urbanism Office / MDPWA 33. Catrinel PREDA Counselor ev.-ex. Sustainable X Development Policies and Strategies Office / MDPWA 34. Ioana HANGIU Counselor ev.-ex. Sustainable X Development Policies and Strategies Office / MDPWA 35. Alexandra BĂLOI Counselor ev.-ex. Sustainable X Development Policies and Strategies Office / MDPWA 36. Alexandra MARIN Counselor ev.-ex. Sustainable X Development Policies and Strategies Office / MDPWA 37. Cătălina PĂUN Counselor ev.-ex. Territorial X Analysis and Database Office / MDPWA 38. Constantin ANGHEL Counselor ev.-ex. Territorial X Analysis and Database Office / MDPWA 39. Gabriela RÎNCU Counselor ev.-ex. Territorial X Analysis and Database Office / MDPWA 40. Radu Octavian MARINCEA Counselor ev.-ex. DG RPAL / X IOVCIU MDPWA 32 Present Present Nr. crt. Name and surname function in the online hall 41. Zsolt MATUZ MDPWA Secretary of State X 42. Marin ȚOLE MDPWA Secretary of State X 43. Laura TARAPOANCA National Investment Company / X MDPWA MDPWA beneficiary project team 1. Liviu BĂILEȘTEANU Project manager X 2. Daniel VÂLCEANU Assistant project manager X 3. Anca URECHE Project financial manager X 4. Antonia DUDĂU Technical and procurement X manager 5. Andreea CHITROSAN Project legal manager X 6. Radu NECȘULIU Project communication manager X 7. Alina HUZUI-STOICULESCU Responsible for technical X support / monitoring of project results 1 8. Georgiana TOTH Responsible for technical X support / monitoring of project results 2 9. Bogdan MICU Responsible for technical X support / monitoring of project results 3 10. Amalia VÎRDOL Responsible for technical X support / monitoring of project results 4 11. Benjamin STOICA-FUCHS Responsible for coordinating the Co. study visit 12. Andrei GIURĂSCU Responsible for coordinating the X training session World Bank project team 1 Marcel IONESCU-HEROIU Principal Specialist in the field of X Urban Development 33 Present Present Nr. crt. Name and surname function in the online hall 2 Carli BUNDING-VENTER Principal Specialist in the field of X Urban Development 3 Yondela TEMBAKAZI Principal Specialist in the field of X SILIMELA Urban Development 4 Adina VINȚAN Expert in the field of Urban X Development 5 Alexandra NAE Expert in the field of Urban X Development 6 Alexandru POPESCU Expert in the field of Urban X Development 7 Bianca BUTACU Expert in the field of Urban X Development 8 Bogdan DOLEAN Expert in the field of Urban X Development 9 Corina DOVĂNCESCU Expert in the field of Urban X Development 10 Florina CIUCHIȚA Expert in the field of Urban X Development 11 George MOLDOVEANU Information Assistant X 12 Ionuț MĂRIEȘ Expert in the field of Urban X Development 13 Mihai DANCIU Expert in the field of Urban X Development 14 Oana FRANȚ Expert in the field of Urban X Development 15 Viorela SFÂRLEA Expert in the field of Urban X Development 16 Ana BULAI Sociologist X 17 Ilinca CONSTANTINESCU Architect-Urbanist X 18 Nicolaie MOLDOVAN City Manager Alba Iulia 2012- X 2019 34 Present Present Nr. crt. Name and surname function in the online hall 19 Vera MARIN Architect-Urbanist X 20 Ovidiu CÎMPEAN Director of Cluj-Napoca City Hall X 21 Alin CHIȘ Expert in the field of Urban X Development 22 Vlad COCHECI Expert in the field of Urban X Development 2. 3 Cristina ZAMFIR Expert in the field of Urban X Development 24 Claudia PAMFIL Expert in the field of Urban X Development 25 Andreea SCARLAT Interpreter X 26 Cristina HAGAU Interpreter X 35 Proiect cofinanțat din Fondul Social European prin Programul Operațional Capacitate Administrativă 2014-2020! 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