About AIM

The Alpine Space Programme 2007-2013 is moving towards the conclusion, and it's to time to think at the next Cooperation Programme. Several challenges have been addressed during the last 7 years programme, reaching significant results and getting in contact with numerous stakeholders. Nevertheless, in some cases the comparison between project's achievements and needs of the entire Alpine Space region is weak, and key actors - in terms of policy making and management - were not reached as end-users of the results.

The planning of the future actions to promote the sustainable development of the Alpine Space region, should start from the assessment of the outcomes & results achieved by the previous/on-going projects.

The project Alpine space In Movement (AIM) aims at becoming a "megaphone" of the Alpine Space Programme (ASP) projects active in the field of water & renewable energy. AIM will capitalise on the achievements of the numerous ASP projects dedicated to the promotion of energy production from renewables and on the optimization of water resource exploitation. The importance of the issue was highlighted by the EU directive on renewable energy sources (RES-E Directive) and by the EU Water Framework Directive. AIM will focus more specifically on the hydropower generation and the preservation of natural ecosystems. Indeed while hydropower is the most important renewable energy in the alpine areas, it can also negatively impact the environment. Specific dissemination actions (seminars involving key stakeholders of target groups, web communication, publications, etc.) are foreseen and will address in priority the relevant actors at EU, national and regional policy level.

The AIM project is funded by the European Community through the Alpine Space Programme, with start of activities in September 2013 and end in December 2014.