SIMPYC

SIMPYC project

Project description

The Simpyc project started in august 2004 and will have a duration of three years.

The Valencia Port Authority is the leader of the Simpyc project and the beneficiary of the LIFE funds granted by the European Commission.

The total budjet of the project is 1.720.049 euros, of which the European Comisión has contributed 830.026 euros.

The project is led by the Valencia Port Authority, with the collaboration of ports and municipalities in Spain, rance and Italy. The other partners that participate in the project are:

Autoritá Portuale di Livorno (Livorno Port Authority)
Comune di Livorno (Livorno City Council)
Chambre de Comerce et d´industrie du Var (Var Chambre of Commerce and Industry)
Ville de Toulon (City of Toulon)
Ayuntamiento de Valencia (Valencia City Council)
Consellería de Infraestructuras y Transporte (Valencian Ministry for Infrastructures and Transport)
Universitat de València. Estudi General (Valencian University. General Studies)
Ente Público Puertos del Estado (Public Organism that coordinates the Spanish Ports)
Fundación Europa Comunidad Valenciana-Región Europea (Foundation Europe Valencian Community-European Region)
Azahar Ingeniería, S.L. (Azahar Engineering Company)

Project objectives

The main objectives targeted by the Simpyc project are the following:

To prove the socio-economic significance of ports and their role in the environmental conservation.

To coordinate environmental management processes implemented in urban and port environments as well as coordination between administrations.

To develop joint iniciatives to monitor the environment in the port-city interface, emphasizing monitoring and control of air and noise pollution and undesirable visual impacts, following the criteria established by the Directive 96/62/CE on quality of environmental air and impact on land development.

To raise awareness amongst the general public about the importance of the coastal environment and the need for its preservation.