Poorly planned urbanisation can lead to societal challenges as social deprivation, climate change, deteriorating health and increasing pressure on urban nature. Urban ecosystem restoration can contribute to lessen these challenges, e.g. through implementing nature-based solutions (NBS). This online ...
To help reverse biodiversity loss within and around urban areas, the EU has called on European cities of more than 20,000 inhabitants to develop ambitious Urban Greening Plans (UGPs) aligned with its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. In this event the EC Urban Green Platform will be launched which inc...
Connect-Exchange-Act on sustainable and innovation procurement
The 2022 Procura+ Seminar is poised to provide procurement leaders with updates on latest European developments in sustainable, strategic, circular and innovation procurement. As always, this cutting-edge event provides practical support and exchange opportunities for all Procura+ network participan...
The Green City Accord offers exclusive signatory insights at this year's European Week of Regions and Cities
The Green City Accord: driving the green transition through political will and integrated action
The Green City Accord looks forward to welcoming you at this year's European Week of Regions and Cities on 12 October from 12:30 - 13:30 CET for the session 'Driving the green transition through political will and integrated action.'
The Green City Accord information session will feature three high...
The World Summit AI gathers the global ecosystem of AI-related startups, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors to discuss the latest AI developments, issues and challenges. The Ai4Cities project is excited to showcase the results of its three years work at this stage. Join us for an introduction of ...
Farm to Fork procurement for resilient food regions
This 20th Anniversary high-level workshop co-organised by ICLEI Europe and the European Committee of the Regions calls for a minimum standard for public canteens, and in particular for healthy school meals and food education for every child in every school in Europe. Join the campaign and sign the p...
Capturing alternative sources of funding & financing for sustainable energy and climate actions
To provide guidance and advice to cities on financing the development and implementation of their sustainable energy and climate action plan, this finance networking event will bring together beneficiaries and experts of the Smart Cities Marketplace and Scalable Cities initiatives, together with sig...
Mazovia Circular Congress is one of the biggest international events about circular economy. Its goal is to promote the idea of a circular economy, support sustainable business models and establish cooperation between interested stakeholders.
The Congress is the closing day of Circular Week 2022 an...
Turning organic urban waste streams into value–added products
Cities are looking for new ways to become more circular and tackle challenges around urban waste. To this end, a group of European leaders have come together to ask: What if there was a way to transform carbon from urban waste to a product like a compostable bag, biodegradable film, or sustainable f...
