8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns
The 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns, the flagship conference on local sustainable development in Europe, is taking place from 27-29 April 2016 in Bilbao, Basque Country.Organised by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, the Basque Government, Bizkaia County Council and ...
Workshop
26 April 2016, 14:00 - 18:00
Bilbao, Spain
Partnering up for greener cities: How public can work with private
GREEN SURGE Stakeholder Dialogue Forum
Green infrastructure has huge benefits to cities, their citizens and the local economy. But how can cities keep expanding and maintaining green infrastructure in the face of shrinking budgets? At the second GREEN SURGE Stakeholder Dialogue Forum, the Greater London Authority (UK) will show how priv...
Workshop
26 April 2016, 14:00 - 20:30
Bilbao, Spain
PPI4Waste International Workshop on Innovative Waste Solutions
The PPI4Waste State of the Art workshop will take place on 26 April 2016 in Bilbao (Spain). The event bring together public procurers, suppliers and consultants in the field of waste management from all over Europe to discuss procurement needs and showcase state of the art solutions for specific are...
Workshop
26 April 2016, 12:00 - 17:30
Bilbao, Spain
CIVITAS Training: Urban Freight and the Sustainable City
The CIVITAS Initiative is organising a free training on urban freight and logistics at the 8th European Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference in Bilbao (Spain) from 27 - 29 April 2016. The training will take place on the day before the start of the conference on 26 April.Professionals involved in ...
Conference
26 April 2016, 14:30 - 18:00
Bilbao, Spain
Local climate action raises global ambition
The event "Local climate action raises global ambition", organized by ICLEI Europe in collaboration with the Compact of Mayors, will take place on 26 April 2016, in Bilbao, Spain. Today, many cities, towns and regions actively plan and achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and adapt to c...
Conference
20 - 22 April 2016
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Circular Procurement: the next step
From 20-22 April 2016 the Dutch Government, Rijkswaterstaat, will host an international congress named 'Circular Procurement: the next step' in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). The congress will bring together policy makers and practitioners from all levels within the public sector with suppliers and re...
Conference
19 April 2016, 12.00 - 17.00
Brussels, Belgium
Low-Carbon Procurement in Practice
The EU-funded GPP 2020 project will hold its final conference on 19 April 2016 in Brussels (Belgium). Through the new tenders implemented by the project's purchasing partners, the project has saved 250,000 tonnes of of carbon dioxide. Procurers from European local authorities are encouraged to atten...
Conference
13 April 2016, 16:15 - 19:00
Bremen, Germany
Launch of Urban Transport Roadmaps policy tool
On 13 April 2016 the Urban Transport Roadmaps tool will be launched at an event in Bremen (Germany). The web-based tool, which is supported by the European Commission's DG MOVE, is designed to explore transport scenarios that are practical, feasible and implementable. By using the tool, political an...
Workshop
11 April 2016
Bremen, Germany
CIVITAS Training: Shared and inclusive mobility
CIVITAS is organising a free training that will look at the potential offered by shared mobility services. The sharing economy is a big topic of conversaton and shared mobility services, such as BlaBlaCar, Car2Go and Uber are becoming common ways to travel. Shared mobility offers opportunities but a...