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16 - 18 November 2011
Bonn, Germany

Bonn 2011 Conference

Water Resources in the Green Economy

The theme of the conference was "The water, energy and food security nexus - water resources in the green economy." It was organised under the auspices of Germany’s Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) and Federal Environment Ministry (BMU), to contribute to the run-up to the UN Conference on Sustai...
31 October - 1 November 2011
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Water Cities in Transition

Inspiring solutions in integrating urban design and water challenges

The City of Amsterdam hosted the first International Water Week in the Netherlands (IWW). The IWW highlights integrated solutions covering the entire water cycle. One of the conferences that was organised during the week of the event is the conference Water Cities in Transition, Inspiring solutions ...
27 - 28 October 2011
Freiburg, Germany

Local Renewables Freiburg 2011

Green Buildings and the Future of Sustainable Urban Development

The fourth conference of the Local Renewables series focused on “Green Buildings and the Future of Sustainable Urban Development”. The conference looked at the evolving role of renewable energy in sustainable buildings, both from a technological and city development point of view.Buildings make ...
26 - 27 October 2011
Naples, Italy

Informed Cities Forum 2011

Rio+20, local performance and the role of research

Thousands of European local governments have signed up to the Aalborg Commitments, the Covenant of Mayors and other local sustainability schemes but what about the results? For local governments to deliver on their commitments, we need more than tools, schemes and frameworks. Can research provide th...
19 - 22 October 2011
Cavtat, Croatia

Sustainable Energy Finance and Investment Summit Croatia 2011

The conference aimed to identify ways of financing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects using innovative financial instruments and highlighted the importance of investment and regional cooperation to promote energy efficiency, with a view to reducing energy costs, having a cleaner environ...
17 - 19 October 2011
Funchal, Portugal

CIVITAS Forum Conference 2011

The conference was the ninth such annual event, following fora previously hosted in various quarters of Europe including Malmö, Krakow, Bologna, Kaunas, Burgos, Nantes, Rotterdam and Graz since the series started in 2003. The CIVITAS Forum Network currently includes 195 cities from 31 European coun...
14 October 2011
Reggio Emilia, Italy

LAKs (Local Accountability for Kyoto goalS) Final Conference - Cities for Climate

Local Policies to Reduce CO2

The inventories, planned actions and results from municipalities working in the European project Local Accountability for Kyoto goalS (LAKs) were presented at the project’s final conference “Cities for climate – Local policies to reduce CO2” on 14 October 2011 in Reggio Emilia (Italy). LAKs ...
10 October 2011
Brussels, Belgium

Open Days 2011

9th European Week of Regions and Cities

OPEN DAYS 2011 - Investing in Europe's future: Regions and cities delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.OPEN DAYS 2011 consisted of about 100 sessions - workshops and debates – exhibitions and networking opportunities for the 6,000 or so participants who came to Brussels. OPEN DAYS w...
6 October 2011
Borlänge, Sweden

TRAILBLAZER Delivery and Servicing Plan Workshop (2)

The TRAILBLAZER project (TRansport and Innovation Logistics By Local Authorities with a Zest for Efficiency and Realisation) aims to showcase existing good practices and promote public sector policy interventions which can bring about a reduction in energy used in urban freight transport. This will ...