What routes to cities that are better for both people and nature?
The Nature of Cities festival is an online event that will take place from 29 to 31 March 2022 across different regional time zones and in different languages. Through transdisciplinary dialogues, workshops and arts, the festival wants to discuss possible solutions to imagine and create cities that are better for people and nature alike.
This year, Energy Cities is an official partner of the event. We are co-organising 4 sessions on the topics of climate transition and energy poverty, sharing the most recent knowledge and experiences coming from three of our projects (Covenant of Mayors, WELLBASED & TOMORROW).
How to create programs that improve health and eliminate energy poverty – 30 March from 11 to 12:30 CET
This session will be in English
What are the challenges and successful approaches to design programs that improve health, wellbeing and equality for people affected by energy poverty? Learn how to develop new innovative health-focused approaches to alleviate energy poverty amongst the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, while promoting energy-efficient behaviours and reducing energy demand in those households. Based on the experiences from cities and their academic and non-profit partners, we also want to hear your own ideas for a massive, EU-wide deployment of solutions by policymakers and city practitioners.
Cities leading the climate neutrality transition – 30 March from 16 to 17:30 CET
This session will be in English & Spanish
Mayors in Europe have been taking ambitious action to tackle climate change on their territories and lead the transition. In this session, organised by the Covenant of Mayors Europe, the Mayors of Valencia (Spain), Leuven (Belgium) and Parma (Italy) will share their stories and reflect on the role of local political leaders in the transition to climate neutrality.
Transition management for cities – 31 March from 11 to 12:30 CET
This session will be in English
What is the transition management methodology and how to do it in practice? This workshop will teach you everything you need to know and present you with the guidelines developed in the framework of our project TOMORROW.
Leading the climate transition from the bottom up – 31 March from 16:00 to 17:30 CET
This session will be in English & French
This session will showcase the experience of European cities implementing innovative forms of governance, based on the concept of transition management, to facilitate and accelerate sustainable transitions through participatory processes of visioning, learning and experimenting. It will provide insights on how to develop innovative engagement processes in order to foster a wide and meaningful participation to accelerate cities climate transition.
Mark your calendars! Registration will open soon – check the Nature of Cities’ website for more information.
