Rogier
van den Berg
Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Advocacy
At the ICLEI World Congress in Malmö, Sweden, UrbanShift cities from Asia, Africa and Latin America met to share knowledge on best practices in local sustainable development and learnt firsthand from Malmö’s sustainability initiatives.
The UrbanShift team at the ICLEI World Congress in Malmö, Sweden
During the ICLEI World Congress 2021-2022: The Malmö Summit, UrbanShift held its first in-person global event, focused on building strategies for resilient and healthy communities. Throughout the three-day summit (May 11-13, 2022), UrbanShift cities learned from each other, sought solutions to common problems, and benefited from the experience of their Malmö counterparts.
Highlights of the event included:
Click here to see photographs of UrbanShift sessions and participants at the Malmö Summit.
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