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Nordic Solutions for Sustainable Cities
April 9, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm +04
About the Event:
The American University of Armenia (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment and the Embassy of Sweden in Yerevan are organizing a workshop and an exhibition titled “Nordic Solutions for Sustainable Cities” with financial support from the Swedish Institute.
The event aims to generate discussions in Yerevan and other regions of Armenia on urban environmental and social sustainability by showcasing innovations in urban planning and smart technologies in Nordic cities.
The workshop starts with talks by the First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, the Head of the Urban Development Committee, the ambassadors of Sweden and Finland, a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the Director of the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment and the Resident Representative for UNDP Armenia.
The open-to-public exhibition will take place at Agbabian Hall, AUA Main Building, April 9-30.
It will highlight the best sustainable urban practices from all five Nordic countries, namely Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland. These examples include green urban planning, road safety, carbon footprint reduction, green mobility including alternative transport, air-quality monitoring, waste management and recycling, and citizen participation.
Please register for the event by filling out the following form.
For more information about the project visit the official website or the Facebook page of the event.
Language: English with simultaneous translation into Armenian
