Time: 4-5 p.m. (Geneva time)

This webinar was jointly organized by the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management and the Geneva UN Charter Centre of Excellence Trondhiem on Sustainable Urban Transitions. The webinar is dedicated to policies and tools for improving smartness and sustainability of cities in Norway and the UNECE region.

Selected cities in Norway discussed the challenges and opportunities in implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially SDG11. UNECE presented tools for improving the smartness and sustainability of cities in the UNECE region.

4-4.05 p.m.       Welcome remarks. Ms Gulnara Roll, Secretary to the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management on UNECE activities on smart cities
4.05-4.15 p.m.  Introduction. Tools for Smart and Sustainable Cities in the UNECE region. Ms Agata Krause, UNECE and Ms Maike Salize, UNECE.
4.15-4.45 p.m.  Improving smartness and sustainability of cities in Norway – opportunities and challenges: the cases of Trondheim, Alesund, Rana, Asker.
4.45-4.55 p.m.  Discussion.
4.55-5 p.m.       Closing

Webinar Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99191956985

For more information about the project Improving Sustainability of 17 Norwegian cities project see the project web page.