Dozens of international and national experts will help discuss the state of hygiene in cities during the 4th National Urban Cleanup Meeting, to be held on 3 and 4 November, at Ria Park Hotel & Resort, in Almancil, Lule.
Stephen Goldsmith, Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, Nejc Jus, Head of research department From the World Travel and Tourism Council, and Sophie Leggle, founder of the More than Weeds Project (UK), are among the international speakers who will attend.
The event will also be attended by Joao Galampa, Minister of Environment and Energy, Vitor Alexo, Mayor of Lule, and Alexandra Carvalho, Secretary General of the Environment.
The meeting, organized by the Urban Cleanup Association – Partnership for Smarter and Sustainable Cities (ALU) will bring together around 40 local and international speakers.
“To demonstrate the importance of the state of urban cleaning as an asset to cities, considering that urban cleaning has an impact on the ability to attract business (from multinational corporations to business centers) and other activities, to attract tourism, and to sustain permanence. Residents are happy, is the main objective of this event”, according to the organizers.
During the 4th National Meeting on Urban Cleaning, “Funding Opportunities for National Urban Cleaning and Waste Legislation”, “News Emerging from the Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive, Setting up the Management Entity” and “Strategies for Ending Leftover Waste and Good Practices for Awareness Raising and Population Mobilization”.
“The discussion promises to be particularly intense around the round tables devoted to cleaning weeds and the use of wastewater for urban cleaning,” ALU concluded.
Registration is free and can be done On the initiative’s websitewhere you can also refer to the full program.
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