The campaign was informally born in Hangzhou (China), in May 2013. Leaders of global cultural networks were called to contribute to the Hangzhou Conference “Culture: Key to Sustainable Development” and convened to discuss how culture elements should be considered in Sustainable Development Goals (to be approved by United Nations in September 2015). The campaign has published three … Continued
A production of our partner Agenda 21 for Culture -UCLG March 18-20, 2015 Bilbao, Spain The first Culture Summit of UCLG will be hosted by the City of Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) from the 18-20 March 2015. The UCLG Culture Summit is a new event to promote knowledge-sharing and networking of cities and local governments, recognizing … Continued
A production of COST Action “Investigating Cultural Sustainability”, hosted by the University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy May 6-8, 2015 Helsinki, Finland Is culture the fourth pillar of sustainability, alongside the ecological, economic and social aspects? How does culture act as a catalyst for ecological sustainability, human well-being and economic viability? What would … Continued
On 12 December, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a third resolution on culture and development, further to the two resolutions adopted in 2010 and 2011. Building on the recognition of the role of culture for development acknowledged in the previous resolutions, the new resolution represents an important breakthrough on the development agenda as … Continued
In conjunction with Culture Action Europe’s conference “It is not a crisis, it is a transition” taking place on 4-5 October at the Faculty of Architecture of the 3rd University of Rome, other interesting initiatives will be taking place at the same venue. One of them is the 9th Congress “Virtual City and Territory” MEMORY CITY PEOPLE … Continued
The United Nations is currently reviewing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), set up in 2000 with a 15-year horizon, in order to set new goals for aid and development. In this framework, a series of key events that will influence the UN decision-making will take place in the coming months. This represents a unique opportunity … Continued
On May 2013, the first International Congress, specifically focusing on the linkages between culture and sustainable development, organized by UNESCO since the Stockholm Conference in 1998 took place in Hangzhou (China). As a result of this event, delegates adopted a declaration entitled “Placing Culture at the Heart of Sustainable Development Policies“ urging governments, civil society … Continued
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), which represent over 1000 cities across 95 countries, approved on 17 November 2010 – in the framework of the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders held in Mexico -, a recognizing culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development, next to economic growth, social inclusion and environmental balance. … Continued