Join us for the fourth event in our Sustainable Cities Discussion Forum series, as we discuss SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. The event will take place at City Hall and is being organised in collaboration with the 2024 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress.
Half of the world’s population – 3.9 billion people – currently live in cities. Helsinki and cities the world over are charting their progress towards the sustainability targets of SDG 11, which include for example safe and affordable housing, sustainable transport systems, the protection of cities’ cultural and natural heritage, and inclusive green and public spaces.
Speakers in this fourth discussion in the series will include leading sustainability researchers and key city representatives. The event will focus on the concrete steps cities are taking towards the fulfilment of the SDGs in general and the sustainability targets of SDG11 specifically. Mayor of Helsinki Juhana Vartiainen will host the event.
The SRI Congress is the world’s largest global event for co-produced research and innovation action to advance sustainability. SRI2024 is being organised in collaboration with the Sustainability Science Days (SSD), a joint effort of the University of Helsinki and Aalto University.
Time: Thursday, 13 June 2024, 12.00–16.45 EET / 11.00–15.45 CET
Place: Helsinki City Hall
The event will be livestreamed and available for later viewing on the city’s video service Helsinki-kanava(Link leads to external service).
Programme
- 12.00 Opening words from Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen
- 12.10 Keynote address: University of Helsinki Professor Janne Hukkinen: “How can cities cope with crossed planetary boundaries?”
- 12.30 Panel discussion: “Cities within planetary boundaries: From ambition to action”
- 13.20 Coffee break and networking
- 13.50 Workshops
- 16.00 Workshop conclusions and closing words
- 16.45 Discussion Forum ends