Make the most of your stay in Sweden by checking the following events happening around the ICLEI World Congress 2021-2022:
2-7 May 2022, Sustainability Week (Lund)
Sustainability Week is an annual event in Lund, Malmö’s neighboring city, organised as a joint venture by Lund University and the City of Lund. Sustainability week serves as a platform for bringing together ideas, for cross-disciplinary collaborations, for raising public awareness and for inspiring sustainable change. A wide arrange of events and seminars is organized for the public during the week.
For more information, check the event website here.
9-10 May 2022, The Ocean Literacy Action Conference (Malmö):
The Ocean Literacy Action Conference of 2022 will take place two days in May (9th-10th) in Malmö, Sweden. The aim is to inspire, learn, debate and drive action for the marine environment with focus on ocean literacy.
Host is the City of Malmö together with the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, the Ocean Literacy Action Conference is a part of the Swedish contribution to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030.
The conference targets individuals and organizations from all sectors that recognizes the importance of achieving ocean literacy as a way of implementing the sustainable development goals, especially Goal 14: Life Below Water.
For more information, check the event website here.
19-22 May, Southern Sweden Design Days:
Southern Sweden Design Days is an annual event that highlights and builds knowledge about design – focusing on sustainability, collaboration, development, and innovation. For four days, a platform is created showcasing a full range of design disciplines through seminars, workshops, exhibitions, and networking events.
For more information, check the event website here.
1-3 June 2022, H22, Urban Future (Helsingborg):
H22 is a major initiative by Helsingborg and its citizens to develop the city of the future. It is aimed at solving the numerous sustainability challenges while improving quality of life. H22 consists of two parts:
H22 is a city-wide innovation initiative.
It’s about the journey towards becoming a sustainable city, and a massive collaborative effort between citizens, businesses and the municipality.
H22 is a City Expo.
Join more than 1m visitors at the 35-day international event between May 30 – July 3, 2022 that will showcase the innovation work so far and use Helsingborg as a test bed for solutions from around the world.
For more information, check the event website here.
2-3 June 2022, Stockholm +50 (Stockholm):
In 2022 it will be fifty years since the first United Nations conference on the human environment – the 1972 Stockholm Conference. The Government of Sweden will host a UN, high-level meeting in June 2022 to commemorate this anniversary. The aim is to contribute to accelerating a transformation that leads to sustainable and green economies, more jobs, and a healthy planet for all, where no one is left behind.
For more information, check the event website here.