On October 1st 2020, the Embassy of Switzerland in Israel together with Life & Environment hosted the Webinar: “How can cities achieve sustainable urban development? A talk between Israel and Switzerland”. The Webinar explored approaches and initiatives undertaken by Swiss cities towards mitigating the effects of the impending climate crisis and the myriad of challenges entailed therein. In a series of three conversations, senior Swiss decision-makers and key figures from the Israeli climate arena examined best practices at the municipal and inter-city level. Below please find the highlights of the three conversations with Hebrew subtitles.
Part 1: “Smart City” Basel: An Energy-positive Approach to Urban Development. A conversation between Lukas Ott, Director of Urban Development, Basel and Eitan Ben Ami, Director of the Environmental Authority, Tel Aviv.
Part 2: Geneva’s Support for Grassroots Sustainability Initiatives. A Conversation between Nadine Allal, Project Manager Agenda 21 – Sustainable City, Geneva and Ela Alexandri, CEO of MIU (Movement for Israeli Urbanism)
Part 3: Energy City: A Voluntary, Bottom-Up Alliance and Certification Mechanism for Sustainable Municipalities. A conversation between Maren Kornmann, CEO of the Energy City Association (Energiestadt) Switzerland and Jeremy Ben Shalom, Representative of the Israeli Environmental Movement in the National infrastructure Planning Committee