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International Workshop on Cities, Science and Sustainability
An international workshop examining successful approaches to 'cities, science and sustainability' will be held at TWAS's headquarters in Trieste, Italy, from 20 to 22 September 2007.
An international workshop examining successful approaches to 'cities, science
and sustainability' will be held at TWAS's headquarters in Trieste, Italy, from
20 to 22 September 2007. Institutions in developing countries are invited to respond by 15 July 2007 indicating their interest in participating in the workshop and presenting a
report highlighting successful initiatives in using science and technology in
solving problems of sustainability associated with large urban areas, including
(but not limited to) access to safe drinking water, sanitation, air pollution,
housing and construction, land use planning, transport, traffic congestion and
waste disposal in a city in the developing world. The project 'Cities, Science
and Sustainability' is a collaborative effort between TWAS, the Consortium for
Science, Technology and Innovation for the South (COSTIS) and the United Nations
Development Programme's Special Unit for South-South Cooperation (UNDP-SSC).