City-to-City pairings

City-to-city pairings

Through the IUC programme, cities and regions across Europe have entered into partnerships on sustainable development with counterparts from around the globe. For a full list of city pairings so far, see the table below:

CITY PAIRINGS SEARCH RESULTS - 1

Country
EU City
Link
Paired city
Country

Malmö

Ottawa

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Population

341 457

Area

155.4 km2

Mayor

Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh


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Population

964 743

Area

2 778.1 km2

Mayor

Jim Watson


Topics

Smart cities and regional/urban innovation and competitiveness

Sustainable Development Goals


Description

The Swedish city of Malmö has partnered with Canada's capital city, Ottawa, Ontario on circular economy approaches, low carbon development, inclusive planning and development, and promoting clean tech businesses.

Implementation

Malmö and Ottawa have found that they have much to learn from one another's approaches to engaging newcomers and the general public in planning and development, especially regarding the revitalisation of districts. They have also identified opportunities for local clean tech businesses to explore.