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

Växjö

Burlington

Pieter Kuiper [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons

Population

66 275

Area

30.3 km2

Mayor

Anna Tenje


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Population

183 314

Area

185.7 km2

Mayor

Rick Goldring


Topics

Nature and cultural heritage conservationSustainable use of land and nature-based solutions

Sustainable Development Goals


Description

The Swedish city of Vaxjo is collaborating with the Canadian city of Burlington, Ontario on a range of sustainable development issues including meeting carbon neutral targets, green buildings, creating complete communities, improving stormwater management and supporting business development opportunities between the two cities.

Implementation

Växjö and Burlington have been able to use the IUC programme as a platform to learn and exchange ideas. A number of bi-monthly webinars have been held on low carbon development, stormwater management and wood building construction. Both cities are involved in the delivery of each webinar and alternate taking the lead.