::: Aalborg 1994

First European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns

In 1994, the City of Aalborg together with ICLEI and subsequently a number of other local government networks, took up the challenge of spreading the local sustainable development message across Europe in the period following the Rio Earth Summit. Their commitment led to the staging of the first European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns in Aalborg, Denmark in May 1994, which culminated in the launch of the European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign and the ratification of the Aalborg Charter.