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The American University of Armenia (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment and the Embassy of Sweden in Yerevan are organizing a workshop and an exhibition titled “Nordic Solutions for Sustainable Cities” on April 9, 2019, at AUA, with the financial support from the Swedish Institute.

The event aims to generate discussions in Yerevan and other regions of Armenia on urban environmental and social sustainability by showcasing innovations in urban planning and smart technologies in Nordic cities.

About the Workshop

During workshop experts from three Nordic countries will share their experiences on urban mobility, road safety, and air quality:

-- Bicycle Urbanism and the Cycling History of Copenhagen (Denmark/Copenhagenize)

-- Getting There in One Piece: Samples of How to Tackle Road Safety (Sweden/ SweRoad)

-- New Air Quality Monitoring Techniques: Their Potential for Use in Local Air Quality Management (Finland/Vaisala Oyj),

The workshop starts with talks by the First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, the Head of the Urban Development Committee, the ambassadors and representatives of Sweden, Finland and Denmark, the Director of the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment and the Resident Coordinator for UNDP Armenia.

Тhe language of the event is English with Armenian-English simultaneous translation.

Open to the public. Please register the event by filling out the following form.https://bit.ly/2FQKWRC. Registration is free of charge.

For more information, please visit http://nordic.ace.aua.am