The 2018 World City Day China's home event opened Wednesday in Xuzhou city, Jiangsu province. This year's theme for the China event is "eco-city, green development."
At the event, the 2018 UN Habitat Award Xuzhou Medal was unveiled. Xuzhou won this award for its outstanding achievements in ecological restoration. The Urban Green Development Xuzhou Initiative was also released.
The World Cities Day, one of the legacies of Expo 2010 Shanghai, is an official UN observance held on October 31 every year. Its aim is to create awareness of the role of urbanization in global sustainable development and social inclusion.
The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.
The general theme of World Cities Day is Better City, Better Life, while each year a different sub-theme is selected, to either promote successes of urbanization, or address specific challenges resulting from urbanization. The 2018 Theme is Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities.
(Source: ourjiangsu.com)
