Engaging citizens and establishing dialogues. Port Centers in the new normal

AIVP is organising a series of webinars entitled “Port City Talks” to continue to debate, to build the port city of tomorrow and to keep in touch with our members. The 3rd webinar of the series deals with the Port Center and its new role within a smart port city. It will be held on Thursday 2 July 2020 at 16:00 (CEST / GMT +2). Here is an introductory text on the challenges Port Centers are facing. These webinars are exclusively for our members, but if you wish to attend, you can ask us for access. To achieve the 17 SDGs by 2030, we must include citizen participation Port cities face many challenges today, such as reducing the greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change, embracing circular economy, developing human capital, protecting biodiversity, among others. AIVP gathered and structured them in the AIVP Agenda 2030, around 10 key goals to reach by 2030 for sustainable port city relationships. However, all these goals are practically impossible to achieve by one single actor. It is necessary to engage other stakeholders in plans and actions, and not only port companies or governmental institutions. Citizens…