Under the title “Climate Action in Alpine Towns”, eight Alpine towns implemented climate actions related to spatial planning and citizen participation. The final report is now available.
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The Alpine Town of the Year Association is pleased to once again count the city of Sondrio/IT among its members.
How did Sonthofen become the town it is today? This and other questions are addressed by the new Alpine Town Museum (AlpenStadtMuseum) in Sonthofen/D, which opened its doors at the end of January after two and a half years of construction.
Listening, putting yourself in the shoes of others and taking their needs into account: this is how citizen participation can work. This was a finding of the online event at the end of the project “Climate Action in Alpine Towns”.
The French town of Annecy used its participation in the project as an opportunity to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to actively involve citizens.
For the Italian city of Trento, brownfield sites hold untapped potential for heat reduction.
The Slovenian town of Tolmin decided to make its centre greener as their contribution to the ‘Climate Action in Alpine Towns’ pilot.
The “cycling town” of Sonthofen in Germany wants to encourage more people to switch from car to bike and thereby save CO2.
As part of the project ‘Climate Action in Alpine Towns’, the population of Brig-Glis in Switzerland was sensitised to climate change with four targeted measures.
The French town of Passy celebrated the title of “Alpine Town of the Year 2022” on 14 October 2022.
The AlpWeek on beginning of September 2022 in our member town Brig-Glis had much to offer: interactive workshops, interesting keynotes, heated debates and many opportunities to exchange and network with like-minded people from the Alpine region.
The ecological transition is already happening in the Alps – and we are in the middle of it.…
We congratulate our Co-President Uroš Brežan on his election as Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning in Slovenia!
Since 1 January 2022, the management of the Alpine Town of the Year Association has once again been entirely in the hands of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps CIPRA.
The French town of Passy was awarded the title of “Alpine Town of the Year 2022” for its sustainable development policy.
The general assembly of the association took place during the annual conference of CIPRA, which was held from 1 to 3 July in Biella (Italy), Alpine Town of the Year 2021.
Anniversaries give us reasons to look back. The “Alpine Town of the Year” association celebrates its twentieth birthday this year.
On the occasion of International Mountain Day, our brand new website is now online! We have decluttered and updated our content and wrapped it in a fresh design.
The city of Biella/Piemont (Italy) has been officially named “Alpine City of the Year 2021” by an international jury.
Anniversaries give us reasons to look back. The “Alpine Town of the Year” association celebrates its twentieth birthday this year.
Let’s celebrate! – 20 years “Alpine Town of the Year” means 19 award-winning Alpine towns with a very special quality of life and commitment.
