Nelson City - Partnership with Denmark

 

Nelson City

Nelson City Council and Wakatū Incorporation have been jointly accepted into the first European Union’s International Urban and Regional Cooperation programme (IURC) partnership with New Zealand.

Nelson City Council and Wakatū Incorporation’s joint application is one of three from New Zealand to be accepted into the programme, which has paired the city with Lemvig, Denmark.

The IURC aims to lead and develop a form of decentralised, international, urban and regional cooperation in the fields of sustainable urban development and innovation.

Nelson City Council and Wakatū Incorporation have been collaborating with Lemvig, which is home to the Climatorium, Denmark’s international climate centre, to explore the opportunity for a virtual or physical southern hemisphere Climatorium in Nelson.

The Climatorium is a collaborative forum where public companies, private companies, research/education as well as the public, meet and work together on climate-related challenges. The goal is to inspire and find new opportunities arising if climate challenge is dealt with in a collaborative way.

For the next two-and-a-half years, all the cities will be learning from one another and sharing best practices on topics such as ecological transition and urban renewal to tackle climate change.

Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese said "she was pleased to be able to further develop the city’s connections with Lemvig and to learn from other participating cities."

“Nelson and Lemvig have been engaged in region-to-region exchanges over the past five years and we are keen to continue our collaboration and knowledge transfer with the support of the IURC international programme.”

Wakatū Incorporation CEO Kerensa Johnston said “We are delighted to have the opportunity to continue to build on our existing relationship with Lemvig. Our communities have much to learn from each other. Participation in the International Urban and Regional Cooperation programme means we can continue to work together on innovative solutions to the issues like climate change for the benefit of future generations.” 

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