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The municpality of Lisbon hosted the first United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) mayors’ summit on 5 April. Organized in cooperation with UNWTO, the Portuguese Ministries of Economy and Tourism, and the Lisbon City Council, the event has gathered global leaders, tourism policy-makers and stakeholders: 15 mayors and deputy mayors from world touristic cities includingRead more

A meeting of URBAN-WASTE’s 4th Community of Practices took place on 10 September in the Exhibition Hall of the Municipal Council of Lisbon, marking the signing a Charter of Commitment on Preventive Measures for waste reduction in the Portuguese capital.

The Lisbon Municipality received a group of 15 students from the Sustainable Development course of the Dublin Institute of Technology, on 23rd March at NEYA Lisboa Hotel, a local stakeholder for the implementation of innovative strategic waste management measures in Lisbon.

The city of Lisbon will hold the 3rd Community of Practices (CoP) in the Lisbon Tourism School, on 18 January, within the URBAN-WASTE project.

The Lisbon Tourism Summit, held on 2 November was a full-day event dedicated to the tourism industry, including innovations, challenges and developments.

Last 28 September, the 2nd Community of Practices (CoP) event took place in Lisbon, organized by the municipality in partnership with Neya Hotel and Jerónimo Martins Company, with 39 different stakeholders attending, including hotels, NGOs, Lisbon Public Space and Waste Management Departments.

Lisbon has made a commitment at the end of the previous year and by signing a partnership agreement for implementation of the URBAN-WASTE project, declared its intentions to reduce waste generation.