Next EUROCITIES Environment Forum (EEF) in Rotterdam
Transforming together, transition management and public private partnership.
From 4-6 October 2009, Rotterdam will host the EUROCITIES Environment Forum (EEF) autumn meeting. EUROCITIES is a network of more than 130 large European cities. The Environment Forum is one of its six forums. The theme of this meeting will be: “Transforming together, transition management and public private partnership.” The EEF Rotterdam differs from earlier forums. This forum invites both public and private parties. These parties will gather to discuss transition management and public private partnership. Climate change and a decreasing supply of fossil energy demand a sustainable transition management. Private and public parties are needed for this goal. The question is how to establish good public private partnerships. Professor Michael Braungart of the Erasmus University will give a keynote speach on this topic.
A side event for politicians will take place on the 5th of October. This side event will include a tour to Stadshavens, one of Rotterdam’s areas in transition. There will be a political debate about requirements for a successful transition. Bio-fuels, CCS and funds for sustainability will also be a discussion item.
Some transitions lead to an overall sustainable development but in other cases transitions only leads to a physical or functional change in an area. What factors lead to a successful transition and what factors prevent a successful transition? How do you get private parties involved in transition processes and how do you generate enough finance to complete a transition successfully? Smaller teams will make recommendations on these questions.
The last day of the Environment Forum, private parties will take part in a panel discussion on public private partnerships. What do private parties require from public organisations in order to take part in these partnerships? What obstacles do private parties encounter if they want to engage in partnerships and what is needed to overcome such obstacles? The answers private parties provide on questions such as these should lead to a better understanding of what is needed to improve public private partnerships.
For more information, please contact Henk Wolfert (tel.: +31 10 246 8254, e-mail: henk.wolfert@dcmr.nl)
