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The multimodality between different urban transport can become a key factor in improving the quality of life of citizens.
The premise on which the Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, has based his speech on "Cities and Climate Change Summit" held in Bogotá, and has been invited to participate with the Councillor for the Environment, Adela Martinez-Cachá.
Chamber explained in Murcia driven initiatives to promote non-motorized mobility, especially with the measures taken in recent years have allowed the tram implement, promote cycling and to modernize and improve public transport .
Since in 98 Murcia's accession to the Aalborg Charter and launched its Agenda 21, the city has focused its efforts on getting better urban quality among its people and has been recognized with various awards and citations, including its selection as an example of good practice by the UN in 2004, Spanish Sustainable City Award in 2009, the city finalist "Sustainabel City Gloub Awards" in 2010 and 2011, a finalist for the European Green Capital 2011, awarded "Reil Lait Award" 2011 and Prize finalist four times the European Mobility Week.
Also, Murcia was the first Spanish city, along with Madrid, to sign the Covenant of Mayors promoted by the European Union.
All cities represented have in common their commitment to generating ordered and planned cities to promote sustainable development and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants in all dimensions, both the economic and the social, public policy and environmental , through infrastructure projects that generate organized territory planning.
The "Cities and Climate Change Summit", which will close today, is one of the most important events on the impact of climate change on cities and the solutions that are being implemented in different cities of the world.
Share experiences with American cities
Miguel Angel House, which is the only European mayor involved in the summit, has had the opportunity to share experiences with other mayors, including those of Lima, San Salvador, Quito, La Paz and Santo Domingo, as well as the heads of government of Buenos Aires and Mexico City
In addition to the interview with the Ambassador of Spain in Colombia, Nicolas Martin Cinto, House has had the opportunity to hold a meeting with the Council of Bogotá.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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