The EU funded International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Asia & Australasia programme in India was officially launched in a virtual event last week with the presence of Sanjay Kumar, Additional Secretary (International Cooperation), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, Dr. Ronald Hall, Senior Advisor, DG REGIO, EU Commission, and Kamilla Kristensen Rai, Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to India.
As part of this city-to-city cooperation, 25 city authorities from Europe and India will work together until end 2023 in the areas of ecological transition, urban and regional renewal and innovative, sustainable and carbon neutral ecosystems. The cities of Surat and Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Kochi and Messina (Italy), Panaji and Almada (Portugal) and Porbandar will work on flood management.
