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Four cities selected for the Climate Smart Cities Challenge

Information Policy Stats Four cities selected for the Climate Smart Cities Challenge Nairobi, Stockholm – 14 April 2021 - Curitiba (Brazil), Bogotá (Colombia), Bristol (UK) and Makindye Ssabagabo (Uganda). These are the four cities officially invited  to collaborate in the open innovation initiative Climate Smart Cities Challenge, with the aim of developing, testing and scaling cutting-edge solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With the cities and respective challenges selected, the four cities will work on confirming arrangements, stakeholder engagement and challenge definition with support from the Climate Smart Cities Challenge partners: UN-Habitat, Viable Cities, Vinnova, Teknikföretagen, the Swedish Energy Agency, Smart City Sweden, Business Sweden, Expo 2020 Sweden and Nesta Challenges.  

Smart City Sweden Supports Waste Management Project in Karu, Nasarawa State

The Government of Sweden has through its export platform Smart City Sweden, approved financing support to the Karu Waste Management Project in Nasarawa State. The proposed project aims to reduce the amount of waste destined for land filling and dumping within Karu by the recovery and conversion of recyclable materials into useful products including energy through the application of state-of-the-art technologies and best practices. Specifically, the funds would be used to co-finance the Project’s Feasibility Study. The study is led by WSP Sweden and supported by the local firm, Natural Eco Capital Limited. Nasarawa State Governor, His Excellency Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule expressed appreciation to the Swedish Government for supporting what is the first PPP Project in Nasarawa State under a new robust PPP Framework.

Sweden to fund Karu waste management project in Nasarawa

The Government of Sweden has, through its export platform, ‘Smart City Sweden,’ approved financing support to the Karu waste management project in Nasarawa State. According to a statement made available to newsmen by the Managing Director of KIWC, Obiora Okoye, the funds would be used to co-finance the Project’s Feasibility Study led by the WSP Sweden and supported by the local firm, Natural Eco Capital Limited. The proposed project aims to reduce the amount of waste destined for land filling and dumping within Karu by the recovery and conversion of recyclable materials into useful products, including energy through the application of state-of-the-art technologies and best practices.

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