Africa-Press – Cape verde. The island of Maio will be the stage for the celebration of World Cities Day, which will be celebrated on Tuesday, the 31st, with various activities such as the discussion of the sustainable urban development model for the island.
Maio Island hosts a central event in the celebration of World Cities Day
The events, according to a press release sent to Inforpress, will take place on the 30th and 31st, and “mirror the interest” of both the Government and the Maio City Council and partners in finding an alternative model of urban development sustainable in relation to the islands of Boa Vista and Sal.
The intention for the near future, the note reads, is to have “robust and impactful” tourism development initiatives.
With the planned investments, there will be a demand for housing, energy and water, as well as transport, and an increase in solid waste, which will require governments to take measures and policies to meet these needs, according to the same source.
The note also states that all of this requires “meticulous planning” and mobilization of financial resources to prevent the same thing from happening on other, more touristy islands in the country.
Individuals such as the Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Spatial Planning, the mayor of Maio, the resident coordinator of the UN, as well as representatives of the National Association of Municipalities of Cape Verde and the municipal councils of Boa Vista should participate in the event. and Sal, among other guests.
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