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Network
One of the objectives of the Green Cities Initiative is to establish a network of cities actively engaged in addressing their urbanization challenges by integrating urban and peri-urban forestry, urban and peri-urban agriculture, as well as bio circular economy.
The aim of the Network will be to promote city-to-city cooperation, cross-cutting partnerships and support for data analysis, the objective for participating cities is to accelerate their environmental transition and gain visibility on their achievements and challenges.
Should your City be interested in joining the Network, we invite you to contact [email protected].
Below are the 9 cities which have already joined the GCI Network.
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Antananarivo
Country: Madagascar
Joined in: 2021Population: 1.6 M (2005)
Area: 88 Km2
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Kigali
Country: Rwanda
Joined in: 2021Population: 1.1 M (2012)
Area: 730 Km2
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Kisumu
Country: Kenya
Joined in: 2021Population: 397 957 (2019)
Area: 297 Km2
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Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Joined in: 2021Population: 4.3 M (2024)
Area: 696 Km2
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Praia
Country: Cape Verde
Joined in: 2021Population: 159 050 (2017)
Area: 103 Km2
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Quelimane
Country: Mozambique
Joined in: 2021Population: 349 842 (2017)
Area: 117 Km2
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Bulawayo
Country: Zimbabwe
Joined in: 2022Population: 1.2 M (2016)
Area: 1 707 Km2
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Colombo
Country: Sri Lanka
Joined in: 2022Population: 642 163 (2001)
Area: 37 Km2
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San Jose de Campos
Country: Brazil
Joined in: 2022Population: 688 597 (2015)
Area: 1 099 Km2