Cluj County, Galati city and Bucharest Sector 6 - awardees of 6th edition of

Cluj County, Galati city and Bucharest Sector 6 are the winners of the 6th edition of the "Sustainable Cities" competition organized by the French Embassy in Romania in partnership with the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Romania (CCIFER), the French Institute, and Business France, a release informs on Tuesday.The winners of the 2024 edition were announced on Monday, in a ceremony that saw French ambassador to Romania Nicolas Warnery, the jury chaired by president of the Senate of the Bucharest Technical University of Construction Alexandru Aldea, many partners from the public and private sector attending.The urban regeneration of Gherla city's New Quarter earned Cluj County the award. The project relies on the development of balance-keeping urban poles in the Cluj metropolitan area, aiming to promote an integrated and sustainable approach to urban development.Galati city was awarded for the revitalization project of the Micro 16 Neighborhood, a project standing out for the active involvement of the residents in the transformation of the neighborhood, and aimed at improving the quality of life, while also respecting the principles of sustainable development.Bucharest Sector 6 was rewarded for its ambitious project for the ecological revamping of the Drumul Taberei Neighborhood by the sustainable renovation of buildings, the promotion of green mobility and the rehabilitation of public space, the release states.I would like to congratulate all the communities that submitted projects in this competition for their approach and commitment. All the projects I saw are relevant in the context of the current problems and demonstrate the initiative capacity and the driving role local authorities in Romania, and in the rest of Europe, have as far as these subjects are concerned, French ambassador Warnery said, according to the cited source.The winning local governments will benefit from technical support financed by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition in partnership with the French Center for Studies and Expertise on Risks, the Environment, Mobility and Urban Planning (CEREMA), allowing the EcoQuartier methodology to be integrated into the implementation of their projects.The EcoQuartier approach, backed by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, promotes new sustainable city design, building and management methods. An EcoQuartier is a development project that integrates the problems and principles of the city and sustainable communities.Launched in 2017, the "Sustainable Cities" contest aims to promote Romanian sustainable development local initiatives. The approach is an integral part of the Franco-Romanian cooperation intended to support local authorities in the ecological transition, also favoring the exchange of best practices between France and Romania. (Photo:https://ro.ambafrance.org/)