Start Date : 1 Dec 11   End Date : 31 Dec 11 Location: Durban (tbc), South Africa (tbc)

The African Green City Index is a unique research project conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in cooperation with Siemens, assessing and comparing 16 major African cities in terms of their environmental performance and policies. The study will look at different environmental categories, such as energy and CO2, transport, water, waste, land use, and environmental governance. The goal of the Green City Index is to aid understanding by providing insights into the specific challenges, strengths and weaknesses of each city, and fostering best practice sharing by highlighting innovative ideas, strategies and projects that others might wish to follow. The study will be part of the Green City Index series, which aims to compare cities’ relative levels of environmental sustainability in different regions of the world. The first indexes for Europe, Asia, and Latin America have already been published.

Event Organization
Name of organization:Siemens
Event focal point:Stefan Denig / Karen Stelzner
E-mail address: Stefan.denig@siemens.com / Karen.stelzner@siemens.com
Website: www.siemens.com/greencityindex