Aalborg Charter

The Aalborg Charter (complete title Charter of European Cities & Towns Towards Sustainability - Charter of European Cities & Towns Towards Sustainability) at the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns was on 27 May 1994 in the Danish city of Aalborg adopted and since then signed by around 2,500 local and regional administrations in 39 countries. It contains a voluntary commitment by the undersigned local authorities for a future-proof, sustainable policy and is the starting point for the European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign.

Structure of the charter

The charter consists of three parts:

• Part I: Declaration adopted by consensus: European cities and municipalities on the way to sustainability.
• Part II: The European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign
• Part III: Entering Local Agenda 21 Processes: Local Action Programs for Sustainability.

Political process

At a follow-up conference from October 6th to 8th, 1996 in Lisbon , Portugal, the action program for the Lisbon Action Plan was concretized. Both the Aalborg Charter and the Lisbon Action Plan are therefore an important starting point for the diverse activities within the framework of Local Agenda 21 .

See also

• Agenda 21
• sustainability
• Sustainable development
• Local sustainability strategy

Web links

• The Aalborg Charter in full in 20 European languages ​​(pdf, partly also Word format)
• Sustainable Cities and Towns (English)
• Aalborg Charter 1994 (detailed article in the Lexicon of Sustainability)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lisbon Action Plan (PDF; 20 kB)