Study visits

There will be three organized study visits during the World Assembly.

Wednesday June 15 16.00-18.00

Malmö Western Harbour

This tour will take you to the Western Harbour, a former shipyard area now a unique area with beautiful buildings, green roofs and locally produced energy. The new city area has been built with sustainability as the major aim and is now an international tourist attraction. The area is renowned for its transformation into an ecological, long-term sustainable district of Malmö.  

Guide – Göran Rosberg

Organizer: the City of Malmö

Thirsday June 16 11.00-12.30

Ekocentrum Syd.
Ekocentrum Syd is an independent foundation with one mission – to facilitate and accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society. We put complex matters into context and help create opportunities for change. We offer capacity building and organizational development support to enterprises, authorities, schools and students, international study visits and to the general public. Our support often consists of courses and mobile lectures, where our permanent exhibition presents products, techniques, processes and ideas in the fore-front for sustainable solutions and thinking. We are situated in the exciting area of Sege Park in Malmö City, amidst modern solar cell techniques and Sweden’s largest photovoltaic plant.

Language:  English

Organizer: Ekoncentrum Syd and Studiefrämjandet.

Sofielunds Folkets Hus
Sofielunds Folkets Hus is a meeting place run by popular organizations. The house is open seven days a week and you can find a great variety of activities and organizations related to active citizenship for sustainable development. It is an experimental and dynamic place for everyone who wants to contribute to a more fair, a more exciting and a more sustainable Malmö

Language: English

Organizer: Sofielunds Folkets Hus