Trip Dates: July 17 - 19, 2024
Location: Chicago, IL
Growing a Sustainable Future for Chicago and Berlin
As part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative, in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Chicago, GACC Midwest explored a new series of partnerships with Chicago- and Berlin-based urban gardening collectives. The aim of this initiative was to forge new areas of transatlantic cooperation between Chicagoans and Berliners in the urban agriculture sector. Urban gardening is instrumental in helping cities combat climate change, improve food security, expand the circular economy, and promote sustainability education.
Delegates who Participated:
- Toni Karge, Community Garden Agent @Berlin Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment
- Paula Firmbach, Project Manager @Prinzessinnengarten
- Hanna Burckhardt, Co-CEO @Prinzessinnengarten
- Ellen Sartor, Board Member @Spreeacker
- Andreas Horn, Project Manager ClimateHOOD @Borough Administration Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf of Berlin
- Wilfried Buettner, Chairman @Tempelhofer Berg
The Transatlantic Climate Bridge (TBC) is a consortium of climate and energy think tanks, consultancies, and NGOs working to improve and coordinate climate policymaking between Germany, the United States, and Canada. TBC is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). You can learn more about TBC here.
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