Sustainable Development Goals:
In 2017 the two cities expressed their willingness to cooperate more extensively on resilient watermanagement. Both cities then applied for funding through the European Union International Urban Cooperation programme (IUC). Since december 2017 Rotterdam and Surat were officially paired as part of the IUC programme
Sustainable Development Goals:
The Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy brings together thousands of local governments voluntarily committed to implementing ambitious climate and energy objectives on their territory. It is a powerful response by cities to address the climate challenge. Building on the commitment of over 7,400 cities, it is the world’s broadest multi-stakeholder alliance committed to local climate leadership.