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The '''Basque Declaration''' (2016) is a formal document outlining 15 pathways for the development of more [[sustainable cities]] in Europe. The Declaration was acclaimed at the 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns from 27-–29 April 2016 in [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]]. The document can be seen as a continuation of the [[Aalborg Charter|Aalborg Charter (1994)]] and the Aalborg Commitments (2004) echoing sustainability vision from Local [[Agenda 21]], and is itself a call for active engagement from civil society..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sustainablecities.eu/about-the-basque-declaration/|title=About the Basque Declaration}}</ref> The vision of the Declaration is 'to create productive, sustainable and resilient cities for a liveable and inclusive Europe'<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sustainablecities.eu/fileadmin/repository/Basque_Declaration/BD_May_Update/Basque-Declaration-ENGLISH-www.pdf|title=The Basque Declaration (English)|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>

The Basque Declaration is targeted at city leaders in Europe, including mayors and city governments, and can also be signed by individuals. It outlines pathways to help city leaders shape the development of their own municipalities, and ultimately aims to accelerate socio-cultural, socio-economic and technological transformation. The Declaration is based on the understanding that a diversity of local initiatives are required to address social, environmental and economic challenge(contracted; show full)ecities.eu/ Sustainable Cities EU] website has a central database where cities can submit their own 'transformative actions'. The idea is that local innovations can inspire other city leaders and where it is possible, help to facilitate replication of successful strategies. To encourage cities to report on their activities a 'Transformative Action Award' was created.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.iclei.org/ ICLEI]

[[Category:Sustainable development]]