Mayors, regional governors and the private sector have come together in Davos to launch the World Economic Forum’s SlimCity Initiative.

SlimCity is an exchange between cities and the private sector to support action on resource efficiency in cities – actions in areas that include energy, water, waste, mobility, planning, health and climate change, the forum said in a statement.

SlimCity provides a risk-free and dynamic environment within which cities and the private sector can explore practical solutions, exchange knowledge and showcase best practices. There are a number of organisations of mayors throughout the world. However, the World Economic Forum’s SlimCity Initiative is the first to bring together city leaders in a dialogue with the world’s foremost business leaders, it added.

“I believe that, as leaders of major cities, our involvement in the World Economic Forum can help to push the global agenda strongly in favour of cities so that we can act decisively on climate change and other crucial issues. Through the SlimCity Initiative, myself and other city leaders can inform business leaders of how they can assist in helping cities achieve their full potential,” said London Mayor Ken Livingstone.

SlimCity is a partnership between the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, the International Energy Agency and ICLEI, the global city network. – TradeArabia News Service