14 Apr EXPO 2022 FLORIADE ALMERE

EXPO 2022 FLORIADE ALMERE

Expo 2022 Floriade Almere will be the 7^th International Horticultural Expo in the Netherlands. For six months, the attention to the theme ‘Growing Green Cities’ will be focused on the cities of the future. Visitors will have a unique and meaningful experience: during the expo they will be invited to ‘explore, touch and change’.

This expo will be the start of a new city district close to Amsterdam in the Netherlands called Almere. Almost everything that will be built for the exhibition will become a permanent part of the legacy of Almere. The structures will remain and become part of the community for future activities.

The Earth has seven billion inhabitants and growing, and more than fifty percent live in cities. By 2050, this percentage will have increased to nearly seventy percent. With continued and relentless urbanisation, we have no option but to look for new ways to keep our cities safe, healthy and attractive and to find a better balance between ‘grey’ and ‘green’ infrastructure. We invite the world to join us and to contribute to our theme: Growing Green Cities.

Within this context, four sub-themes are explored:

Green: Parks – vertical green on buildings and green structures make cities more attractive and resilient;

Food:Food habits, -production, -waste, -safety and food security solutions;

Health:The contribution of green structures to a healthy living environment as well as the
contribution made by green spaces to the physical and mental vitality of the citizens;

Energy:Finding solutions to address sustainable energy, heat stress and climate adaptation, as well as the contribution of green spaces for a liveable city.

Food production plays a major role in the green city of the future. The question is, what role can agriculture and horticulture play in accelerating this vision? The Netherlands is the second largest food producer worldwide, which is special given its small area for growing. This makes the Netherlands a hotspot for potential agricultural and horticultural innovations.

Floriade will open its doors for six months from: April 14th – October 9th, 2022.