Larnaca 2030, Presentation on Larnaca Sustainability, 22 Jan 2025
Larnaca – Green, Blue and colourful The path to sustainability Larnaca's journey towards defining its identity is truly fascinating! From being seen as an "underdeveloped poor relative of the other cities” to embracing its unique characteristics, the city has undergone significant transformations. Until recently locals took pride in the city's rich history, with its consulates, aristocrats, the philosopher Zeno, and General Kimon, and accepted projects like the construction of the oil refinery and the small port, and Marina, as adequate gifts not demanding what the city really deserved. The arrival of refugees in 1974 began to change the city's dynamics. Larnaca became the city hosting the majority of the refugees and the city of the sole airport of the state since the upgrading of an old colonial airstrip into the main airport of the country. Over time, with growing awareness of climate change and the green transition, the city rediscovered its salt la...
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