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AIPH Announces Winning Cities for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) is proud to announce the Winners of AIPH World Green City Awards 2022.
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The innovation, ambition, and inspiring action of the Grand Winner, the City of Hyderabad, leaves a powerful legacy to inspire positive change.
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The Green Garland to the State of Telangana” is created by a wealth of greening activities.
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he AIPH World Green City Awards’ announcement of the 6 Category Winners and the Grand Winner was made at a dedicated Awards ceremony at a special gala dinner at the IUCN Leaders Forum in the Self-Governing Province of Jeju, the Republic of Korea, on 14th October 2022. The most prestigious award of the Inaugural 2022 edition, the Grand Winner, was presented to the city of Hyderabad, India, voted by the Jury to demonstrate the highest capacity for influence, replicability, and scope to inspire change. In making their decision, members of the Jury were invited to consider the following question: “The AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 enables winning cities to achieve greater recognition for their inspiring initiatives – in light of this, which entry do you feel may have the biggest transformational impact?” It was a great honour and privilege for AIPH to present the award of Grand Winner of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022 to:
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The City of Hyderabad, India, for their entry titled “Green Garland to the State of Telangana” On behalf of the network of partners for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2022, AIPH congratulates the City of Hyderabad for receiving this incredible accolade! View the case study of the Grand Winner here. “AIPH celebrates this fantastic achievement for the City of Hyderabad. We are proud to showcase their inspiring urban greening work. With this global recognition, we can confidently say that Hyderabad is a world leader in nature-oriented approaches to city design, form, and function,” says Tim Briercliffe, Secretary General, AIPH. The Grand Winner was selected from the list of six Category Winners, who each took home trophies in recognition of their achievement. The AIPH World Green City Awards were supported by a powerful network of partners and sponsors Expo Hatay and Biblo.
