How To Not Let the 2020 Crises Go to Waste
“Never let a good crisis go to waste”. 2020 surely had no shortage of those. With dramatically increased calls from all layers of society for serious structural change, the opportunities for building a better future are abundant. But how do you translate those into practice? Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands, with a challenging diversity, dependance on heavy industry and deep economic divide, started seizing on their opportunities even before 2020. Lessons from a bold Dutch City.
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![photo of Melissa Ablett-Jordaan](https://cdn-api.swapcard.com/public/images/96640563aa824aa284a27e37669d88d8.png)
Melissa Ablett-Jordaan
Cic International
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Ahmed Aboutaleb
City of Rotterdam