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Vice-Governor Yiannis Anastasakis of Heraklion, Greece speaks about the multiple benefits that urban greenery provides - both to citizens and the environment. He shares climate challenges that Heraklion is currently facing, and solutions the city is implementing. This includes a wastewater treatment facility that will provide water critically required to sustain new urban greening projects. 

This interview was recorded at the 2023 Hixon Urban Conference in New Haven, Connecticut.