Kalamata

Greece

Mission city Pilot city
Greece National Platform
Kalamata Mission City Label
Population 70k
City Area 253.3 km²
City active since June 2022

Kalamata, a city of 80,000 inhabitants, is the largest urban center of Southwestern Greece, where it gathers a large number of economic, cultural and other social activities.

 

It is located in the heart of the Mediterranean, with the effects of climate change evident, where mild winters and cool summers were followed by rapid rainfall, floods, high winds, coastal erosion, prolonged heatwaves and drought. Phenomena that warn and dictate the change of human behavior and the redefinition of our production model.

 

The Municipality of Kalamata has an area of ࠁࠃࠃ.ࠆ Kmࠁ and the city of Kalamata is located in the cove of the Messinian Gulf next to Mount Taygetos, while in the inland of the Municipality there are ࠃࠂ Communities, in which the inhabitants are mainly engaged in the production of the world-famous Kalamatian olive oil. West and on the outskirts of the city, processing units have been established, utilizing the local products of the Messinian land, promoting olives, oil, wine, drinks and spirits, figs, vinegar, etc., while the position of the tobacco industry KARELIA, an important factor of economic and cultural development of the region, is imposing.

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Pilot project spotlight

Kalamata's Pilot Activity: SchoolHeroZ

Germany's Pilot City Activity CoLAB – Committed to Local Climate Action Building Background Kalamata’s pilot activity builds off two priority areas identified in the city’s Climate City Contract, energy consumption in buildings and mobility. As such,

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City involvement in related European initiatives