Dénia participation in the meeting Creative Cities strengthens its position on the map UNESCO

Nine months after UNESCO recognized to Denia as Creative City of Gastronomy, have not ceased to succeed international events to which the municipality assists, gaining increasing visibility and notoriety on the map of creative cities.

The latter has been this month, with its participation for the first time at the X Annual Meeting of the Creative Cities Network of UNESCO met in Ostersund (Sweden) 116 representatives of creative cities. This meeting was born four proposals Dénia linking with other creative cities. First, the presentation of the project BioMoscatell Benitachell as an example of good practice, which has attracted interest from a US high school. Second, joining forces with the other five Spanish creative cities (Barcelona, ​​Bilbao, Burgos, Sevilla and Granada) to request the support of the Ministry. Third, the implementation of a multidisciplinary project with other Creative Cities of Gastronomy in the Erasmus + program; and finally the appointment of Dénia as coordinator of the development strategy of the Creative Cities Network of Gastronomy.

The BioMoscatell project arouses the interest of the International Institute of Traditional Heritage

Dénia was one of the cities chosen to publicly present one of their projects, and the organization opted for the project develops BioMoscatell Benitachell. The initiative sparked interest International Institute of Traditional Heritage, An organization based in the United States that has been commissioned UNESCO to create a World Bank of Traditional Knowledge to gather and compile the traditional heritage of the territories to preserve it and make it known worldwide through new technologies information.

After attending the exhibition of the Biomoscatell project, representatives of the International Institute of Traditional Heritage expressed their willingness to collaborate with the Marina Alta for the implementation of the World Bank of Traditional Knowledge in the region, as reported by the mayor.

Dénia, coordinator of cooperation between cities

At this meeting, he was appointed as coordinator Dénia area development strategy Creative Cities Network of Gastronomy. Its function is to coordinate the promotion of cooperation between cities and define lines of action in this regard.

Union with the other Spanish Creative Cities

During the meeting in Östersund, Dénia met with other Spanish creative cities and Program Coordinator Creative Cities UNESCO, and agreed to hold a meeting with the Spanish Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in which they seek recognition of the Spanish State as promoters of culture and creativity within and outside Spain, key to obtaining grants and specific grants. They also work on joint projects that allow them access to European funding.

Education, cornerstone

Mayor, Vicent GrimaltHe used the meeting in Östersund to meet with teachers at school Östersund next to the school Pou de la Muntanya de Dénia and other schools in Bergen and Parma, all Creative Cities of Gastronomy, will undertake a multidisciplinary project within the European program Erasmus +.

This project will be coordinated by the Dianense school and seeks to improve basic skills by studying healthy habits and includes mobility among students, the use of ICT and transnational meetings. The first one will be held in the 18 20 Dénia of October.

All in all a fruitful meeting that marks the way forward for Dénia in the next three and a half years, at which UNESCO will evaluate the qualities of the city to continue showing the title of Creative City of Gastronomy, which is allowing the Marina Alta region set the way forward in the face of a promising future.