Description: AlpWeek 2024 - Alps in our hands in Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Alpine Stakeholders and young people came together from all over the Alps and beyond to discuss energy, economic and agri-food transitions as well as transitions in sectors such as tourism and mobility that have a massive impact on social life and the demographic structure of Alpine communities.
For some of the participants, the AlpWeek began on Monday 5 September with a full-day excursion to the Simplon Pass, for others with an evening aperitif hosted by the municipality of Brig-Glis in the idyllic Stockalper Castle, followed by a festive evening dedicated to the celebration of 20 years of Via Alpina .
After an intense programme of sessions, the highlight of the second day was the controversial panel discussion in the evening on photovoltaics in the landscape, which also attracted many listeners from the municipality of Brig-Glis to AlpWeek and underlined, based on a concrete local case, the difficulty to balance the needs to produce renewable energy and to protect nature and landscapes.