Our green vision for Valletta – Jason Micallef
Malta’s capital city, Valletta should be the first Green City or town in Malta by 2030. Following the success of Valletta’s economic, social and cultural regeneration and the Valletta 2018 legacy, the Valletta Cultural Agency is now working on a long-term vision for a cleaner and greener city that offers a better quality of life for communities and for visitors. This vision for our capital is achievable but there must be a collective and national effort to reach it by 2030. The agency has given proof of this vision with the regeneration of the Old Abattoir (Il-Biċċerija l-Antika) as the new Valletta Design Cluster. A centuries-old building, derelict for the past 40 years, has been developed into a first-of-its-kind design cluster for the Maltese islands. As the first sustainable building, it is an example for the planning of green cities in Malta. It can be considered to be a pilot project for the government and other authorities of how to scale up green infrastructure. This community space for cultural and creative practice has a roof garden which helps increase oxygen in our atmosphere while also contributing a green public space in a fortified urban city. The Valletta Design...