The Aalborg Conditions have been developed based on a continuous European Sustainable Cities movement over the past 30 years in response to global and European agreements and policies. The Conditions call for Shared Governance, Integrated Finance and a Cohesive Transition.

The Aalborg Conditions was formally presented on 1-3 October 2024 as part of the 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns, organised by ICLEI Europe and the City of Aalborg (Denmark). It builds on and bolsters the transformative actions catalysed by the Basque Declaration (2016) and Mannheim Message (2020).