C-CHANGE

Arts and culture leading climate action in cities

Edited on 19/06/2025

04/04/2018 06/04/2021

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  • Transfer Network
  • Climate action
  • Climate adaptation
  • Culture & Heritage

Transfer the work of Manchester Arts Sustainability Team (MAST) to support cities to mobilise their arts and culture sectors to contribute towards local climate change action is the aim of the C-CHANGE network. This can be done by: 1) Developing local policies, governance and capacity to act 2) Developing plans to reduce CO2 emissions and/or adapt to climate change, and supporting implementation 3) Developing plans to use arts and culture to engage citizens to act, and supporting implementation 4) Encouraging replication in other cities.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Manchester - United Kingdom
  • Wroclaw - Poland
  • Mantova - Italy
  • Gelsenkirchen - Germany
  • Sibenik - Croatia
  • Águeda - Portugal

Timeline

Kick-off meeting

Transnational meeting - Mantova

Transnational meeting - Manchester

Transnational meeting - Agueda

Transnational meeting - Manchester

Transnational meeting - virtual

 

Exchange & Learning Seminars

Exchange & Learning Seminars

Exchange & Learning Seminar 

Exchange & Learning Seminar

Final event

Articles

  • PODCAST: Mantova (Italy): "It's about having time for yourself"

    The latest episode of the Residents of the Future podcast takes listeners to Mantova, Italy, a UNESCO World Heritage city and partner in the URBACT Residents of the Future network.

    Hosted by Tiago

  • PODCAST: Šibenik (Croatia): “It's about the captivating power of a Mediterranean-style work-life balance”

    The last episode of the Residents of the Future podcast presents the City of Šibenik, Croatia, as the lead partner of the URBACT Residents of the Future network.

    Hosted by Tiago Ferreira, Lead Expert

  • Articles

    RECUP Final Conference in Amersfoort: Culture, Connection and Lasting Urban Impact

    Amersfoort, the Netherlands | 8–9 July 2026

    The URBACT network REinventing Culture in Urban Places (RECUP) reached an important milestone with its Final Conference, hosted by the City of Amersfoort on