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

  • The Regeneration of Historic Centres: From Small Scale to Impactful Change

    By Pablo Muñoz Unceta | URBACT Ad-hoc Expert, Paisaje Transversal

    December 2025

  • Articles
    Vila Nova de Cerveira (PT)

    Beyond access: nine URBACT Good Practices for inclusive cities

    Find out how cities can create local realities where people feel seen, supported, and able to participate in collective problem-solving.

  • Articles

    Une ultime réunion contre l’isolement social : le réseau Breaking Isolation s’achève à Agen

    La douzième et dernière réunion transnationale du réseau Breaking Isolation s’est tenue à Agen, ville chef de file, où les dix villes participantes ont pu présenter la version finale de leur plan d