Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    Citizen-Led Green Transition in Vilnius

    Vilnius is leading the way to climate neutrality with community-driven projects like a food-sharing fridge, a toy and book exchange, and urban gardens. Through these citizen-led initiatives, the city is empowering residents to take action against climate change while strengthening community bonds.

    Rannvá Pállson Joensen

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  • Small Scale Co-creation Action in Kavala, Greece

    How can municipalities be facilitators of local green transition? 💚 🌱 🏙 

    ".. There are no linear processes when municipalities function as facilitators instead of doers and co-create with local residents..." 

    Meet our partner IO CHATZIVARYTI from the Municipality of Kavala, who talks about the co-creation process of transforming an unused and unsafe park into a cozy meeting place for the local community's green activities and gatherings.

    The URBACT network COPE consists of 8 European municipalities, working to engage the local community in the green transition. 

    COPE has just held the third network meeting - this time we were in Kavala, Greece, where we learned more about how the Municipality of Kavala is working to engage the local community in the green transition. It was a very inspiring and educational trip for all partners. 💪 

    Watch the video and read more on https://lnkd.in/d6baqfPZ 

    Rannvá Pállson Joensen

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  • Power to the people: Rethinking city governance

    This article is written by Dr Michael Shank at the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, 7 Jan 2024

     

    How cities in Europe are retrofitting to reflect new climate realities and community needs

    Rannvá Pállson Joensen

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  • COPE: Coherent Place-based Climate Action URBACT

    Rannvá Pállson Joensen

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  • Is citizen engagement a waste of time in policymaking? Never!

    The URBACT Action Planning Network Action Planning Networks | urbact.eu  is all about unlocking the green potentials of citizen action. Being a network of city administrators, we know we need help. We need help to understand what green citizen action can look like and how we as an authority can co-create with our citizens. This is the reason why we have formed the network COPE. Together we will explore and test how we can engage with our citizens in making changes in our local environments in favour of the climate and biodiversity in a way that considers equity and justice. And not least how we can administrate these activities within our governance framework.

    StineSkot

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