Networks and cities' news

Awareness-raising around the SDGs – a practical example from La Rochelle Urban Community

On 25 November, Stina Heikkilä had the opportunity to participate in an exciting event organised by our Global Goals for Cities partner La Rochelle Urban Community: the bi-annual Participatory Forum for Actors for Transition (Forum Participatif des Acteurs de la Transition). For this Forum, the team from La Rochelle Urban Community had planned an “SDG edition” with the aim of raising awareness about the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs among local stakeholders.

Manresa 2030 Agenda: localising the SDGs through meaningful participation

Since the end of 2018, Manresa is working on its local 2030 Agenda: an integrated sustainability strategy to respond to the environmental, social, and economic challenges of the current decade. A strategy whose design, implementation and monitoring must be shared with all the local stakeholders and citizens.

Kostas Karamarkos, RU:RBAN Lead Expert, introduces the city of Algeciras to Urban Gardens Management

Since we just attended the Algeciras Transnational Meeting, Kostas Karamarkos shares with our readers the highlights of the city and its involvement in the project. Enjoy the reading of this article produced by Kostas himself!  Since we just attended the Algeciras Transnational Meeting, Kostas Karamarkos shares with our readers the highlights of the city and its involvement in the project. Enjoy the reading of this article produced by Kostas himself!  

A round-up of 2021; and looking ahead to 2022

It’s that time of year again! The end of 2021 is nearly here and we will welcome in 2022.

The end of the year, and beginning of a new one, is always a time for reflection (for what’s happened so far) and excitement (for what’s coming up ahead). Thinking about USE-IT, the project has got off to a great start. We’ve had excellent study visits (electronically that is) and informative meetings with all our partners.

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic, we have not been able to travel in the same way we usually would, which is a shame – but we’ve made up for it, with fantastic contributions from everyone.

2021 has been a busy year for USE-IT. The last few months have been a time to set-up the project and get everything ready. As we look to 2022, this will be when the project goes into full speed.

Focus On: Poznan - about the city

The second 'Focus On' of the four cities in the USE-IT project is Poznan in Poland.  Here are some interesting facts about the city, alongside a quick background. 

Discover Senglea with a new smartphone app…and stay healthy!

Like most of the walled cities in Malta, the best way to truly take in the charm and architectural splendour of Senglea and appreciate its stunning viewpoints of the Grand Harbour is on foot.