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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    Webinar #4: "How to encourage parents to prioritize their chlildren's well-being in everyday travel" - Recording is now available!

    Vasilis Koutalas

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  • What is The Loss and Damage Fund ?

    In a milestone achievement at COP29, the Loss and Damage Fund has been fully operationalised, marking a significant victory for developing nations, particularly small island states, least developed countries, and African nations. This aligns with the priorities of Azerbaijan’s President, Mr Ilham Aliyev, who has championed addressing the devastating impacts of climate change during Azerbaijan's COP29 Presidency.

    András Merza

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    Planning for Green: The Future of Wrocław’s Popowice Depot

    The old Sachsenhausen and Bornheimer depots in Frankfurt am Main and  Czasoprzestrzeń at Biskupin in Wrocław are just a few of the places that gained a second life after the line buses and trams "moved out". Now, another depot in Wrocław has a chance to join them in a green ecological style - Popowice at 65 Legnicka Street, being a case study in the "GreenPlace, Let's do it together!" project.  This is all due to the "testing actions" taking into account the pro-ecological projects planned to be implemented within the complex.

    Joanna Gańcza-Pawełczyk

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  • Engaging stakeholders for success: Building effective URBACT Local Groups

     

     

    Barbara Damić Medi

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  • Human Rights framework meets URBACT - a Masterclass on the Human Rights-Based Approach in local reception and integration policies

    In September, WELDI partners attended a Masterclass by Human Rights expert Estel.la Pereja on the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) in the area of migrant reception and integration. Developed by the United Nations, the HRBA is a key methodology for the WELDI network’s objective to protect human rights through local action. The HRBA sees public authorities as duty bearers that have to ensure that human rights are protected for their whole population. While this duty also applies to states or regional authorities, there has been a specific attention to the role of local actors under the label of “localising human rights”, a concept that stresses their importance in translating rights into concrete policies, and thereby re-invigorating human rights through local practice. 

    WELDI now publishes a guidance note on applying the HRBA in local integration policies (see end of this article).

    Estel·la Pareja

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  • Engaging Rzeszów's Youth through C4TALENT

    Entrepreneurship in Focus.

    Zoltán Szenes

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