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Walking a fine line: how civil servants can work with sustainable development amidst political polarisation

What’s the issue? 

When asked what sustainable development means to them, the participants of the Agents of Co-existence fifth online academy had lots of ideas: from “working together” and “co-creating a better world” to focusing on “balance between social, economic environmental dimensions” and “ensuring that there is enough for everyone, everywhere and always”, as well as “finishing projects” and “ensuring long-term funding”.

URBACT Pioneers Accelerator: 27 cities embark on a unique learning journey

URBACT is proud to launch the URBACT Pioneers Accelerator - a bespoke learning programme designed exclusively for cities from accession countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia). 

Naturbasierte Stadtentwicklung auf neue Weise denken - 8 URBACT Good Practices

In ganz Europa entdecken Städte das Potenzial der Natur wieder: Sie machen aus Grünflächen soziale Treffpunkte, verwandeln Industrieareale in Biodiversitäts-Hotspots, lassen Parks in den Vorstädten wieder verwildern – und vieles mehr. Naturbasierte Lösungen (Nature-based Solutions, NBS) verändern grundlegend, wie Städte urbane Erneuerung denken. Diese Ansätze verfolgen nicht nur ökologische Ziele, sondern versprechen auch, Städte nachhaltiger, leistbarer und lebenswerter zu machen.

Cities Forum 2025: En inspirerande resa mot Europas framtid

Seis Boas Práticas URBACT que tornam a habitação mais segura e mais acessível em toda a Europa

“A Europa enfrenta uma crise de habitação”, disse a Presidente da Comissão Europeia, Ursula von der Leyen, ao Parlamento Europeu em julho de 2024.

FROM FACTORIES TO FUTURES: HOW EUROPEAN CITIES ARE GREENING THEIR INDUSTRIAL LEGACY

The In4Green network meets in Dąbrowa Górnicza to exchange ideas, visit transformative projects, and co-design the path to a sustainable urban-industrial transition