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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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Closing the Digital Divide

Closing the Digital Divide

An interview with citizen participation expert Adrià Duarte (UCLG), exploring how cities can use digital tools to strengthen local democracy, and put human rights at the centre of digital transformation.
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Global State of Democracy 2025

Global State of Democracy 2025

Democracy on the move
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Digital Democracy - Call for Content

Digital Democracy - Call for Content

The Transformative Force of Digital Democracies
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e-sabha app

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.
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C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration
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Gender Justice Strategy
Bogotá, Colombia

Gender Justice Strategy

Shaping policy to create a safe, equitable and inclusive city for women.
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Iloilo River Esplanade
Iloilo City, Philippines

Iloilo River Esplanade

Transforming a 13km waterway into a vibrant urban destination for recreation and environmental education.
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Gwangju Carbon Bank system
Gwangju, South Korea

Gwangju Carbon Bank system

In 2008, the City of Gwangju has initiated a program to spark voluntary carbon-saving steps by citizens. Five years later, 1.5 million Gwangju citizens were already participating or 62 percent of the city’s population.
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Co-planning a sustainable neighborhood
Quito, Ecuador

Co-planning a sustainable neighborhood

Transforming neighborhoods through an inclusive planning process with residents and design professionals.
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Startblok Riekerhaven
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Startblok Riekerhaven

Bringing young people and refugees together through housing
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The Lima Ecological Infrastructure Strategy (LEIS)
Lima, Peru

The Lima Ecological Infrastructure Strategy (LEIS)

Water sensitive urban development
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Jorge Machado
São Paulo, Brazil

Jorge Machado

Individual | profesor
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Berlin, Germany

Dorlies Radike-Thiel

Individual | EU Advisor Vocational Training
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Cristina Elizabeth Bloj
Rosario, Argentina

Cristina Elizabeth Bloj

Individual | Professor and Researcher (Universidad Nacional de Rosario-Argentina) /Freelance Consultant (ECLAC/UN Women/EUROSOCIAL
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Irene Navarro Solé

Individual | Environmentalist
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Murad Kalaldeh
Amman, Jordan

Murad Kalaldeh

Individual | Urban Planner
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Sayel Cortes
Bangkok, Thailand

Sayel Cortes

Individual | Sustainability Consultant
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