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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.

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration

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Victory Gardens Initiative
Milwaukee, United States

Victory Gardens Initiative

Victory Gardens Initiative is a community organisation that supports a better food system by helping people grow their own food.
Semarang Ecodistrict: Water management-based urban planning
Semarang , Indonesia

Semarang Ecodistrict: Water management-based urban planning

The Ecodistrict Programme pilots a resilient and sustainable approach to urban planning, starting from local development patterns and challenges.
The Schöneberg Loop
Berlin, Germany

The Schöneberg Loop

Through the so-called “Schöneberg Loop” (Schöneberger Schleife), Berlin is striving to expand the network of different urban spaces located in the area of "Südkreuz". Designed as a green trail, the Schöneberg Loop creates a eco-friendly corridor connecting the south of Berlin with the city centre.
The Klindi Park project
Tallinn, Estonia

The Klindi Park project

Community engagement in green mobility infrastructure planning
Forbidden Culture Week
Malmö, Sweden

Forbidden Culture Week

Celebrating artistic freedom that has at some time, somewhere and for some reason been censored or banned.
Urban Green Heart Programme
Chengdu, China

Urban Green Heart Programme

Ecology Priority and Green Development

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Olimpia Pantelimon
Edmonton, Canada

Olimpia Pantelimon

Individual | Urban Planner / Urbaniste
Hyderabad, India

Kotaredu Praveena

Individual | Teacher
Mexico City, Mexico

Torres Daniela

Individual | Biologist
Kariem El-Ali
Berlin, Germany

Kariem El-Ali

Institution | Senior Policy Advisor
Francesca Guarascio
Berlin, Germany

Francesca Guarascio

Individual | urban researcher
Washington, D.C., United States

Chris Moon

Individual | Researcher