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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

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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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Porto Maravilha Urban Operation
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Porto Maravilha Urban Operation

The project's goal is to establish a new standard of occupation for the waterfront area of Rio de Janeiro
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Social and Urban Integration in Barrio Mugica (former Villa 31)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Social and Urban Integration in Barrio Mugica (former Villa 31)

Integrating a large informal settlement to the City’s urban, social and economic fabric.
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3R– reduce, reuse, recycle
Surabaya, Indonesia

3R– reduce, reuse, recycle

Public, private and citizen participation in local waste management solutions.
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Integrating indigenous knowledge and technology for safer habitat
Islamabad, Pakistan

Integrating indigenous knowledge and technology for safer habitat

A proactive approach to engage citizens in disaster risk planning
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4°C Cooler – Using green infrastructure to build a climate resilient Melbourne
Melbourne , Australia

4°C Cooler – Using green infrastructure to build a climate resilient Melbourne

In 2010 the city of Melbourne appointed a new Urban Landscape Team to produce a Green Infrastructure Program to cope with a difficult future climate and maintain its economic prosperity and liveability.
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Santa Ana en Cleta
Santa Ana, Costa Rica

Santa Ana en Cleta

Women Leading the charge for sustainable change in the city's mobility culture.
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Mumbai, India

Makrand Bhoot

Individual | Director
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Oxford, United Kingdom

Al Moataz Hassan

Individual | Academic and Sustainable Urban Development Consultant
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Franziska Eidner
Berlin, Germany

Franziska Eidner

Individual | Communications Expert
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Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Barbara Darr

Individual | Regional Forest Office Ruhr Area, Special Task Urban Forests
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Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Elisa Donders

Individual | Social Geographer
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Sobrino Cristina
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Sobrino Cristina

Individual | Researcher
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