For and from citymakers around the globe

A call for projects encourages local entrepreneurs to develop creative business initiatives that use circular economy concepts with support from local government agencies.

Public and private organizations take an active role in the promotion of sustainable mobility.

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.

The program intends to improve youth employement by the use of new technologies in a neighborhood of Yaoundé

Reducing vulnerabilities and improving opportunities of the urban poor.

A single card, Gijon’s Citizen Card, allows Gijon's citizens to pay their bus fare, hire a bike and take out a library book. Today, 250,000 of Gijon’s citizens – 80% of the city’s population - carry this card, unlocking services and facilities across the city.