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Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city

Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city

An urban planning concept where residents can access most of their daily needs—work, shopping, healthcare, education, and recreation—within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their home.
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Applications Open for 7th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

Applications Open for 7th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

Cities and local governments worldwide are invited to submit their innovative urban governance solutions for the prestigious biennial award recognising excellence in sustainable urban development.
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Colin MacFarlane wins 2025 Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award

Colin MacFarlane wins 2025 Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award

Award-winning book challenges cities to confront the sanitation crisis as a fundamental issue of democracy, equity, and human rights.
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Saebit Talk Talk

Saebit Talk Talk

A citizen participation platform to increase participatory planning
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SDG Progress Report 2025

SDG Progress Report 2025

Only 35% of 2030 sustainability goals on track, with 18% moving backwards
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UNDRR Disaster Risk Encyclopedia

UNDRR Disaster Risk Encyclopedia

Educational resources to help professionals understand and manage global disaster risks
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OpenBorough: active citizenship via e-participation
Amsterdam, Netherlands

OpenBorough: active citizenship via e-participation

The City of Amsterdam has embarked on a project to make democracy more dynamic and interactive by developing a digital participatory platform to engage with residents.
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Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for building resilient communities
Albay (Province), Philippines

Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for building resilient communities

The province of Albay in the Philippines has adopted strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) to foster economic prosperity and keep its population safe.
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City Development Strategy Peshawar
Peshawar, Pakistan

City Development Strategy Peshawar

The strategy aimed at improving governance to foster sustainable urban development in a context of weak institutional capacities.
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Gothenburg Recycling House: A circular economy enterprise as the first step into the labour market
Gothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg Recycling House: A circular economy enterprise as the first step into the labour market

Gothenburg’s ‘Recycling House’ produces and sells recycled and upcycled items to promote the circular economy. It also provides highly vulnerable people with an opportunity to test their work readiness in a safe setting.
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Integrated Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa

Integrated Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg

The project involves working with residents, as well as strategically planning, to ensure equitable service delivery across the municipality
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Buenos Aires City’s Collaborative Roundtable for Innovation and Creativity
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires City’s Collaborative Roundtable for Innovation and Creativity

The central idea of these roundtables is to engage a frank dialogue between the municipality and its citizens and to stimulate imaginative and innovative actions by senior officials.
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Cairo, Egypt

Marwa Tharwat

Individual | Assistant Lecturer
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Montevideo, Uruguay

Nicole Champion

Individual | social work mag. en gender y politics
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Mark Watson

Mark Watson

Individual | Director/Partner/Educator
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Guangzhou, China

Catherine Tan

Individual | Manager, Global Partners and Programs, Guangzhou Award
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Bogotá, Colombia

Melissa Zamora Pardo

Individual | Political Scientist
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Sayel Cortes
Bangkok, Thailand

Sayel Cortes

Individual | Sustainability Consultant
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