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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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Curitiba More Energy
Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba More Energy

Investing in solar energy to build a sustainable future for the city.
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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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Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading in Cape Town

Violence prevention through urban upgrading; using social engagement and town planning as tools in fighting crime.
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Pop-up bike lanes
Berlin, Germany

Pop-up bike lanes

Temporary bicycle infrastructure pops up in Berlin
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Discus Housing First
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Discus Housing First

Giving homeless people control over their route to secure housing.
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Lisbon Local Development Strategy for Priority Intervention Areas
Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon Local Development Strategy for Priority Intervention Areas

This City of Lisbon strategy supports local projects and municipal partnerships that improve the social and territorial cohesion of deprived neighbourhoods.
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Berlin, Germany

Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment

Institution | Policy officer
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Nouakchott, Mauritania

Adenane Djigo

Individual | Urban planning and climate change senior consultant
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NAJAT ZARROUK
Rabat, Morocco

NAJAT ZARROUK

Individual | Director of the Academy of UCLG Africa, ALGA
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Munich, Germany

Pranav Pranav Dolli

Individual | Student
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New York City, United States

Sean Keeley

Individual | Student
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Tunis, Tunisia

shéhérazed Laghouan

Individual | Coordinatrice mastère gouvernance et communication territoriales
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