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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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Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ramani Huria – flood resilience in Dar es Salaam City

To combat natural disasters the Ramani Huria project uses community mapping to increase resilience throughout the city.
City of Cape Town’s Water Map
Cape Town, South Africa

City of Cape Town’s Water Map

The Cape Town Water Map is a novel behaviour-change tool that helped reduce water use during the extreme drought experienced in Cape Town from 2015-2018.
Girls Leadership programme
Mashhad, Iran

Girls Leadership programme

Empowering young women to take leadership roles in urban sustainability and civic engagement.
Local strategies to implement national energy efficiency schemes in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Local strategies to implement national energy efficiency schemes in Newcastle

Through building partnerships between the public and private sectors, the city of Newcastle has improved the energy efficiency of its housing stock, decreased fuel poverty and created jobs and training opportunities for vulnerable young people.
Building social cohesion in the Badr Nazzal district of Amman
Amman, Jordan

Building social cohesion in the Badr Nazzal district of Amman

A community led initiative using public spaces to encourage social interaction between host communities and refugees.
Johannesburg-Lilongwe Mentorship Programme
Lilongwe, Malawi

Johannesburg-Lilongwe Mentorship Programme

Lilongwe City Development Strategy has been developed through an innovative Mentorship Programme with the City of Johannesburg

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Istanbul, Turkey

NİZAMETTİN MANGIR

Individual | Environmental Engineer
Manchester, United Kingdom

Grainne Bradley

Individual | Local Government Officer
Mary Lewin
Melbourne , Australia

Mary Lewin

Individual | Retired (formerly, Regional Manager, Metropolis Asia and the Pacific)
Alan Carvaho
Guarulhos, Brazil

Alan Carvaho

Individual | Municipal Policy Manager/ Lawyer
Seoul , South Korea

Wooyoung Song

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London, United Kingdom

Bethany Mickleburgh

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