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Wiener Wäldchen: Mini Forests for Urban Climate Adaptation

Wiener Wäldchen: Mini Forests for Urban Climate Adaptation

Vienna is planting small, dense mini forests on underused green spaces to strengthen biodiversity, support climate adaptation and bring urban nature closer to children and residents.
Vienna’s mini forests join USE as a new climate adaptation case study

Vienna’s mini forests join USE as a new climate adaptation case study

A new USE case study shows how Vienna is using small, dense urban forests to support biodiversity, local cooling and environmental education.
USE puts urban climate adaptation in focus as Europe faces extreme heat

USE puts urban climate adaptation in focus as Europe faces extreme heat

Over the next six months, USE will examine how cities can prepare for growing climate risks.
That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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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Integrated Action Program for Climate Protection in Munich
Munich, Germany

Integrated Action Program for Climate Protection in Munich

Munich aims to make 50-percent cut in CO2 emissions by 2030.
Seoul , South Korea

"I Will Centers" - Internet addiction prevention & intervention centers for children and youths

The goal of this initiative is to create Seoul as a healthy and safe area for children and adolescents in terms of internet use.
Guadalajara, Mexico

IMEPLAN

Citizen-led governance of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara
SACUDE Municipal Complex
Montevideo, Uruguay

SACUDE Municipal Complex

The SACUDE Municipal Complex provides facilities and programmes to improve the quality of life for citizens living in the Casavalle Basin settlement in Montevideo.
Neighbourhood rehabilitation: community participation - pilot concept
Baghdad, Iraq

Neighbourhood rehabilitation: community participation - pilot concept

The project is based on community participation as a way to improve municipal service delivery in four low-income neighbourhoods
Chongqing, China

Urban Medical Waste Disposal

Innovative Emergency Solutions during COVID-19.

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Abimbola  Tofowomo
Lagos, Nigeria

Abimbola Tofowomo

Individual | Urban Planning
Pierre Sarr
Dakar, Senegal

Pierre Sarr

Individual | Statisticien
Berlin, Germany

Janick Banyuaji Ellwein

Individual | Policy and Planning Officer
S. Franck KINNINVO
Cotonou, Benin

S. Franck KINNINVO

Institution | Consultant en Décentralisation/ Gestionnaire de Projet
Maria Loloni
Berlin, Germany

Maria Loloni

Individual | Sustainable City Systems Platform Manager
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Jelly Moring

Individual | Programme Manager