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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.
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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.
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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.
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That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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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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Coding Dreams in Vilas and Favelas
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Coding Dreams in Vilas and Favelas

A training program to prepare the city's vulnerable population for roles in the information technology sector.
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Biofactory of Ladybugs
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Biofactory of Ladybugs

Using predatory insects to promote biodiversity and safeguard human wellbeing.
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Micro-Baguio: a 15 minute city
Baguio, Philippines

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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District Marketplace Management and Administration Model
Bogotá, Colombia

District Marketplace Management and Administration Model

A comprehensive business model to revitalise Bogota's marketplaces.
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Düsseldorf, Germany

KomKuk – linking creatives

Fostering creativity through creative enablement
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Integrated planning of a shopping-centre
Graz, Austria

Integrated planning of a shopping-centre

The Murpark shopping centre combines economic benefits with a sustainable mobility concept.
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Daphne Gondhalekar
Munich, Germany

Daphne Gondhalekar

Individual | Urban planning researcher
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Chris DiGennaro
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Chris DiGennaro

Individual | Senior Program Officer, CityNet Secretariat
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Babu Ahamed
Vijayawada, India

Babu Ahamed

Individual | INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Sara Udina Armengol - Ajuntament del Prat de Llobregat

Institution | Municipality of El Prat de Llobregat. Head of the city’s Department of Planning
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ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory
Berlin, Germany

ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory

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Rokhaya Fall
Bamako, Mali

Rokhaya Fall

Individual | Responsible for the Departement of international relationship
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