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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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Biofactory of Ladybugs
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Biofactory of Ladybugs

Using predatory insects to promote biodiversity and safeguard human wellbeing.
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Rehabilitation of Sierra de Guadalupe Natural Protected Area
Mexico City, Mexico

Rehabilitation of Sierra de Guadalupe Natural Protected Area

A project to reduce the environmental deterioration of the city's Natural Protected Areas
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eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal Settlements
Durban, South Africa

eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal Settlements

In 2004, the municipality initiated the community ablution blocks (CABs) programme to provide communal water and sanitation facilities to un-served informal settlements in the urban and peri-urban areas of eThekwini.
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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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Gender Mainstreaming in City Development
Berlin, Germany

Gender Mainstreaming in City Development

The program considers the needs of the different lifestyles existent in a city when planning urban development and building projects.
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C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model
Helsinki, Finland

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Sergi Rovira

Individual | International Environment Consultant
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Zied Nhouchi
Grand Paris, France

Zied Nhouchi

Individual | Planner/Urban designer at IDEACONSULT/STUDI GROUP
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Juan David Palacio Cardona
Medellín, Colombia

Juan David Palacio Cardona

Individual | Director
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Vanessa Miriam Carlow
Berlin, Germany

Vanessa Miriam Carlow

Institution | Professor / Architect and Urban planner
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Giedre Bucyte
Berlin, Germany

Giedre Bucyte

Individual | Civil engineer. Project manager.
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Carolin Klingsporn
Berlin, Germany

Carolin Klingsporn

Individual | urban planner, digital participation expert
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