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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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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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Boosting energy efficiency
Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Boosting energy efficiency

Energy efficiency interventions for public buildings and lighting systems.
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Berlin’s City Tree Campaign
Berlin, Germany

Berlin’s City Tree Campaign

The aim of the Berlin’s City Tree Campaign is to plant and care sustainably for up to 10,000 additional roadside trees between 2012 and 2017. The trees, which are partly funded by donations, contribute to improve people’s quality of life in the city.
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Curitiba’s Urban Agriculture Programme
Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba’s Urban Agriculture Programme

A green revolution to address food security and climate change
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Lusaka 2030 - a city without slums
Lusaka, Zambia

Lusaka 2030 - a city without slums

Building a sustainable working relationship between local government and slum dwellers to create an inclusive city.
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Sustainable Urban District Vauban
Freiburg, Germany

Sustainable Urban District Vauban

A former derelict site is developed into a residential district through an integrated approach
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Schulte-Fischedick Carla
Berlin, Germany

Schulte-Fischedick Carla

Individual | Networker + Multiplikator about sustainability
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Arco Ines

Individual
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Nairobi, Kenya

Stephanie Loose

Individual | Programme Manager
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Guangzhou, China

Catherine Tan

Individual | Manager, Global Partners and Programs, Guangzhou Award
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Nyabayo Douglas Ongori
Nairobi, Kenya

Nyabayo Douglas Ongori

Individual | Urban Planner
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Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

García Pizarro María

Individual | General Manager Iberoamerican Union of Municipalists
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