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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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Open-source tools for action on the SDGsicons_use
Los Angeles , United States

Open-source tools for action on the SDGs

Advancing the SDGs by measuring local progress and building new partnerships for action.
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh in Bloom

By mobilising support and coordinating action, Edinburgh in Bloom is setting a new standard for conserving and enhancing historic and natural environments in imaginative and sustainable ways.
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Saebit Talk Talk
Suwon, South Korea

Saebit Talk Talk

A citizen participation platform to increase participatory planning
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Metropolitan District of Quito Resilience Strategy
Quito, Ecuador

Metropolitan District of Quito Resilience Strategy

The city of Quito is preparing to face the challenges of the 21st century based on its adaptive capacity, which is built on social and economic inclusion, efficient urban performance and environmental sustainability.
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The City of Copenhagen's Bicycle Strategy
Copenhagen, Denmark

The City of Copenhagen's Bicycle Strategy

Sustainable cities of the future will be ones where transport options other than fossil-fuel powered private vehicles are the norm. Bike-friendly Copenhagen is leading the way, as this case study explores.
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Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom

Women’s Safe Homes

Providing women and children a safe route out of domestic abuse environments
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Alix Katharina Rehlinger
Berlin, Germany

Alix Katharina Rehlinger

Individual | social worker - division manager
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World Urban Campaign
Nairobi, Kenya

World Urban Campaign

Institution | Urban advocacy initiative
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Jelly Moring

Individual | Programme Manager
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Vanessa Miriam Carlow
Berlin, Germany

Vanessa Miriam Carlow

Institution | Professor / Architect and Urban planner
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Paris, France

World Heritage Cities Programme

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Berlin, Germany

Eva Exner

Individual | Projektmanagement
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