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Join our webinar: Cities are getting hotter

Join our webinar: Cities are getting hotter

How can cities prepare for more extreme heat? Join USE and Dr Sara Meerow for a practical webinar on seven heat resilience planning principles, with examples from leading cities and tools to support urban heat planning.
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How to protect citizens from the next heat-wave?

How to protect citizens from the next heat-wave?

Heat waves place a lot of citizens at risk of health issues. Barcelona's climate shelter network shows how cities can protect the most vulnerable, using infrastructure they already have.
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Barcelona's Climate Shelters

Barcelona's Climate Shelters

Barcelona has developed a citywide network of climate shelters to protect residents from extreme heat in summer and cold in winter by taking advantage of already existing public and private infrastructure.
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Cairo, Egypt

Integrated Community Based Solid Waste Management

The Qalyubeya Governate aims to improve waste collection services in the Egyptian cities of Khosoos and Khanka, while simultaneously advancing the working conditions of the informal workforce who provide collection services.
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Safer Cities Programme
Durban, South Africa

Safer Cities Programme

The safer city strategy is the expression of a joint plan of action for local government and partners
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Prague, Czech Republic

Depot.Bike

Improving Prague’s environment one delivery at a time
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Capacity Building Programme
Kolkata, India

Capacity Building Programme

The programme intended to transform the Municipal Corporation into a more effective organisation to improve municipal service delivery.
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BrazilLAB
São Paulo, Brazil

BrazilLAB

Innovation hub connecting the B2G sector
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Llobregat&Co
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Llobregat&Co

Promoting nature-based solutions through collaboration and gamification
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Evandro Holz
Berlin, Germany

Evandro Holz

Individual | Consultant on Urban and International Development
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Gislaine Santos
Minas Gerais, Brazil

Gislaine Santos

Institution | Núcleo de Engenharia Pública e Resiliência Urbana
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Elizabeth Porter
Dakar, Senegal

Elizabeth Porter

Institution | Educator
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Berlin, Germany

Saskia Lössl

Individual | Sustainability Manager
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C40 Cities Finance Facility
Berlin, Germany

C40 Cities Finance Facility

Institution | Technical assistance, Capacity Development & Knowledge Sharing
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Dafne Saldaña Blasco
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Dafne Saldaña Blasco

Individual | Architect and Gender expert at Equal Saree
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