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Huế is testing small, low-cost fixes for heat and flooding

Huế is testing small, low-cost fixes for heat and flooding

A historic Vietnamese city is testing small, low-cost green projects, from a converted riverside plot to a greened schoolyard, to cope with rising heat and flooding.
GreenCityLabHuế: Nature-based solutions for low-cost climate adaptation

GreenCityLabHuế: Nature-based solutions for low-cost climate adaptation

A historic Vietnamese city is testing low-cost green projects to cope with rising heat and flooding, repeating by design what its old town once did by instinct.
RUMBOS: Advancing Health and Economic Empowerment for Women Recyclers in Cuenca, Ecuador

RUMBOS: Advancing Health and Economic Empowerment for Women Recyclers in Cuenca, Ecuador

In Cuenca, women waste pickers keep the city's recycling system running, often at the cost of their own health. RUMBOS worked with them to change that, through research, cooperative-building and policy change.

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Graffiti District
Bogotá, Colombia

Graffiti District

A strategy for responsible urban art
West Louisville FoodPort
Louisville, United States

West Louisville FoodPort

Huge FoodPort project set to benefit small/medium farmers and reduce supply chain to bring consumers closer to their food sources.
Hyderabad, India

Green Garland to the State of Telangana

Increasing urban green cover to reduce air, noise and water pollution
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Entrepreneurs for the Future (e4f )

Young startup businesses benefit from tailored support and being part of a community. That’s what makes Birmingham’s ‘Entrepreneurs for the Future’ (e4f) programme stand out: it offers bespoke support and the chance to join a network of like-minded startups.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Development of a sustainable transport system in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa’s light rail and bus rapid transit project addresses the challenges rising from an ageing transport system combined with a fast-growing population to ensure a prosperous, equitable, and sustainable city for the future.
Seoul , South Korea

Citizen-led urban regeneration policy

Creating positive communities with sustainable urban growth.

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Istanbul, Turkey

Shayma Bakerli

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Adriana Rofman
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Adriana Rofman

Individual | Professor /researcher at Universidad Nacional de Gral. Sarmiento
Berlin, Germany

Sebastian Askar

Individual | Referent
Nicolás Pérez Aguila
Cordoba, Argentina

Nicolás Pérez Aguila

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Maria Lucia Camargo
São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Lucia Camargo

Individual | Economist
Luisa Luisa Fernanda Pinto Rodríguez
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

Luisa Luisa Fernanda Pinto Rodríguez

Individual | Technical Office - urban and territorial planning