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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.
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.
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.
That's a wrap on 2025!

That's a wrap on 2025!

700+ citymakers, 440+ cities, one shared mission.
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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La Rolita - District Transport Operator
Bogotá, Colombia

La Rolita - District Transport Operator

A sustainable transport system that supports gender equity
Growing a social and solidarity economy to regenerate neighborhoods in Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Growing a social and solidarity economy to regenerate neighborhoods in Barcelona, Spain

The city of Barcelona has implemented a social and solidarity economy (SSE) approach to tackle the growing inequalities among the cities different districts.
Redeveloping the banks of the Haute Deûle
European Metropolis of Lille, France

Redeveloping the banks of the Haute Deûle

Transforming an industrial landscape into a sustainable green eco-district.
Durban Metropolitan Open Space System
Durban, South Africa

Durban Metropolitan Open Space System

The eThekwini Municipality adopted a set of coordinated actions to preserve biodiversity and the ecosystems surrounding the city.
Ljubljana, Slovenia

RogLab

Promoting the innovative use of manufacturing technologies.
Greater Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Climate Street project

The Climate Street project involves public agencies, residents and businesses working together to convert sustainable ideas into practical, replicable and scalable actions.

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Man Clement
Berlin, Germany

Man Clement

Individual | Independent Non-Executive Director
Virginia Negretti
Berlin, Germany

Virginia Negretti

Individual | Managing Partner Negretti Expertise
Eyjolfsdóttir  Bryndís
Barcelona (ciudad), Spain

Eyjolfsdóttir Bryndís

Individual | Development
Gothenburg, Sweden

Jakob Jakob

Individual | Leasing Manager
Katherine Waterford Cultural Quarter
Waterford, Ireland

Katherine Waterford Cultural Quarter

Institution | Bringing about urban regeneration through the lens of culture.
Jennifer Jiang
Berlin, Germany

Jennifer Jiang

Individual | Architecture and Urban Design Researcher