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Mezitli, Turkey
Mezitli Women Producers Market
Providing sustainable economic and social opportunities for women

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Rio Capital Energy Program
To mobilize support for and commission projects ensuring sustainable development in the energy sector.

Freiburg, Germany
Efficient and Sustainable Facility Management i...
Central facility management creates a sound database for sustainable planning of the retrofitting and extension of buildings as well as new buildings of Freiburg’s City Administration.

Durban / eThekwini Municipality, South Africa
eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal...
In 2004, the municipality initiated the community ablution blocks (CABs) programme to provide communal water and sanitation facilities to un-served informal settlements in the urban and peri-urban areas of eThekwini.

El Alto, Bolivia
Strengthening the Women of El Alto (Bolivia) th...
The project for self-sustaining agriculture focuses on local families and especially on the women who have organized themselves in almost 600 community organizations in order to take care of daily issues in residential areas.

Medellín, Colombia
Medellín’s Metrocable – Mobility as fundamental...
In 2004, Medellín opened the first cable car as part of a public transport system worldwide. This gondola lift is supported by the municipality and embedded in an integrated urban development programme. It creates opportunities for the city's poor population and reduces marginalization.

State of Paraná, Brazil
Flood Information System of the State of Paraná...
The quality and timeliness of flood warning need to be improved in many places in Brazil. To achieve this aim a complex multi-level and multi-dimensional process is required. The State of Paraná in Brazil has undertaken such a process with promising results.

Munich, Germany
Integrated Action Program for Climate Protectio...
Munich aims to make 50-percent cut in CO2 emissions by 2030.

Delitzsch, Germany
Delitzsch – An Energy-Efficient City
Situated to the north of Leipzig, the town of Delitzsch is a model city of “energy efficiency”.