Year: 2021

EU and Vietnamese cities discuss waste management during 2nd technical meeting

Stuttgart, Colleferro/Latina, Da Lat City and Ha Tinh City met on 23 February to share their practices on waste management. The meeting was led by Mr. Pablo Gandara, Team Leader of IURC Asia & Australasia, with the participation of Dr. Rui Ludovino, First Counsellor, Climate Action, Environment, Employment and Social Policies, Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam; and Mr....

Watch the webinar: Rehabilitation Strategies for Historic Centres: case studies from Manaus, Naples, and Cienfuegos

IURC Latin America organised a webinar on Rehabilitation Strategies for Historic Centres, presenting case studies of Naples, Manaus, and Cienfuegos. The three case studies allowed to learn about different strategies for the regeneration of historic centres, pointing out common challenges such as climate change and contrasting different approaches about participatory methodologies and sources of financing, amongst others. The webinar was...

NOW OPEN! ERA-NET Cofund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity Sino-European call

For this new ERA-NET Cofund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity (ENUAC) call, JPI Urban Europe and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) will address the urban mobility, accessibility, and connectivity challenge in the Sino-European cooperation, with a focus on knowledge and impact. In answer to the global urbanisation challenge, JPI Urban Europe and the National Natural Science Foundation of...

Seberang Perai-Maia: Circular Neighbourhoods – Circular Food Waste Community Hub Programme

Since November 2021, city coordinators from Seberang Perai in Malaysia and Maia in Portugal have conducted four bilateral meetings. These coordinators included Mr. Chew Eng Seng, Local Agenda 21 Officer from Seberang Perai City Council, Ms. Susana Pinho, Senior Technician of the Environment Division, Maia City Council, together with Mr. Carlos Mendes, Director-General from Maiambiente, The meetings were moderated by...

Bangkok to cooperate with Milan to make urban food systems more sustainable

Thailand is for the first time participating in a city-to-city cooperation programme funded by the European Union. On 22 February 2022, IURC organised a kick-off meeting between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Municipality of Milan to mark the beginning of their cooperation. In addition to the officials of both cities, the EU and Italian ambassadors to Thailand as...

Gangtok and Albacete identify key activities as part of their cooperation on solid waste management awareness

Gangtok in India and Albacete in Spain got together on 22 February 2022 for their second bilateral meeting to identify key activities as part of their cooperation on solid waste management. The City of Gangtok was represented by Mr. Hem Kumar Chettri, Municipal Commissioner, Gangtok, and Mr. Mahesh Sharma, Joint Secretary (Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban), Mission Director, State of...

The city of Hermosillo shared its experience developing and implementing its Green Infrastructure Manual with Debrecen

The city of Hermosillo, Mexico, shared its experience developing and implementing its Green Infrastructure Manual with the city of Debrecen, Hungary, with the participation of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and Piraeus, Greece. Download the presentation here: https://lnkd.in/eMYy742G The Green Infrastructure Manual seeks to reduce air pollution and improve water quality and living conditions for several species. The 3...

Bratislava and Tokorozawa zooming in on zero carbon city 

The Slovakian capital Bratislava is deepening cooperation with Tokorozawa, located near Tokyo in Japan. The pair has built a close bond for the past four years. Currently, the partnership is focusing on how to introduce photovoltaic energy and thus make cities less dependent on fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Bratislava has developed a solar strategy showing the potential...

Gwalior and Leuven deliberate on cultural heritage and business cooperation

After a successful cooperation under the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) programme, Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India, and Leuven in Belgium will be cooperating under the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme. The bilateral meeting held on 17 February 2022 was attended by Mr Geert Robberechts, Director of India House-Leuven, and Mr Shishir Shrivastava, Additional Commissioner of Gwalior Municipal Corporation,...

Sejong and Rotterdam exchange knowledge on smart mobility

On 7 February 2022, Sejong and Rotterdam met again to discuss further knowledge and continue their discussion from the previous meeting on 15 December 2021. This meeting was focused on C-ITS, Intelligent Traffic Lights, and autonomous vehicles, with relevant cases from both cities. Rotterdam kicked off the meeting by expanding on their intelligent traffic lights system, which had been a...