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IURC North America 2021-2023 Final Publication

The second phase of the IURC North America program witnessed significant achievements, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among cities. This phase comprised 8 city-to-city cooperation pairings and trios, along with 4 thematic networks, uniting over 50 different cities. Together, they participated in 6 thematic events and 20 technical webinars, culminating in the publication of a comprehensive guide capturing the results...

Shaping the Future of Sustainable and Resilient Cities Through International Cooperation

Climate change and environmental deterioration have become central to cities’ urban development plans. As a result, the European Union’s IURC program facilitates the exchange of challenges and solutions internationally to accelerate the reduction of net greenhouse gas emissions and improve the quality of life in urban areas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By4jCi_fMys Download Presentations This first online session of 2024 was an opportunity for cities to contribute insights and propose...
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The Success of IURC North America’s Second Phase

In 2021, the second phase of the IURC North America (IURC NA) program was launched, marking a significant milestone in the collaborative effort towards sustainable urban development. The IURC NA network, comprising over 50 cities from the European Union, the United States, and Canada, was strategically divided into four thematic networks: Waste Management and Circular Economy, Sustainable Urban Mobility and...

IURC Latin America participates in the final IURC Annual Event in Brussels

The International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme – IURC Latin America proudly took part in the grand culmination of the IURC Annual Event held in Brussels on October 24th, 2023. With representatives from 12 cities and 6 regions, IURC Latin America showcased its commitment to fostering urban and regional cooperation, sharing best practices, and highlighting the impact of cross-border,...

The end of the beginning – leaders gather for IURC final event

“World peace,” “progress,” “unity” and “working together.” These may seem like lofty notions, even naïve ambitions these days. However, at the final event of the European Commission’s International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme, these audience sentiments about the meaning of the three-years of international exchange seemed of a piece with the more pragmatic “learning,” “collaboration,” and “partnerships”  that the...

Case Study zaragoza – Ottawa

The EVENTSOST system is transforming the tourism and events sector in Zaragoza, while Ottawa is analysing its adoption as another step to ensure that economic growth is accompanied by sustainability, a smaller carbon footprint, and a positive social impact.

Master Class Series Renovation Wave

Our webinar series, Renovation Wave, brings together a cohort of IURC cities and metropolitan areas in a peer-to-peer learning environment to discuss and share challenges and best practices related to the main topic as they build long-term learning, networking, and working relationship amongst the participants. These webinars build upon topics of interest emerging from the cooperation among cities and questions that...

Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport Event in zaragoza

The fourth IURC-NA Thematic Networking event, Sustainable Urban Mobility & Transport (SUMT), took place in Zaragoza on the 10th – 11th of November 2022, in coordination with the host city of Zaragoza, Spain. Participating cities created professional connections and networks while sharing knowledge to advance public transport for zero emissions,...

Retrofitting Social Houses and Buildings

This first online session of our Renovation Wave series will feature Dan Dicaire, Manager of Energy and Sustainability, and Melissa Jort-Conway, Planner II in Climate Change and Resiliency, both from the City of Ottawa. They will share their role in the Race to Zero to eliminate Ottawa’s GHG emissions by 2040, including the retrofit strategy for OCH’s 15,000 units and...

Master Class Series Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport

Our webinar series, Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport, brings together a cohort of IURC cities and metropolitan areas in a peer-to-peer learning environment to discuss and share challenges and best practices related to the main topic as they build long-term learning, networking, and working relationship amongst the participants. These webinars build upon topics of interest emerging from the cooperation among cities,...

IURC-NA Study Visits Fall 2022

The IURC NA program organized the return learning exchange study visits to zaragoza, Mannheim, Braga, Madrid, and the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona during the fall of 2022. The agendas focused on sharing common challenges and solutions on a selection of Joint Areas of Cooperation, ranging from Urban Planning to Renovation Wave and Sustainable Urban Mobility & Transport, amongst others. Below are the...

IURC NA- zaragoza Sustainable Urban Mobility & Transport Event

10 - 11 November 2022 On 10th-11th November, a cohort of 14 IURC cities gathered in zaragoza, Spain, to create professional connections and networks while facilitating knowledge sharing on Sustainable Urban Mobility & Transport topics such as public transport for zero emissions, shared & micro-mobility strategies, autonomous delivery vehicles, and low-emission zones. The event started with an official welcome from Sara Fernández...

Early Success Story from IURC North America and Much More

The pairing between Braga, Portugal, and St. John's, Canada, selected Urban Agriculture as one of their thematic areas of cooperation. During the study visit to St. John's in June 2022, the delegates from Braga visited the O'Brien Farm Foundation. This initiative is the last original Irish family farm in the city and is now being transformed into an educational hands-on start-up...

Study visit zaragoza, Spain in Ottawa, Canada

30 May – 01 June  2022 This first study visit between the paired cities kicked off with a reception by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson to the delegation of zaragoza and Dr. Melita Gabrič, head of the EU Delegation in Canada, for an exchange of goals and interests shared by both cities. Three delegates from the city of zaragoza, Spain visited...

Public Transport towards a 2030 Zero Emissions Target

https://youtu.be/H5Zd2SpYZCc On February 22nd, the IURC kicked off the thematic cluster of Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport. Twenty-three people from nine different countries attended to discuss the challenges and solutions their cities are working on related to sustainable urban transport. Susana Arellano, Sustainable Urban Development Expert- IURC North America, moderated this session, and the keynote presentation was given by Miguel Ángel Ania,...

Public Transport Towards a 2030 Zero Emissions Target

In this first session of our Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport Cluster, we will address the challenge of planning and managing public transport to achieve a zero emissions target by 2030. A keynote presentation by Miguel Angel Ania from the Ministry of Public Services and Mobility of zaragoza, Spain, will guide us on:   - Identifying the optimum technology for each city’s public...