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The city after dark in Buenos Aires: Field notes from the Advanced Cooperation Mission

Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 26 – 28 May The IURC programme held its Advanced Cooperation Mission in Buenos Aires as part of the Community of Practice on nighttime economy, bringing together representatives from Braga (Portugal) and Genoa (Italy) as European partners, and Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) from Latin America, hosted by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. Over...

Best Regional Practices from IURC LAC: The Digital Innovation Lab in Mendoza

The Digital Innovation Lab is a public innovation and digital transformation initiative in Mendoza, Argentina. Its main purpose is to help companies — especially SMEs — adopt digital technologies and move toward Industry 5.0, combining digitalisation, sustainability, resilience, and human-centred innovation. Download

From Rome to Bologna on citizen participation: Field notes from the Advanced Cooperation Mission

Rome and Bologna (Italy) | 25— 28 May The IURC–LAC Community of Practice on citizen participation methodologies and nature-based solutions reunited in Italy for an intensive stretch of exchange between Latin American and European cities. Over the course of two visits — first in Rome and then in Bologna — delegations from Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina),...

Affordable housing up close in Barcelona: Field notes from the Advanced Cooperation Mission

Barcelona (Spain) | 26 – 28 May The IURC programme held its Advanced Cooperation Mission in Barcelona, bringing together representatives from Cartagena (Colombia), Concepción (Chile), and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to explore how Barcelona approaches the affordable housing crisis — from regulatory frameworks and land management to neighbourhood rehabilitation and large-scale urban development. Over three days, participants combined workshops, site...

Exploring smart city platforms in Famalicão: Field notes from the Advanced Cooperation Mission

Famalicão, Portugal | 19 – 21 May The IURC programme held its Advanced Cooperation Mission in Famalicão, bringing together representatives from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Guadalajara (Mexico), and Piraeus (Greece) to explore how urban data and smart city platforms can strengthen local governance and support risk management. Over three days, participants explored how Famalicão has built its smart city ecosystem...

Meet the IURC LAC regions working on smart-agri food

Across Europe and Latin America, regions are working together to advance more sustainable, resilient and innovative agri-food systems. Through the IURC Latin America and the Caribbean programme, these territories collaborate within the Community of Practice on Smart Agri-Food to exchange knowledge, address shared challenges and explore solutions linked to bioeconomy, food security, sustainable agriculture and territorial development. These are the...

Best Urban Practices from IURC LAC: The Gardeniser project in Anci-Lazio (Rome)

Rome’ s urban periphery and near areas contains several degrades, abandoned or informally occupied public land. T o face these issues, no real institution backing existed to properly utilize these spaces. This fragmented governance left citizen-led urban regeneration initiatives without support, threatening their sustainability and limiting their potential to revitalize neglected public spaces. On top of this, citizen-led community gardens...

Best Urban Practices from IURC LAC: The Operations and Resilience Centre in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro faces several risks due to its unique geography. Located between the mountains and the sea, the city is particularly vulnerable to landslides, flooding, sea level rise, and heat waves. In response, the city hall created the Rio Operations Centre, dedicated to crisis management, urban monitoring, mobility, weather conditions and major events. Download

Field notes from the Regional Networking Event in Cali | Day 3

The third and final day of the IURC LAC Regional Networking Event in Cali wrapped up with a closing plenary session that brought together representatives from cities and regions to reflect on the progress made and outline the next steps for consolidating this cooperation. Reflections from the Communities of Practice The session opened with reflections from the region-to-region coordinator, Silke...

Field notes from the Regional Networking Event in Cali | Day 2

The second day of the IURC LAC Regional Networking Event moved from roundtable discussions to the streets of Cali and Valle del Cauca. Participants took part in a series of technical visits across the city of Cali — for those in the Cities track — and Valle del Cauca — for those in the Regions track — exploring local initiatives...