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

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...

Field notes from the Regional Networking Event in Cali | Day 1

The IURC Latin America Regional Networking Event in Cali officially kicked off, bringing together cities and regions from across Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean to advance their cooperation agendas. On Tuesday 14th, representatives met at an informal welcome gathering and dinner hosted by the local authorities of the Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali and the Gobernación del Valle del...

Meet the IURC LAC cities working on mobility

Across Europe and Latin America, cities are joining forces to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable, inclusive and efficient urban mobility scheme. Through the IURC LAC programme, cities are collaborating within the Community of Practice on Mobility to exchange knowledge, share solutions, and address common urban challenges. From reducing emissions and improving public transport to fostering active mobility and enhancing...

Exploring the blue economy in Paraná: Field notes from the Advanced Cooperation Mission

Paraná, Brazil | 23 – 26 March 2026 The IURC Latin America and the Caribbean programme kicked off the first Advanced Cooperation Mission in Paraná. It brought together representatives from Catalonia and the Brazilian state of Paraná to explore cooperation opportunities in the blue economy, with a strong focus on environmental sustainability, research, and community engagement. Over four days, participants...

IURC Regions Advance Forestry Cooperation between Europe, Chile and Australasia

The IURC Region-to-Region Community of Practice on Resilient Agriculture and Forestry (CoP #2) has strengthened international collaboration through two dedicated meetings held on 24 and 27 March 2026, bringing together partners from Europe, Chile and Australasia to explore joint approaches to sustainable forest management. They are members of the sub-group "resilient forestry", including Trier Region (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany), Southwest (Australia), Concepción-Biobio...

Deadline Extended: NEB Prizes 2026 & NEB Boost for Small Municipalities, Special deadline for the international prizes!

Special Extension for International Applicants International applicants to the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes 2026 now have until 29 March 2026 19:00 CET to submit their applications—extra time for innovators from Brazil and Japan to join this exciting opportunity. The EU is specifically looking for projects which:  embody the values and working principles of the New European Bauhaus in an exemplary manner  have high potential for transferability to other contexts ...

What Happened in February’s Regions CoP Plenary Meeting

At the second Regions Plenary Meeting of the IURC–LAC programme—held this past February—participating European and Latin American regions focused on the next phase of cooperation. This plenary centred on the tools needed to implement the previously identified shared priorities—from cooperation roadmaps to the organisation of Advanced Cooperation Missions (ACMs). Here are the five main takeaways: 1. Regions advance cooperation through...