IURC North America
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IURC North America matches European cities with Canadian and US cities as partners, tackling similar sustainable urban development and innovation challenges. The project facilitates knowledge-exchange through a combination of online tools and face-to-face support such as study visits, participation in thematic and networking events or capacity building. IURC cities enjoy a full range of benefits including:
“IURC will support city-to-city and networking activities of key sustainable development topics in line with the New Urban Agenda and the European Green Deal. Looking forward to continue our successful cooperation!”
– ANA GUALLARTE, FPI PROGRAMME MANAGER-EU DELEGATION CANADA
IURC NA Pairings and Trios
IURC NA Recap 2021-2023
IURC North America Reads
Study Visit Bergamo and Rimini, Italy in Aurora, USA
23 – 25 May 2022 The cities of Bergamo and…
Study Visit Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain in Boston and Northern Virginia, USA
25 – 29 April 2022 The visit from Barcelona Metropolitan…
Study Visit Braga, Portugal to St. John’s, Canada
19 – 21 June 2022 The study visit kicked off…
Early Success Story from IURC North America and Much More
The pairing between Braga, Portugal, and St. John’s, Canada, selected…
Study visit Zaragoza, Spain in Ottawa, Canada
30 May – 01 June 2022 This first study visit…
Study visit Pittsburgh, USA in Dortmund, Germany
2 – 4 May 2022 The cities of Pittsburgh, USA,…
Join the IURC NA Thematic Networks
The IURC NA Thematic Networks bring together small peer groups from cities facing similar sustainable urban development challenges in a collegial environment where they can share and learn great ideas, best practices, successful pilots, new policy frameworks, and innovative solutions from one another. If your city is interested in learning and transferring knowledge please register.
Sustainable Urban Mobility & Transport
Urban Planning
Circular Economy and Waste Management
Nature-Based Solutions
