Nominations for 2024 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction Leadership Awards are now open

The nominations for the 2024 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards are now open. Nominate yourself or others by 14 June 2024!

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International Union of Railways’ (UIC) Sustainability Impact Awards 2024

The UIC Sustainability Impact Awards 2024 categories recognise the range of innovation which is transforming the rail sector today. These include customer service, innovation, cities and communities, and seamless connectivity. Each category aligns with the UIC 2030 vision “Design a better Future” and connects to a number of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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Call for Applications: Transformative Actions Program (TAP) 2024

Looking for financial partners to fund your sustainable infrastructure ideas? The Transformative Actions Program (TAP) can help: Nine years of achievements, more than 400 projects received, and a project pipeline worth 1.3€ billion – all backed by a consortium of specialized partners. Apply to the 2024 TAP call. Projects that show great potential for transformative […]

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Chiang Mai’s Urban Farm: Reducing Waste, Securing Food Supply

Chiang Mai City Municipality, Thailand continues to develop its landfill-turned-urban-farm as a solution to manage organic waste and strengthen food security. The Chiang Mai Urban Farm was a project initiated in 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak by Jaibaan Studio, a local community architecture studio, with support from various groups of local nongovernment organizations, civic groups, […]

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[WEBINAR REPLAY] Building on COP28 UAE Consensus: What’s next for urban leaders to drive climate emergency action

This recorded webinar will update the Daring Cities community, especially leaders, about the outcomes of UNFCCC COP28. COP28 saw several momentous outcomes for local and regional governments, including the launch of the CHAMP Initiative, recognition of multilevel partnership in the negotiated outcomes, local and regional leaders in dialogue with high level national representatives, and subnationals […]

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Enhancing the Understanding of Urban Safety Issues with Participatory Action Research in Naga City, Philippines

The local government of Naga City in Camarines Sur, Philippines is ready to address urban safety issues, but there is a lack of contextualized data to fully understand an issue as layered as safety. Safety challenges are also unique to each city and demographic, so there is a need for localized data and evidence before […]

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