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Green

URBAN HEAT WATCH. Urban Green and Climate Resilience Observatory

URBAN HEAT WATCH is a Participatory Research. It is an Urban Green and Climate Resilience Observatory, a knowledge node for urban green and heat inequalities.

13 Dec 2024 | By project JUSTGREEN
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Social

Atlas Public Health Surveillance platform

This tool facilitates the identification of health inequalities and guides decision-making in health promotion and prevention through thematic mapping.

27 Nov 2024 | By project CARES
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Good practice - Social
Social

Career Trips

Career Trips introduce international students and international talents the job opportunities in the rural areas the bigger cities.

26 Nov 2024 | By project MILEstone
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Smart

Food Bank Cluj

The Food Bank collects surplus food and redistributes it to those in need, reducing waste and hunger through efficient, digitalized management and transparency.

24 Nov 2024 | By project CEI BOOST
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Matchmaking
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Green

Mobilising local authorities to support energy communities

On 5 December 2024, the Policy Learning Platform organised a matchmaking at the request of ALEC, the local Energy and Climate Agency of Gironde, France.
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Matchmaking
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Social

Alternative tourism development in Prespa

The Policy Learning Platform conducted a face-to-face matchmaking for the Municipality of Prespes, on 21 November 2024. Local authorities requested advice on how to develop tourism, building on the concept of creative tourism.
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Matchmaking
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Green

ERDF funds for energy communities in Marche Region

On 5 December 2024, the Policy Learning Platform organised a matchmaking at the request of Marche Region Italy, as Regional Managing Authority for sustainable energy to explore how to shape a 6 million call for proposals under the European Regional Development Fund for supporting energy communities in 2025.
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Peer review
Lynx Germany
Green

The reintroduction of the lynx in Thuringia

On 26-27 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the Thuringian Ministry of Environment, Energy and Nature Protection (Germany), which requested advice regarding their policy challenge on the reintroduction of the lynx as part of the biodiversity strategy of the State of Thuringia.
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Policy brief
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Smart

Equity funding for startups

Explore policies and schemes for venture capital and equity investment in technology-based startups. Get inspired by good practices coming from Interreg Europe projects.
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Policy brief
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Citizens

Urban-rural linkages

Urban-rural linkages play a pivotal role in advancing EU cohesion priorities. Explore five recommendations for leveraging their potential and impact.
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Policy brief
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Smart

Interregional complementarities in innovation

Discover how your region can use its complementarities to collaborate with regions across Europe. In this policy brief, you'll find good practices from Interreg Europe and policy recommendations.
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Policy brief
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Green

Green and blue infrastructure

In this policy brief, you'll discover EU initiatives, policy recommendations, and practical examples of Green and Blue infrastructure implementation.
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Story
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Citizens

A participatory approach for urban regeneration in Livorno, Italy

Take a look at how the city of Livorno envisioned the Creative Hangar as a dynamic space where culture, technology, and community could coexist and flourish.
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Story
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Social

How digitalisation transforms tourism, heritage preservation and cultural activities

Explore how digitalisation transforms heritage and tourism by enhancing accessibility, creating engaging experiences, and fostering community-driven preservation.
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Story
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Smart

Designing a citizen-oriented future for cities and regions

Explore how three trailblazing cities and urban regions have embraced smart services with a clear focus on citizens’ involvement to develop smart city strategies
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Story
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Smart

The Green Hydrogen Booster

Discover how the UNLOCK project brings together policy authorities, universities, and key stakeholders from seven European regions to develop local green hydrogen economies.
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Webinar
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Green

Waste prevention: Key learnings

The Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on waste prevention: the power of reuse on 5 December 2024. Watch the recording and access the presentations and key learnings.
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Workshop
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Social

Alternative tourism: key learnings

On 20 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform organised a workshop in Vittorio Veneto, Italy, to discuss the concept of alternative tourism. Discover the key learnings.
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Workshop
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Smart

E-workshops on islands as testbeds for innovation: key learnings

Explore the key learnings from the e-workshop on Islands as testbeds for innovation, that the Policy Learning Platform organised on 9 December 2024.
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Webinar
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Citizens

Citizen science for policy: Key learnings

The Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on citizen science for policy. Learn from initiatives and approaches from across Europe to promote citizen science in policymaking.
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