What are the benefits of becoming an URBACT Good Practice City? What kind of EU visibility and programme opportunities can URBACT offer for your city with this call?
During this second information session, the URBACT Secretariat will present again the details of the call and focus on the opportunities connected with the URBACT Good Practice label. Cities awarded the Good Practice label will benefit from many European visibility opportunities, including showcasing their practice at the next URBACT City Festival that will take place in Wroclaw (Poland) on 8-10 April 2025. Make sure to attend the session to find out all the details and meet a former URBACT Good Practice City to ask any questions!
This online info session will take place on Zoom on 23 May 2024 from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST.
Join us in Liège to learn how public procurement can become a leverage for more sustainable local food systems!
The EU City Lab on Local Food Systems #2 is a knowledge-sharing event co organised by URBACT and the European Urban Initiative (EUI), with support from the host municipality of Liège (Belgium). It will take place from 29 to 30 May 2024.
The event will focus on Public Procurement for More Local, Seasonal and Sustainable Food. Through discussions and knowledge-sharing, thematic sessions, “walkshops” and group activities, the event aims to explore how public procurement can become a leverage for the sustainability transition of local food systems in European cities.
This City Lab is a unique opportunity to:
- Find out how Liège succeeded in learning from peer cities and adopting new Good Practices in the field of collective school catering, as part of the URBACT BioCanteens#2 Transfer Network
- Discover the approaches experimented by other EU cities to foster public procurement as a leverage of sustainability in local food systems.
- Visit sites in Liège and exchange with locals about citywide food sustainability, citizen engagement actions and learning communities
- Improve your understanding of the EU landscape around local food systems
- Bring back home inspiring lessons and concrete tools to spur transformation in your city
The event will gather city representatives and urban policy experts from across Europe working on the green transition of local food systems.
- The place and date of the EU City Lab #3 on the Sustainable Land Use for Agri-food will be announced soon.
Preliminary programme (download it here: English | French)
Practical information:
Participation is free. Travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the participants.
The event is in person only (remote participation will not be possible). All sessions will take place at the Cité administrative(Potiérue 5, Liège) –except for the inauguration on 28 May evening that will be at the Bâtiment Horizon(Av. Joseph Prévers 29).
Join us in Mouans-Sartoux to learn how habits’ transformation can lead to a healthier and more sustainable urban food system!
The EU City Lab on Local Food Systems #1 will take place in Mouans-Sartoux, France, on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 March 2024. It is a knowledge-sharing event co‑organised by URBACT and the European Urban Initiative (EUI), with support from the municipality of Mouans-Sartoux.
This EU City Lab lab will focus on Changing Habits for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System. Through discussions and knowledge-sharing, thematic sessions, “walkshops” and group activities, the event aims to explore how transformation of food habits can leverage systemic sustainability transition in European cities.
- Explore how other EU cities followed Mouans-Sartoux’s example through the URBACT BioCanteens and BioCanteens#2 Transfer Networks
- Discover further good practices implemented by other EU cities to foster sustainability in local food systems
- Visit sites in Mouans-Sartoux and exchange with locals about citywide food sustainability, citizen engagement actions and learning communities
- Discuss how local projects towards more healthy and sustainable food habits can be put in place in different national contexts
- Better understand the EU landscape around food systems.
The Mouans-Sartoux event will be the first in a series of three EU City Labs on Local Food Systems, exploring systemic food transition in European cities from different thematic perspectives. The next labs will be organised in the course of 2024:
- Public Procurement for More Local, Seasonal and Sustainable Food – Liège, Belgium, 29 and 30 May 2024
- Sustainable Land Use for Agri-food (place and date to be unveiled soon).
Click here to learn more on the EU City Lab series.
Do you wish to learn more about URBACT cities' past work on building sustainable local food systems? Visit the URBACT Knowledge Hub on Food and read the following articles:
Join [u]s for the EU City Lab on Local Food Systems #1 by URBACT and European Urban Initiative! Scroll down to discover the programme of the event and register now!
Exchange and learning are at the core of an URBACT network experience. Therefore, this session will offer a glimpse into the URBACT opportunities and capacity-building for cities involved in Innovation Transfer Networks.
This session is open for all cities from the European Union Member States, Partner States (Norway and Switzerland), as well as countries benefitting from the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) who are interested in joining an Innovation Transfer Network.
The online info session will take place on Zoom on 6 February 2024 from 10.00 to 11.00 CET.
Have you missed this info session or do you want to refresh your memory? See the recording of this session here and the presentation below.
Ministarstvo evropskih poslova Crne Gore organizuje Info dan povodom objave Poziva za dobre prakse programa URBACT IV. Info dan će se održati u onlajn formatu 8. maja 2024. godine u 12 časova.
Biće predstavljeni program URBACT IV i uslovi Poziva za dobre prakse. Prisutni će imati priliku da postave pitanja u vezi sa mogućnostima učešća.
Poziv za dobre prakse predstavlja osnovu Poziva koji slijedi u aprilu 2025. godine.
Menționăm faptul că în cadrul acestui apel beneficiarii eligibili sunt: orașe, municipii, niveluri infra-municipale de guvernare ca sectoarele unor orașe, autorități metropolitane și aglomerări urbane, agenții locale definite ca organizații publice sau semi-publice înființate de orașe.
Pentru mai multe detalii, vă rugăm să contactați Punctul Național URBACT: Simona ARGHIRE: simona.arghire@mdlpa.gov.ro
Romania
În perioada 15 aprilie – 30 iunie a.c., Programul de Cooperare URBACT IV a lansat apelul pentru Bune Practici URBACT.
Pentru a veni in sprijinul aplicanților din țara noastră, Punctul Național URBACT din România va organiza un eveniment pentru promovarea Apelului pentru Bune Practici URBACT, în data de 15 mai a.c. (9.30-11.00), online. Alături de PN URBACT vor participa și reprezentanții Primăriei Municipiului Alba Iulia care ne vor împărtăși experiența lor în implementarea acestui tip de apel.
Menționăm faptul că municipalitatea Alba Iulia a fost premiată în cadrul apelului competitiv de bune practici, organizat de Secretariatul Programului European URBACT III, cu titlul ,,URBACT Good Practice”.
Во повикот на УРБАКТ за добри практики, кој трае од 15-ти април до 30-ти јуни 2024 год., може да се предлагаат постоечки локални практики кои се влијателни, партиципативни, интегративни, релевантни за Европската унија и преносливи во други европски градови.
North Macedonia
URBACT Good Practice Label
Информативната сесија за повикот за добри практики преку Интерег УРБАКТ IV програмата ќе се одржи во Центарот за обука на Секретаријатот за европски прашања на 14-ти мај 2024 год., во периодот 10.00-13.00 часот, во хибриден формат.
Вашето учество на информативниот ден можете да го пријавите најдоцна до 10-ти мај 2024 год. до крајот на работното време на следната адреса: Natalija.Filipovska@sep.gov.mk.
Агендата и линкот за приклучување кон овој хибриден настан ќе биде навремено споделен со регистрираните учесници.
Through this 90-minute session, participants will learn more about some of the networks and flagship programmes in Europe and the world supporting SDG work in cities, and how to be part of the strategic dialogue.
Programme
11:00-11:05 Opening words. Stina Heikkilä, Cities for Sustainability Goverannce Lead Expert.
11:05-11:20 UN-Habitat: global perspective on SDGs in cities. Martino Miraglia, Coordinator, SDG Localization and Local Governments Team and SDG Cities Flagship.
11:20-11:45 City perspectives from the Cities for Sustainability Governance network. Hélder Costa, Presidential Support Office at the Braga City Hall, Portugal. Vasilis Zacharias, Deputy Mayor, Agios Dimitrios, Greece.
11:45-12:00 URBACT: perspectives from European networks of cities.Margit Tuennemann, Senior Policy Officer, URBACT Secretariat.
12:00-12:20 Panel discussion. Where do we go from here? Which opportunities do we have to work together?
12:20-12:30 Closing and next steps. Ville Taajamaa, Cities for Sustainability Goverannce Lead Partner Coordinator, City of Espoo, Finland.
About the organisers of the webinar
Since June 2023, the Cities for Sustainability Governance (CSG) network brings together cities working on holistic sustainability, as well as the organisations supporting them in this endeavour. As a new generation URBACT network, CSG builds on the efforts started in 2021 with the largest European network yet working on SDGs: Global Goals for Cities. With close links to other networks like Eurocities’ SDG taskforce and Eurotowns’ SDG Task Team, the strategic dialogue that CSG aims to build has a wide reach and representation across the European continent. For the nine core partners of the CSG network, one may suggest that it represent the EU in “miniature”. Find out more about the CSG networkhere.
UN-Habitat, as the UN body responsible for the New Urban Agenda, is the most prominent organisation in the UN system supporting cities in achieving sustainable urban development and localising the SDGs. Through flagship programmes like SDG Cities, UN-Habitat is providing a platform for cities to gradually strengthen how they tackle the SDGs. UN-Habitat operates in 90 countries and is supporting localization efforts in over 15 countries, including Voluntary Local Review (VLRs). It supports cities worldwide through innovative research, guidance, technical assistance and capacity building. UN-Habitat also supports the engagement of local governments in high-level SDG conferences, and other advocacy networks, including the Local2030 Coalition and the SDG Cities Global Network. Learn more about the work of UN-Habitat on SDG localization here.
In this webinar, we will explore how SDGs can be used strategically by cities to foster holistic sustainability, regardless of their starting point. We will learn about the support provided by UN-Habitat and the URBACT programme to cities around Europe and the world, and hear real testimonials from cities about how they are tackling sustainable urban development. We will also discuss how the role of local governments can be further strengthened by listening to cities’ experiences.
- dezelfde doelstelling, het verbeteren van de capaciteit van steden om beleid, strategieën en praktijken na te streven die bevorderlijk zijn voor duurzame stedelijke ontwikkeling
- dezelfde doelgroep, Belgische steden en gemeenten
- dezelfde kwaliteit, een relatief licht aanvraagdossier en een snelle implementatie.
Als je de sessie in het Nederlands wilt volgen, kom dan vanaf 14.00 uur.
De URBACT Good Practices oproep heeft tot doel goede praktijken te identificeren die door Europese steden worden toegepast. Goede praktijken in de zin dat ze een positieve impact hebben op lokaal niveau, participatief en geïntegreerd zijn, relevant zijn op EU-niveau en overdraagbaar naar andere steden in de EU. Steden die het label "URBACT Good Practice" krijgen, zullen:
- erkenning krijgen voor uw impactvolle praktijk in duurzame stedelijke ontwikkeling
- aan zichtbaarheid winnen op EU- en nationaal niveau
- de mogelijkheid hebben om op te treden als Lead Partner van het URBACT Transfer Network om hun goede praktijk over te dragen aan andere Europese steden en hun praktijk vanaf 2025 verder te verbeteren.
City-to-City Exchanges is een dienst die op een korte termijn de samenwerking tussen twee Europese steden faciliteert. Het concept is om een stedelijke overheid, die geconfronteerd wordt met een specifieke uitdaging op het gebied van duurzame stedelijke ontwikkeling, samen te brengen met een andere stedelijke overheid, uit een andere EU-lidstaat, die de expertise heeft om te helpen bij het aanpakken van dergelijke uitdaging.
De uitwisselingen tussen steden zijn bottom-up, op aanvraag. De inhoud, het tijdschema en de vorm van de uitwisseling worden door uzelf bepaald, op basis van uw specifieke behoeften.
Dus, wat zijn de voordelen bij deelname aan dit EUI-programma,voor peer-to-peer samenwerking?
- Kennis door de samenwerking tussen peers. De betrokken experts kunnen uitwisselingen vergemakkelijken, dialogen bevorderen, en creatieve methodologieën voor discussie aanpassen en implementeren.
- Vergoeding van reiskosten, waardoor essentiële terreinbezoeken voor de samenwerking mogelijk zijn.
De oproep, voor het indienen van aanvragen, is momenteel permanent geopend. De aanvraag is volledig digitaal en verloopt via het EU Survey. Het opstellen van een aanvraag is eenvoudig en vereist weinig voorbereidend werk.
Op dinsdag 21 mei houden we een informatiesessie over twee oproepen die momenteel open zijn. Het idee is om deze twee mogelijkheden op een beknopte en praktische manier te presenteren, terwijl er genoeg tijd overblijft voor vragen.
Fino al 30 giugno 2024 sarà possibile presentare domanda per il nuovo bando “URBACT Good Practice”.
URBACT è alla ricerca di pratiche locali esistenti che siano impattanti, partecipative, integrate, rilevanti per l’Unione Europea e trasferibili ad altre città europee.
Vi forniremo informazioni dettagliate sulla call e come presentare domanda durante la nostra giornata informativa del 9 maggio 2024, alleore 10:30.
La giornata formativa, organizzata dal National URBACT Point Italia (ANCI), si svolgerà da remoto (link al collegamento).
