On December 12th 2018, the partnership between Wuhan and Manchester City was selected as the final winner at the EU-China City-City partnership awards ceremony of the Horizon 2020 China-Europe Sustainable Urbanisation Innovation Platform, held in Beijing and jointly organised by the China-Europe Sustainable Urbanisation Innovation Platform Project Team, China Urban and Small Town Reform and...

Worldwide out of the 47 megacities, China alone counts 17. These are cities with a population in excess of 10 million people. Today over half of the Chinese mainland population lives in cities. Towards 2030, China aims for 70% of its population, about 900 million people, to live in cities. Such numbers can be mindboggling...

In September, GrowGreen partners Manchester Climate Change Agency and IUCN hosted a workshop on designing and implementing nature-based solutions at the URBACT City Festival in Lisbon.  Through examples from Bologna (IT), Manchester (UK) and Stavanger (NO),  participants explored the contributions nature-based solutions can make to creating healthy, liveable, climate resilient and sustainable cities. These cities understand...

Valencia, in Spain, already experiences hot and dry summers, a problem likely to be made worse by climate change. For the city administration, tackling this threat is a key priority. GrowGreen is investing in nature-based solutions in the Valencian neighbourhood of Benicalap to improve quality of life, reduce pollution and tackle heat stress. Citizens of...

The URBACT City Festival is one of the main European events for urban development and an excellent place to present new ideas, share experiences and learn from cities across Europe. This 15th edition of the Festival was attended by over 500 representatives of cities, civil society organisations, governments, business and other experts, and celebrated the...

Save the date for this exciting event on innovative financing for nature-based solutions in cities. Through interactive workshops on valuing natural assets and mobilising finance for nature-based solutions, the event offers in-depth capacity building to support city greening. Networking opportunities help providers and users of innovative finance to connect, and enable participants to share experiences....