Urban Agenda

The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) presents three methodological reports on the localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Europe, containing specific analyses, based on the experiences of European local and regional governments that use monitoring as a tool to localise the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda. The three reports provide evidence and insights on different elements and scales of these first-generation voluntary reviews.

The final report of the UDN webinar series ‘Six Building Blocks to Sustainable Urban Development’ based on the Handbook of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies has been published on the UDN dedicated webpage. Follow the link to view the page and download report.

This event will take place on 22 and 23 April 2021, gathering a number of high level speakers including the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Parliament, several Commissioners, and key stakeholders involved in this initiative. Register here!

The Urban Data Platform + is hosting a new page dedicated to the localisation of SDGs, where you can also access the EU Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews and learn about on-going activities regarding European Commission support to the implementation of SDGs at the local level. Have a look!

UIA & URBACT are organising a final event featuring the main results of the culminating activity of Cities Engaging in the Right to Housing, paving the way to future knowledge sharing within the European Urban Initiative. Event takes place on 22 April at 10.00 CET, register here!

Register to learn about the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme and what it can bring to cities and regions! The webinar will take place on 14 April, 10:00 - 11:00 CEST.

This Policy Lab is organised in close cooperation with the Directorate-General for Territory and will take place on 15 April 2021 (14:00 - 17:00 CET). Register here!

You can now access the translations for the Handbook, developed as methodological support to augment knowledge on how to implement integrated and place-based urban strategies under cohesion policy, in BG, ES, EL, IT, HU, PL and RO.

The ERA-NET Cofund Urban Transformation Capacities (ENUTC) invites researchers, cities, municipalities, businesses, civil society and other stakeholders to build transnational consortia to create challenge-driven innovation and research projects that enable and support capacity building for urban transformations. Application deadline for pre-proposals: 15 April 2021.

Time to Share is an opportunity for 23 URBACT networks and more than 160 city partners to share their key results and findings of the transfer practice, in a series of events culminating in the flagship URBACT City Festival on 15, 16 and 17 June 2021. Registrations open in April. More details here!

This exhibition presents some of the results of the H2020 research project REPAiR - Resource Management in Peri-Urban Areas: Going Beyond Urban Metabolism.

The Global Public Space Programme of UN-Habitat have developed a toolkit to guide cities when conducting a city-wide public space assessment, which can help cities understand the state of the quantity and quality of public spaces, specifically the network, distribution and accessibility.

This innovative edition of the EUROCITIES annual report takes into us to the city of Eurocity, exemplifying the best examples from real cities all over Europe, including stories of over 70 cities and more than 25 Eurocities initiatives and projects.

In 2020 UIA and Ecorys explored different approaches of ongoing UIA projects to measure their innovative interventions. This event will share the findings! Follow the link below to register and gain insight into innovative and flexible monitoring processes, taking place on 11 March 2021 from 10:00-12:00 CET.

On 3, 10 and 17 February 2021, the UDN jointly with UIA held the webinar series ‘Urban Innovative actions, achievements and future perspectives’. Follow the link below to view presentations and video recordings.

EKLIPSE has launched it's 6th Call for Requests inviting policy, research, or NGOs to identify topics or evidence needs relating to biodiversity and ecosystem services of EU policy relevance. Application deadline: 19 March 2021.

The New European Bauhaus initiative connects the European Green Deal to our living spaces. It calls on all Europeans to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future. Find out more and participate in the co-designing phase of the initiative here!

This report examines how far Nature based Solutions can contribute to transformative action for sustainable communities, how such initiatives enable participation and inclusion in the design and implementation of sustainability at the local level, and the transformative potential of NBSs for communities.