Driving Urban Transitions Partnership

📣 Shouting out to our DUT Community! Are you interested in supporting our - great, funny, excellent, dynamic, motivated [add here more positive adjectives 😁] - team at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency? 💰 You are an experienced pro in financial management of Horizon Europe projects? 🎡 You want to work in one of the most beautiful cities of the 🌎? ⬇️ Then don't miss this job ad! #ForschungWirkt #dutpartnership

Curious about how to engage citizens in climate action? Join our upcoming #UrbanLunchTalk on 27 March for a discussion on what ingredients are needed, what barriers exist, and how they can be overcome. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d8v8SHsR #ClimateAction #CitizenScience #DUTPartnership 

How can we prepare cities for an uncertain future ❔ This question was the focus of the DUT Scientific Consultation Workshop that took place at the conference Research Alliances for Climate-Neutral, Sustainable and Equitable Urban Communities in Rome at the end of February. Hear reflections from conference participants in a YouTube series here from Gudrun Haindlmaier from AIT Austrian Institute of Technology & University of Vienna. Watch here ⏩ https://lnkd.in/d7Zuf4Nm #cities #biodiversity #CoCreation 

What can we learn from community groups, NGOs and small startups? A lot! That’s why we launched the Urban Doers Community. In 2023, we brought together local expertise from urban initiatives to tackle the unique challenges of sustainable urban development across Europe. The 20 Urban Doers initiatives have now shared their insights. Explore their Synthesis Papers to find inspiration and learn how to: 👉 Empower local communities 👉 Expand projects within circular economy 👉 Realise a Superblock concept 📚 Discover all the Synthesis Papers here: https://lnkd.in/dTdN9yrT #UrbanDoers #drivingurbantrantisions #sustainablecities #communityengagement 

How can we change human behaviour? Join the #UrbanLunchTalk on 27 March, where Anna Sokolowska and other experts will explore how citizen engagement can accelerate climate action and what is needed to make it work. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d8v8SHsR Our guest panel includes:  Anna Sokolowska | PLAN ZERO and Eurocities   Bogna Gawrońska-Nowak | Institute of Urban and Regional Development, Warsaw, and Cracow University of Economics   Isabel Ruiz Mallén | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya   Jan Schwarz | Climate Alliance   #ClimateAction #cities #DUTPartnership 

Are you wondering how #cities can best engage citizens in #climate action? Get the answer from experts such as Jan Schwarz from Climate Alliance in our next Urban Lunch Talk on 27 March 12-13 (CET) online.  💡 Register ⏩ https://lnkd.in/d8v8SHsR Our guest panel includes:   Anna Sokolowska | PLAN ZERO and Eurocities   Bogna Gawrońska-Nowak | Institute of Urban and Regional Development, Warsaw, and Cracow University of Economics   Isabel Ruiz Mallén | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya   Jan Schwarz | Climate Alliance 

Sign up for the Act Now #Mayors Conference! 🏙️ The Act Now Mayors Conference will take place from 5-6 May in Vienna. It targets mayors and #municipalities as well as other stakeholders engaged around the conference theme of "Just Transition: Local Action for a Sustainable Future". ⚖️ Pre-registration is now open. More information ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/diYNmiSh

🌍 Help shape Climate Neutral Districts! The Cities TCP, a new International Energy Agency (IEA) initiative, is supporting cities in accelerating their decarbonisation efforts—and they’re looking for more countries to participate in Task 4! Task 4 is developing strategies for Climate Neutral Districts, integrating technical innovation with social and governance solutions, including stakeholder engagement and data-sharing platforms. Now is the time to get involved! If you're interested, reach out to Dr.techn. Karthik Bhat. 🔗 Learn more about Task 4: https://lnkd.in/dcKT9hWd #ClimateNeutralCities #Decarbonisation #UrbanSustainability

🚨 Happening tomorrow! Don't miss our webinar to inform about a survey about European cities’ work with Urban Nature Plans. The Greening Cities Partnership under the Urban Agenda for the EU is mapping the status, interest, and capacity of European cities to monitor ambitious Urban Nature Plans and targets. 🌱 💡 Your insights can help shape best practices and support data-driven urban ecosystem restoration across the EU. Join us on 11 March to learn more about the survey and ask your questions! 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dCr2PAnm 📝 Take the survey: https://lnkd.in/d5Gyb9Xw 📅 Survey deadline: 17 March, 17:00 CET Organised together with: Urban Agenda for the EU, European Urban Knowledge Network, EOSA, ICLEI Europe #UAEU #NatureRestorationLaw #GreeningCities #UrbanNaturePlans

Why is it important to engage citizens in climate action? Join the #UrbanLunchTalk on 27 March, where Isabel Ruiz Mallén and other experts will explore how climate measures and projects can involve citizens and what benefits #inclusive #ClimateAction can bring. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d8v8SHsR Our guest panel includes:   Anna Sokolowska | PLAN ZERO and Eurocities   Bogna Gawrońska-Nowak | Institute of Urban and Regional Development, Warsaw, and Cracow University of Economics   Isabel Ruiz Mallén | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya   Jan Schwarz | Climate Alliance