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The global network of major cities and metropolitan spaces.
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The @GuangzhouAward has become a key resource for understanding how cities are driving sustainable change ⚡ Its latest report goes beyond individual initiatives to highlight six global trends shaping urban futures. These insights are not just lessons learned, but inspiration
The 6th #GuangzhouAward Research Report is out! 15 city cases—from Cape Town’s food resilience to Xianning’s child-friendly safety—show how #UrbanInnovation is shaping #SustainableCities. Download the report: https://t.co/M5TphJp3Kb
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📍 En Ciudad de México, el Plan de Movilidad y Género impulsa unidades exclusivas para mujeres en horarios pico y capacita a todo el personal del transporte público: operadores, supervisores y gerentes. Las capacitaciones combinan teoría y práctica, enfocándose en género,
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🚨 La mayoría de ciudades ignoran cómo se mueven las mujeres. Ellas no solo viajan al trabajo. También cuidan. Acompañan. Resuelven. Y lo hacen en transporte público. Sus trayectos responden a jornadas dobles o triples que pocas veces se tienen en cuenta al planificar la
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Las ciudades pueden garantizar un transporte público más seguro para las mujeres. En AVANTIA, junto a @CollectiuPunt6 y ciudades de Iberoamérica y América Latina, reunimos buenas práctica para fortalecer las políticas públicas de seguridad con enfoque de género en un Solutions
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Smarter, greener cities start with local innovation. Ramallah and Barcelona are putting that into practice. 💧 Ramallah recycles wastewater into clean irrigation water. It saves resources, improves green cover, and builds local resilience. 🏫 Barcelona transforms public schools
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Barcelona, Spain Climate Shelters in Schools （2023 Guangzhou Award Deserving Initiative） Barcelona's Climate Shelters transform schools via blue-green-grey redesigns, enhancing heatwave resilience and community co-benefits under its city-wide #ClimatePlan. #climatechange
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No city has all the answers, but every city has something to teach. At the Guangzhou Thought Leaders’ Workshop, one idea stood out: collaboration beats competition. The @GuangzhouAward for Urban Innovation proves it: 📍 1,600+ projects 📍 650+ cities 📍 100+ countries From
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Energy communities are playing a pivotal role in the energy transition, but they also require support to thrive. Over the last three years, the EU funded @COMANAGE project has worked with Metropolis to co-develop an a governance framework dedicated to enabling public
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What if digital tools helped people—not just systems? In Guangzhou in early June, Metropolis co-hosted the 2025 Thought Leaders’ Workshop: “Digital Technology: Accelerating the Local Implementation of Global Agendas.” 80+ voices—from city halls to civil society, academia to the
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Estamos en el @ElRuleOficial, donde se realiza el diálogo: La Ciudad de México y las metrópolis mexicanas: retos locales y proyección global Participan representantes del @GobCDMX (@A_Encinas_R, #Metrópolis y Rocío Lombera, @InternacCDMX); Jordi Vaquer de la Red @metropolis_org;
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Hay un debate metropolitano que se configura en lo local, lo nacional, lo regional y lo global. Las metrópolis tienen un metabolismo dinámico, afirmó Jordi Vaquer, Secretario General de @metropolis_org. 5/6
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📸Recap the 2025 International Thought Leaders’ Workshop! Check out how the “#Guangzhou Experience” sparked creative thinking and innovative solutions to the urban governance problems. @metropolis_org
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Let’s rethink the “Smart City.” At the Guangzhou Workshop in Guangzhou this June, a new vision emerged: the "Citiverse" - a digital future for citizens, not just infrastructure. Coined by Nicholas You, it flips the script: 🔄 From efficiency → to empathy 🔄 From control → to
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🚨 The Seoul Smart City Prize 2025 deadline has been extended! Now you have until this Friday, June 13, 2025 to submit your people-centered smart city project. Seoul, in collaboration with WeGO, champions inclusive digital transformation that improves quality of life —
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¡Seguimos promoviendo la equidad de género en el transporte público! 🟪Con el ‘Proyecto de Calificación y Cualificación en oficios no convencionales para el transporte de Bogotá’, 99 mujeres recategorizaron sus licencias para conducir camiones rígidos, buses y busetas en el
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On June 6, the #2025InternationalThoughtLeaders’Workshop successfully concluded at the Guangzhou Library. Representatives of workshop participants shared their reflections on the four-day learning journey. Read more: https://t.co/G3eYjGRxhY
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#Guangzhou | 🌍🌆 "Guangzhou is a #global #urban innovation leader!" says Jordi Vaquer, Secretary-General of Metropolis. With 150+ member cities, Metropolis partners with Guangzhou to tackle sustainable development and tech transformation. 🚀 Delegates saw Guangzhou’s smart
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Today, we are thrilled to announce that Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Nairobi (Kenya) have been selected to receive 100,000€ from the International Fund for Metropolises to support their programs of care and caregivers. Freetown's project focuses on establishing a Care Block in
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Calling all urban innovators! The #SeoulSmartCityPrize 2025 is now open for entries 🏆🌍 Are you working on inclusive, sustainable, and tech-driven urban solutions? This prestigious international award celebrates initiatives that make cities smarter, more equitable, and
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