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From the Open Municipality to the Smart City

24/06/2025

Localising good governance and leveraging GIS for livability and infrastructure planning

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Towards Affordable and Sustainable Housing

20/06/2025

Insights from the Connective Cities Online Exchange on 28 May 2025 | Deep-Dive Tracks Launch: 17…

The Haus der Statistik

2025 - Renovation is more sustainable than demolition

Connective Cities

Together for a cleaner city: improvements in waste management

2025 - The partnership between Dabola (Guinea) and Dortmund (Germany)

GIZ

Action planning for sustainability reporting

2025 - Documentation of the Connective Cities dialogue event from 2 to 4 December 2024 in Berlin

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Resilient Cities in Times of Multiple Crises – Strategies for Resilient Municipalities

18/06/2025

Connective Cities expert forum at the seventh German-Ukrainian municipal partnership conference

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Results of the Connective Cities Deep Dive process ‘Heat in the city’

12/06/2025

Summary and Outlook event on 12 June 2025, 9:00 - 12:00 a.m. (CEST)

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Kufranja municipality - city of oxygen in Jordan

17/07/2024

Video: ‘Voices from Connective Cities’

Peer-to-peer exchange session between Eredvi and Senaki Municipalities, Georgia

19/04/2024

Video about the experiences of both municipalities with the implementation of renewable energy…

Renewable Energy Options on the Municipal Level

22/11/2023

Video about the highlights of the Connective Cities Dialogue Event in Southeast Europe

Gender mainstreaming and inclusive governance in municipalities

04/09/2023

Video about the Workshop: Measures to achieve sustainable, inclusive and gender-equitable urban…

Voices from Connective Cities - Glezan Municipality

01/02/2023

Our last video from the new series "Voices from Connective Cities - the MENA region".

Voices from Connective Cities - Al-Maghazi Municipality

13/01/2023

Our ninth of ten videos in the new series "Voices from Connective Cities - the MENA Region".

Transformative Riverine Management Programme

04/01/2023

Good Practice from eThewkwini (Durban, South Africa)

Voices from Connective Cities - Sahab Municipality

30/12/2022

Our eighth of ten videos from the new series "Voices from Connective Cities - the MENA region".

Linear Parks in Campinas, Brazil

27/12/2022

Interview with Gabriel Dias Mangolini Neves

Voices from Connective Cities - Muncipality of Ras el-Matn

27/10/2022

Our seventh of ten videos in the new series "Voices from Connective Cities - the MENA Region"

Good practice: Euroregion Pomerania

19/10/2022

Overcoming borders through cooperation

Voices from Connective Cities - Madaba Municipality

15/09/2022

Our sixth of ten videos from the new series "Voices from Connective Cities - the MENA Region"

QuattroPole city network: Together against the pandemic

06/09/2022

Video: cross-border solidarity between Germany, France and Luxembourg

Brescia – Darmstadt: Together against the pandemic

25/08/2022

Good practice: Cross-border help during the pandemic in the town twinning Brescia/ Italy -…

Voices from Connective Cities – Abasan Al-Kabira municipality

23/08/2022

Our fifth of ten videos in the new series "Voices from Connective Cities - the MENA Region."

Menjez: A model-municipality in northern Lebanon rural area

28/07/2022

Video: Interview with Dr. Georges Youssef, Mayor of Menjez

Sustainable Urban Energy Planning in Southeast Europe (SEE)

19/07/2022

Video: From initial ideas to bankable project proposals

Video: Pop-up bike lanes during the Pandemic

27/06/2022

Good practices from Bogotá, Columbia, and Berlin, Germany

Voices from Connective Cities – Jerash municipality

21/06/2022

This video is the second of ten in our new series "Voices from Connective Cities - the MENA region".

Frankfurt (Oder) - Slubice: Together against the pandemic

13/06/2022

Cross-border solidarity between Frankfurt (Oder), Germany and Słubice, Poland.

Voices from Connective Cities – Hebron municipality

19/05/2022

This video is the first of ten videos in our new series 'Voices from Connective Cities – the MENA…

Keeping the Community of Kibera online

05/04/2022

A podcast presents a good practice from Nairobi, Kenya

Development of Covid-19 recovery solutions at municipal level in the area of digitalisation

21/01/2022

The project of prototyping solutions covered Southeast Europe (SEE) and was conducted from September…

Development of Covid-19 recovery solutions at municipal level in the areas of Crisis Management

21/01/2022

The project of prototyping solutions covered Southeast Europe (SEE) and was conducted from September…

A green infrastructure plan for Mexico City

08/12/2021

Interview with Maritza Hernández Solís, Green Infrastructure Directorate at the Secretariat of…

Integration of nature based solutions in land use planning

19/10/2021

The successes of the "Open Space Network" of Durban, South Africa

The Integrated Development Plan of Livingstone Municipal Council, Zambia

13/10/2021

Coordinated planning with citizen participation

Kiel - the true champion of social entrepreneurship

04/10/2021

Many sustainability projects evolved with the support of the city and its people.

Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project for Ghana

27/09/2021

Podacast about improving access to water and sanitation services using Community-Led Total…

A market crèche in Kenya - enhancing economic security and social life for mothers

20/09/2021

Video about creating a conducive environment for SMEs

Good Practice from Landshut, Germany: Assisted Learning

06/09/2021

Open up new opportunities for children who are overwhelmed by the challenges of digital learning

Municipal Response to COVID-19: Crisis management

13/08/2021

Video with insights into the virtual global exchange on April 28, 2021

Wiesbaden: sustainable urban logistics

09/08/2021

The German city of Wiesbaden introduced the Green City Master Plan. One focus: Urban Logistics.

Municipal Response to COVID-19: Driving smart city development

06/08/2021

Video with insights into the virtual global exchange on April 29, 2021

Connective Cities' COVID-19 programme 2021

27/07/2021

Urban practitioners working together on the municipal pandemic recovery

Municipal response to COVID-19 in the governance sector

22/07/2021

Video with Insights into the virtual global exchange on March 12, 2021.

Municipal response to COVID-19 in the health sector

20/07/2021

Video with insights into the virtual global exchange on February 3, 2021

Connective Cities' network in Sub-Saharan Africa - our achievements in the 3rd phase

13/07/2021

Video on the activities of the Connective Cities Network in Sub-Saharan Africa from July 2020 until…

Municipal response to COVID-19 in the MENA region

16/06/2021

Video of Connective Cities Network MENA activities from July to December 2020

Interview with Harinjaka Ratozamanana: Innovation Ecosystems

11/03/2021

"Collective ideas of many people can take us even further. I think it’s so important to collaborate…

Interview with Henning Schulz: Digitalisation

08/03/2021

"You should develop your own digital agenda. It always individual to your city."

Interview with Hugo Salomão França: Crisis Communication

04/03/2021

"Our technical-scientific way instead of political management was a fundamental approach during this…

Interview with Ahmad Zeyad: Public Health and Crisis Management

26/02/2021

"You should always trust and believe in your own capabilities to combat crisis and raise the…

Interview with Awande Buthelezi: Crisis Management and Digitalisation

24/02/2021

"There is a gap between how municipalities and the state provide services and the experiences of…

Interview with Rami Kanaan: Digitalisation and Public Health

22/02/2021

"We monitored in real-time the locations where the virus was spreading, both the people in…

Interview with Faola Hodaj on Innovation Ecosystems

20/02/2021

Tirana, Albania, is a potential hub for StartUp enthusiasts with a young and multi-lingual…

Interview with Daniel Onyango on Crisis Communication

17/02/2021

"Indigenous knowledge and skills and the ability of communities to respond to crisis is something…

Interview with Leila Ben Gacem: Social Innovation

15/02/2021

"I think as city councillors we need to think as social entrepreneurs."

Podcast with Dr. Lardo Stander: Economic Response and Housing

12/02/2021

Our last of five 15-minute podcasts: People behind the projects with solutions to overcome the…

Podcast with Nadia Odjo: "Smart Schooling"

09/02/2021

Our fourth of five 15-minute podcasts: People behind the projects with solutions to overcome the…

Podcast with Armin Berger: Digital Innovation

02/02/2021

Unser zweiter von fünf 15-minütigen Podcasts: Menschen hinter den Projekten mit Lösungen zur…

Podcasts with Salih Mahmod on Public Health Innovation

28/01/2021

Our first of five 15-minute podcasts: People behind the projects with solutions to overcome the…

Kiel: Entrepreneurship and Digitalisation

26/01/2021

Second documentary in our new series on municipal responses to COVID-19.

Weimar: Economic response to COVID-19

21/01/2021

Kick-off of a series of Good Practices: 2 documentaries, 5 podcasts and 10 interviews.

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From the Open Municipality to the Smart City

Towards Affordable and Sustainable Housing

Publications

2025 - Renovation is more sustainable than demolition

2025 - The partnership between Dabola (Guinea) and Dortmund (Germany)

2025 - Documentation of the Connective Cities dialogue event from 2 to 4 December 2024 in Berlin

Media Centre

Events

Resilient Cities in Times of Multiple Crises – Strategies for Resilient Municipalities

Results of the Connective Cities Deep Dive process ‘Heat in the city’

Videos

Kufranja municipality - city of oxygen in Jordan

Peer-to-peer exchange session between Eredvi and Senaki Municipalities, Georgia

Renewable Energy Options on the Municipal Level

Gender mainstreaming and inclusive governance in municipalities

Voices from Connective Cities - Glezan Municipality

Voices from Connective Cities - Al-Maghazi Municipality

Transformative Riverine Management Programme

Voices from Connective Cities - Sahab Municipality

Linear Parks in Campinas, Brazil

Voices from Connective Cities - Muncipality of Ras el-Matn

Good practice: Euroregion Pomerania

Voices from Connective Cities - Madaba Municipality

QuattroPole city network: Together against the pandemic

Brescia – Darmstadt: Together against the pandemic

Voices from Connective Cities – Abasan Al-Kabira municipality

Menjez: A model-municipality in northern Lebanon rural area

Sustainable Urban Energy Planning in Southeast Europe (SEE)

Video: Pop-up bike lanes during the Pandemic

Voices from Connective Cities – Jerash municipality

Frankfurt (Oder) - Slubice: Together against the pandemic

Voices from Connective Cities – Hebron municipality

Keeping the Community of Kibera online

Development of Covid-19 recovery solutions at municipal level in the area of digitalisation

Development of Covid-19 recovery solutions at municipal level in the areas of Crisis Management

A green infrastructure plan for Mexico City

Integration of nature based solutions in land use planning

The Integrated Development Plan of Livingstone Municipal Council, Zambia

Kiel - the true champion of social entrepreneurship

Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project for Ghana

A market crèche in Kenya - enhancing economic security and social life for mothers

Good Practice from Landshut, Germany: Assisted Learning

Municipal Response to COVID-19: Crisis management

Wiesbaden: sustainable urban logistics

Municipal Response to COVID-19: Driving smart city development

Connective Cities' COVID-19 programme 2021

Municipal response to COVID-19 in the governance sector

Municipal response to COVID-19 in the health sector

Connective Cities' network in Sub-Saharan Africa - our achievements in the 3rd phase

Municipal response to COVID-19 in the MENA region

Interview with Harinjaka Ratozamanana: Innovation Ecosystems

Interview with Henning Schulz: Digitalisation

Interview with Hugo Salomão França: Crisis Communication

Interview with Ahmad Zeyad: Public Health and Crisis Management

Interview with Awande Buthelezi: Crisis Management and Digitalisation

Interview with Rami Kanaan: Digitalisation and Public Health

Interview with Faola Hodaj on Innovation Ecosystems

Interview with Daniel Onyango on Crisis Communication

Interview with Leila Ben Gacem: Social Innovation

Podcast with Dr. Lardo Stander: Economic Response and Housing

Podcast with Nadia Odjo: "Smart Schooling"

Podcast with Armin Berger: Digital Innovation

Podcasts with Salih Mahmod on Public Health Innovation

Kiel: Entrepreneurship and Digitalisation

Weimar: Economic response to COVID-19

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