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Final workshop of the fifth phase of the municipal climate partnerships

Bonn, 28th May. For the fifth time, municipalities taking part in the project 'Municipal Climate Partnerships' presented their joint programmes of action for climate change mitigation and adaptation at an international workshop.

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Rhineland-Palatinate - Rwanda: Initial starting points in the local governance exchange project

Bonn, 15th May. Two representatives from local governance institutions in Rwanda got to know their partners in Rhineland-Palatinate during an information-sharing visit from 14 to 21 April.

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Inclusive Cities: towards an urban and social development for all

Bonn, 12th April. The international exchange platform Connective Cities invites municipal practitioners to the Dialogue Event on Inclusive cities. The event will be held in Bonn, Germany from 7 to 9 May 2018.

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Municipal Climate Partnerships

The basic aim of the project ‘Municipal Climate Partnerships’ is to strengthen the professional cooperation between German municipalities and municipalities in the Global South in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation. These issues will be systematically integrated into the existing work of municipal partnerships. The municipal partnerships will design concrete and joint programmes of action that include objectives, measures and allocated resources for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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Connective Cities

Worldwide networking between urban actors from politics, administration, industry, science and civil society and supporting a systematic and application-oriented exchange of experience and development of innovative ideas for urban projects - these are objectives and services of Connective Cities. Connective Cities is a partnership between the German Association of Cities, Engagement Global and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

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