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2014 projects

Compensating carbon emissions

Project partners: City of Aachen and City of Cape Town, South Africa

Two participants from Aachen are supporting the “Climate Ticket Cape Town” project in the field of public relations. The project builds upon the experiences of the Aachen climate ticket. The proceeds are used to finance garden cultivation projects in the townships of Cape Town.

Encouraging knowledge sharing, exploiting alternative energy sources

Project partners: District of Enzkreis and Masasi District Council, Tanzania

Two participants from Enzkreis are producing simple solar cookers and lamps together with trainees from the Folk Development College in Masasi District and developing a concept for sustainable use and further development.

Improving rural irrigation systems

Project partners: Dossenheim Municipality and Mokhotlong Municipalityg, Lesotho

Two participants from Dossenheim are supporting the new municipal partnership between Dossenheim and Mokhotlong. They are concerned with the local water problem and improving irrigation technology.

Renewable energies for a biosphere reserve

Project partners: City of Bielefeld and City of Estelí, Nicaragua

Two participants from Bielefeld will be involved with two participants from Estelí in an international research programme on the implementation of renewable energies in Nicaragua, evaluating the results for partner municipalities and organising professional and informational events.

Exchanging ideas on climate change measures and emergency services

Project partners: City of Hagen and Portmore Municipality, Jamaica

Two participants from Hagen and a participant from Portmore are tackling disaster management together in both municipalities and are supporting projects for environmental protection and environmental education.

Waste management and environmental education

Project partners: City of Hof and City of Caruaru, Brazil

Two participants from Hof and two from Caruaru are supporting projects on environmental education in schools as well as related municipal events (Environment Day) and other cooperative projects between the municipal partners.

Living participatory budgets

Project partners: Treptow-Köpenick Borough (Berlin) and Cajamarca Province, Peru

Two participants from each participating municipality are jointly analysing their respective strategies for the public participation and are developing joint suggested improvements.