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Overall NBS Assessment
Air pollution is a growing concern that continues to strongly affects cities worldwide, posing significant threats to both human health and the environment. The rapid urbanization and industrialization of the past century have given rise to a multitude of pollutants, leading to the deterioration of air quality in urban areas. The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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The UPSURGE Consortium meeting in Maribor
The UPSURGE Consortium meeting took place in Maribor, Slovenia on 28-29.03.2023. That was a first day of our discussions on the project progress. We overviewed all of the work-packages, checked achievements and results. The two-day program included both presentations and workshops. A lot of work is still ahead of us and so many ambitious goals…
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The co-creation workshop in Katowice – the market place
The co-creation workshop in Katowice concerning discussion on the concept of the demo site in the market place has shown that the detailed analysis of the proposed solution at the meeting with participation of various stakeholders was necessary and has brought several conclusions. First of all the co-creation process including successive steps aiming at achieving…
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Queen’s University Belfast about UPSURGE project
Queen’s University Belfast on how UPSURGE project plans begin to take shape and the first step taken in the development of a new scientific and environmental demonstator site in Lower Botanic Gardens. Read the full text here: https://www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/featured/UPSURGE-takes-shape.html
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Co-creation workshops in Katowice
On 1 and 2 March 2023 in Katowice the second round of co-creation workshops have taken place, concerning discussion on the concepts of NBS interventions at bus/tram stops. The workshops have been organized by The Urban Greenery Plant in co-operation with the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas. The first workshop has taken place in…
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Co-design Engagement Workshop in Budapest 18th District
The UPSURGE team in Budapest hosted its co-design workshop aimed at engaging stakeholders to imagine nature-based solutions for the district. Before finalizing the design, a co-design workshop was held on 15/02/2023, at Tomory Lajos Museum, that will be the flagship site of our various NBSs. The event attracted the local green organizations, schools and kindergartens…
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The UPSURGE project at the final conference of the OPERANDUM project
On the 15 th and 16 th of December 2022, the UPSURGE project participated at the final conference of OPERANDUM project at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. On the first day, Darko Fercej, E-institute presented the project key objectives andchallenges. Round table continued with deep discussions about impacts, legacy and follow up-actions to keep project results…
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The first clustering event with UPSURGE’s sister projects
On Thursday the 17th of November from 11:00-13:30 CET there will be the firstclustering event with our sister’s projects @UPSURGE @JUST NATURE @DivAirCity. Clustering event will be transmitted online. We will discuss EU NatureBasedSolutions policies, common challenges and synergies between our projects.Join the eventAgenda
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UPSURGE Consortium Meeting in Prato
From the 11 to 13 October 2022 the UPSURGE project consortium met in Prato, Italy to discuss the progress done so far, plan next steps ahead and discuss with the demo cities of Breda, Katowice, Maribor, Budapest and Belfast about the planning of investments in nature based solutions (NBS) and their monitoring to be implemented…
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Study trip to Katowice
The Municipal Urban Greenery in Katowice and IETU hosted an UPSURGE project group from Queen’s University in Belfast and CENTOURIS, an institute at the University of Passau, on September 27-28. The main goal was to visit the five demo sites in Katowice and to discuss the implementation of the planned NBS there as well as…