Partnership

The City of Dordrecht is the southern most city in South Holland, situated on an island between the Old Meuse, New Merwede, the Lower Merwede, the Dordtche Kil, and the Noord.

Aarhus is Denmark's second-largest city and one of the country's oldest cities. Located on the Jutland peninsula's east coast, Aarhus was founded as a harbour settlement at the mouth of the Aarhus River.

Bremen is a city on the Weser River in northwest Germany known for its role in maritime trade.

Växjö, Sweden is a small city in southern Sweden’s Kronoberg County that is on a path to becoming fossil fuel-free by 2030.

Lille is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France, near the border with Belgium.

Hamburg, a major port city in northern Germany, is connected to the North Sea by the Elbe River. It's crossed by hundreds of canals, and also contains large areas of parkland.

Bergen is a city on Norway’s southwestern coast. It's surrounded by mountains and fjords, including Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest.

Brest is a port city in Brittany, in northwestern France, situated on the Penfeld river.

Aeres University of Applied Sciences focuses on education and research, and on the sharing and applying of knowledge. They belong to the Aeres Groep, a green knowledge centre that focuses on education, research and various commercial activities.

AU SustainScapes (Center for Sustainable Landscapes under Global Change) is part of the department of Biology of the University of Aarhus. The centre brings together an international team of biologists, agroecologists, social scientists and data scientists.

Bremen University is one of Germany’s medium-sized universities. The Sustainability Research Center (ARTEC) is an interdisciplinary Center of the University of Bremen for scientific research on sustainability issues. This “Central Research Unit” is composed of professors from different faculties, including Social Sciences, Human Geography, Cultural Studies, Pedagogy and Educational Sciences.

IUCN, a global network of Member organisations, scientific experts and partners, has extensive knowledge and experience in biodiversity conservation and nature-based solutions, applied in different landscapes, including cities.

Open Kaart has expertise in co-creative design processes in architectural design and urban design and planning. The office brings this expertise in practice related to challenges concerning urban renewal, social improvement of neighbourhoods, climate adaptation and biodiversity.

BUB has 30 years of experience in environmental advisory for private households and tenants and is building a framework to help address citizens' climate adaptation needs - focusing on heat waves, heavy rainfall and windstorm events. BUB is also managing funding programmes for green roofs, rain water management and unsealing activities.

Het Vogelnest is a community center located in the city of Dordrecht. One of the core values of the organisation is to stimulate the notion of shared ownership and responsibility of public spaces, using community participation as a way to

achieve this goal. Het Vogelnest is an NGO with a focus on being informal and accessible to citizens while also understanding and knowing the language of policy makers.