UNDP Ukraine Community Safari©: a quest to find nature-based solutions for local communities
Last year a team of innovators from Ukraine UNDP Accelerator Lab – decided to explore nature-base solutions possibilities in Ukraine. This exploration journey connected UNDP Ukraine and our COST Action. Together we run a very inspiring NBS event called the Community Safari in Kyiv. The idea of a safari event was to empower grassroots activists […]
MC and WG meeting in Istanbul, 4-6 Mar 2020
The 3rd MC and working group meeting was held from 4th of March until 6th of March 2020 at Istanbul Aydin University. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak the number of participants was diminished and only 55 of the planned 90 persons attended. With the support of technology additional people could participate in the MC meeting […]
Reports from STSMs
Examining the potential of 3D printing of hemp-based biocomposite building materials as a nature-based solution for circular economy in cities This STSM by Yaakov Florentin aimed at evaluating the potential of 3D printing of environmentally friendly and carbon negative hemp-clay biocomposite building material using agricultural waste of hemp cultivation and implementing it in the building’s […]
Workshop on Circular Cities @ Impact Hub Zürich, 28 Jan 2020
The CA17133 core team took part in the stakeholder workshop on Circular Cities held by Impact Hub Zürich on January 28th 2020. The idea was to explore the opportunities to operationalize the Circular Economy framework in the context of Swiss cities. Dr. Günter Langergraber Action Chair and Johannes Kisser WG3 lead gave presentations and all […]
Core Team Meeting in Wädenswil, 27- 28 Jan 2020
The CA17133 core team had a meeting at ZHAW facilities in Wädenswil Switzerland on January 27th and 28th. Main outcomes from the meeting are: All 39 COST countries are participating in the Action as well as six observers, in total 420 persons are taking direct part or following the Action. The Deliverables according to the […]
Deliverables
Deliverable 1: Website Deliverable 2: Report on the state of the art and existing case studies
3rd STSM call: Deadline 1st of December
COST Action CA17133 is offering financial support to eligible applicants to carry out a Short Term Scientific Mission that will specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of this COST Action. STSMs facilitate scientists going to an institution or laboratory in another country to foster collaboration, to learn a new technique or to take measurements using instruments and/or methods […]
Procedure for ITCCG application
General rules: The applicant must be ECI, i.e. < 8 years after PhD or PhD candidate, and working in an ITC oral or poster presentation at a conference related to the topic of the Action the COST Action Circular City must be mentioned in the Acknowledgements the maximum grant for an ITCCG in the COST […]
WG Workshop in Finland, 16-18 Sep 2019
On September 16-18 2019 CA17133 held WG meetings, had study visits and attended the FRUSH event in Finland. The WG meetings started in Visamäki the main campus of Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK). On Day 2 the group departed from Hämeenlinna to visit the Circular City of the Future in Tampere Hiedanranta. The Tampere […]
Training school in Malta 30 Sep – 4 Oct 2019
A call for the ReNature Summer School is now launched. The summer school is organised from 30 Sep – 4 Oct 2019 in Malta and is supported by the COST Action Circular City. The Action will support the ReNature Summer School by providing grant to 15 trainees. Application deadline for the summer school is 10 […]