It has been a huge honour and privilege to be the Lady Mayoress of Cork City Council City Council alongisde Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Kieran McCarthy Kieran McCarthy in 2023/2024

Final conference of @GoGreenRoutes VARCITIES -euPolis and IN-HABIT H2020 : 💬 "Nature-Based Solutions are socially grounded" + "Think out of the box within the legal boundaries" 🌳 Lots of Nature-Based Solutions examples shared!

Finbarr Archer is just incredible! More than a driver,a protocol liaison officer,agenda/time-keeper, communication officer,incredible daily support&friend.I am highly grateful for all this work and support for the 2023-2024 Mayoralty, and know that Cllr Kieran McCarthy seconds me on that.

My partner Cllr Kieran McCarthy 's Mayoralty is now over. It has been roller-coaster. Of energy, of emotions. It has been an experience which I will miss but not regret: a unique in a life-time opportunity! resilia-solutions.eu/2024/07/2023-2…

#proudofCork

Have you already your thoughts about the biggest trends impacting your city your challenges or resources? If not, complete this European Urban Initiative Forward-Looking survey (by the end of today!!)! it will help tailoring better solutions for your cities!

More for you to share on your thought on greeining cities and sustainable tourism! you have until the end of the month, as a city, to support the Urban Agenda for EU !

Saying goodbye to Cork City Council Cllr Kieran McCarthy's mayoralty brought in reflections about my journey, learnings&encounters, as the Lady Mayoress.The most important ones probably being Cork's tremendous community life,as shared in my farewell&thank you speech. shorturl.at/0wOA1

☀ Are you warm in Ville de Lille & Ville de Loos this Summer? go back to school to keep you fresh! ❄ European Urban Initiative #Time2Adapt led by Métropole Européenne de Lille opens 4 schoolyards to all with its normal infrastructure (playgrounds, sports areas, benches,picnic tables, trees)+extra games!

Check out some of the planning solutions of the #GreenPlace network as well as other URBACT networks in this interactive quizz!

Next opportunity to learn more about city solutions for better food systems. Join the URBACT and European Urban Initiative EU City Lab on Land Strategies to Feed the City!

Together with Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson , we prepared an URBACT online tutorials on #FoodProcurement. Stay tuned for their releases in September!

This is what #URBACTGreenPlace is about! Well done Limerick Council - Comhairle Luimnigh to make your medieval wall visible and engaging towards a more inclsuive, safer and greener city!

Visiting European Urban Initiative #Time2Adapt led by Métropole Européenne de Lille (1/2): Getting to know the local partners, assessing the state of the art and their ambitions to provide cool solutions combining social and artistic innovations. Co-defining the framework for expertise support

Visiting European Urban Initiative #Time2Adapt led by Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL)(2/2): Opening visit with the transfer partners. Discovery of the first experimentations in the Ville de Lille and Ville de Loos & Anticipation and brainstorm about the future projects

Le CLAD de la Commune de Schaarbeek Schaerbeek 1030 Schaarbeek , ça continue! maintenant que la Stratégie en Alimentation Durable de la Commune est validée, le CLAD doit se consolider, décider de son fonctionnement et travailler à l'opérationnalisation de la stratégie.

oming back from Nitra, Slovakia after two days of URBACT #URBACTGreenPlace Core Network Meeting: 🌳 Working on NBS 🏞 Peer reviewing Nitra’s Martin’s hills ♿ Training on Inclusive Design 🔧 Exchanging on Testing Actions ❓ Carrying out the Mid Term Reflection

We hope this video tutorials will help an increasing number of cities to design Food Procurement schemes that are growingly sustainable!

Our 5 transversal lessons learnt from the URBACT & European Urban Initiative City Labs: 1. There is never enough dialogue 2. Transitions also require an integrated approach 3. Decide how to use the legal framework 4. Think & act in a systemic way 5.  Purchase power can change local food

La phase pilote du Conseil Consultatif en Alimentation Durable d'Ixelles Elsene ,financée par Bruxelles Environnement - Leefmilieu Brussel est close:3 années d'échanges,contributions, rencontres&projets pour mettre en œuvre la Stratégie Good Food au niveau ultralocal.Merci à Audrey Lhoest pour cette vision!