Project & Timeline
Project Summary
Achieving transformational changes in cities for mitigation and adaptation inevitably requires engaging with multiple scales of governance and multiple actors. Local governments are key among these multiple actors, together with civil society and environmental movements in facilitating just, equitable and transformative climate action in urban areas.
Consequently, in the pursuit of sustainability and justice, urban climate justice has emerged as a crucial focus period of their studies, PhD candidates, postdocs and assistant professors. At the heart of this paradigm lies the principles of care and repair, emphasizing not only the urgent need to address existing environmental injustices but also the importance of nurturing inclusive and sustainable urban communities for future generations.
The project will run until the end of 2027.
Aims and Outcomes
- Rethink dynamics between care, repair, and urban infrastructure to trace out inclusive and reparative conditions.
- Ensure climate policies are equitable and grounded in local contexts.
- Inform stakeholders (specifically the IPCC) on the role of social and physical infrastructures.
- Engage students and public through a travelling photo exhibition.
- Build capacity for early-career researchers within the ENLIGHT network.
Project Timeline
Kick-off Workshop
University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Network Workshop
University of Galway, Ireland.
Project Milestone
Specific deliverables and progress review.
Summer School
Nature-based and inclusive urban infrastructures, Bilbao.
Final Synthesis
Project conclusion and reporting.