Tag: Import-Videos-11-06-2025 EN

Kufranja municipality – city of oxygen in Jordan

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This is the first video in the second edition of ‘Voices from Connective Cities’. Dr. Anwaar Bani Salman, Head of Planning and studies at Kufranja municipality in Jordan talks about the competitive advantage of the municipality in agri- and eco-tourism due to its unique nature and high percentage of green cover. She highlights the benefits of peer learning particularly from Madaba municipality on the topics of local development strategies, proposal writing, and forging partnerships with stakeholders from different sectors. She noted that the moral support that she received from Connective Cities network helped her overcome various challenges such as fear of failure.

Watch video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/q6TZawYNglY

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Further information: Municipal Business Incubators in Madaba

Peer-to-peer exchange session between Eredvi and Senaki Municipalities, Georgia

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Discover highlights of the Connective Cities Southeast Europe Region, a peer-to-peer exchange session that took place under the umbrella of the Learning Process Renewable Energy Options at the municipal level from April 10th to April 11th. This event brought together representatives from the Municipality of Eredvi, Georgia, and the Municipality of Senaki, Georgia, for a productive discussion. Both municipalities have experience implementing renewable energy projects in IDP settlements. During the session, participants exchanged best practices and addressed common challenges faced by their municipalities. Additionally, we had the opportunity to visit Tech Park Senaki, a prominent technology hub supporting startups and businesses in Senaki, Georgia.

Watch video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/iI6mujbmwdw

Further Information:

Publication about the good practice:

Eredvi Municipality (Georgia) grants renewable energy solutions for IDP settlements

Transformative Riverine Management Programme

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The Transformative Riverine Management Programme from the municipality of eThewkwini (Durban, South Africa) is an innovative project to integrate adaptive water and climate management and establishes a partnership between the municipality, research institutions, community organisations and citizens. The programme aims to transform the management of over 7,400 km of watercourses and river corridors. The aim is to improve water quality through ecosystem-based adaptations and reduce flood risk through community-level projects, such as paying for collected waste that can lead to drain blockages.

Interview with:

  • Mr Geoff Tooley, Coastal Stormwater and Catchment Management Division, Department of Engineering, eThekwini Municipality.
  • Mr. Emmanuel K. Letebele, Senior Planner, eThekwini Municipality

Watch video at YouTube:

https://youtu.be/d3iR9INk1oQ

Mr Emmanuel Letebele was part of the Working Group on Risk-Informed Urban Development (RIUD) in Sub-Saharan Africa. This working group is a joint initiative of GIZ’s Connective Cities programmes and the Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management programme. More information on the RIUD working group.

Sustainable Urban Energy Planning in Southeast Europe (SEE)

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Video about Connective Cities’ learning process II conducted in May 2021 – June 2022 to support municipalities in fine-tuning their project ideas in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy and developing them further towards bankable project proposals.

Watch video at YouTube:

https://youtu.be/TET3myNbj2I

More information on the dialogue event in November 2021:

Development of bankable project proposals for sustainable urban energy planning in Southeast Europe

Development of Covid-19 recovery solutions at municipal level in the area of digitalisation

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To support digitalisation capacity building in cities and municipalities, four intensive workshops were conducted with urban practitioners and relevant representatives throughout SEE. The workshop consisted of two parts: a learning activity, followed by collective work. These events took place online, using Miro and video conference tools, with 2-4 facilitators. 

Watch video at YouTube ansehen:

https://youtu.be/3D3F4iKCENY

More: Digitalisation: Developing your own ideas based on international practice – Insights into the work of the Digitisation Working Group in South Eastern Europe

Development of Covid-19 recovery solutions at municipal level in the areas of Crisis Management

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To support crisis management capacity building in cities and municipalities, four intensive workshops were conducted with urban practitioners and relevant representatives throughout SEE. The workshop consisted of two parts: a learning activity, followed by collective work. These events took place online, using Miro and video conference tools, with 2-4 facilitators.

Watch video at YouTube:
https://youtu.be/aHCv6FHJRYo

More: First Response Mechanisms, Fake News and Crisis Communication – Insights into the Southeast Europe (SEE) Crisis Management Working Group

The Integrated Development Plan of Livingstone Municipal Council, Zambia

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Prior to the introduction of the Integrated Development Plan in 2015, all departments of Livingstone Municipal Council had their own isolated planning process, resulting in a waste of resources. In 2015, an integrated planning approach was introduced for a 10-year period with broad participation of residents. Stan Mwanakayaya, Director of Urban Planning at Livingstone Municipal Council, describes the experience of the first five years in this podcast.

View podcast at YouTube:

https://youtu.be/EIWK5zV7FJc

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Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project for Ghana

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The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project was launched to increase access to improved and affordable sanitation and water services in the GAMA, including reducing the cost of a toilet from US$600 to about US$50. The GAMA project benefited more than 230,000 people in low-income communities, increasing household toilet coverage by 12%. Cholera and waterborne disease outbreaks have decreased thanks to improved environmental sanitation conditions, household sanitation facilities and 282 km of water pipelines.

Charlotte Akwaah Adjei, project manager of the project, describes (in English) the project’s approach and achievements in the podcast.

Listen to the podcast at YouTube: https://youtu.be/MRNfkALjmIw

More information: Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project for Ghana

A market crèche in Kenya – enhancing economic security and social life for mothers

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In Tharaka-Nithi County,, which is east of Mount Kenya, women usually stop working for about six months when they have a baby. Women who trade in the market face problems as they lose customers, sometimes even their stalls are given to other people and they have to start from scratch. In the market of Chuka town, where 90 % of the approximately 3000 traders are women, the municipality has set up a crèche for these women. The care is free of charge for them. This is a good practice that can easily be transferred to other markets, provided the traders are involved in the design of the crèche from the beginning.

Watch video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/O9Y3KdzD9M4

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Good Practice from Landshut, Germany: Assisted Learning

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We visited Landshut, where we talked with various actors involved in and crucial for the successful running of the project project Betreutes Lernen. “Betreutes Lernen” translates to “Assisted Learning” in English and offers children overwhelmed by the challenges of digital learning, a possibility to catch up on their curriculum and regain an urgently needed daily structure. Since the beginning of the project, it has been perceived as big success by pupils, teachers and staff hence ensuring the learning progress of children during the lockdown when schools are closed.

Watch video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/1uDJCkrC-ok

More videos, interviews and podcasts at our COVID-19-topical page