18/08/2026

UNEP provides US$1.95 million to scale up Armenia’s circular bioeconomy transition 

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through its Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), has approved over US$2.2 million in funding to accelerate Armenia’s transition towards […]
05/08/2026

With support from Slovakia and UNDP, a Green Economy Hub has opened in Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast

On 30 July, the Green Economy Hub was opened in Nizhyn – a new space where residents, local authorities, businesses and academia can work together around a […]
21/07/2026

Where does AI actually help a city? Ten municipalities spent three days finding out 

Inside the CEF x AI Bootcamp in Podgorica, Montenegro – and what it taught us about building AI capability in local governments  The CEF x AI Bootcamp, held on […]
09/07/2026

AI x Cities webinar series: Session 1 – Starting where cities actually are

While information about AI is abundant, space to make sense of what it means in practice is not. That gap between the global AI conversation and […]
16/06/2026

UNDP convenes municipalities in Podgorica to explore AI for urban transformation 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly shaping how cities deliver services, manage infrastructure, and make decisions. For many municipalities across Europe and Central Asia, the challenge is not simply […]
01/04/2026

How four Ukrainian cities are seeking their future during the war

On the eve of the fifth year of full-scale war, four Ukrainian cities have taken on what seems like an impossible task: to determine their economic […]
01/04/2026

What is the portfolio approach and how does it work? Ukraine’s experience

In 2025, four Ukrainian cities – Khmelnytskyi, Bucha, Zhytomyr, and Slavutych – joined the Mission-Oriented Economy local transformation programme, part of the EU-funded Mayors for Economic […]
30/03/2026

City Imaginarium: Bringing Urban Futures into Public Spaces?

What kind of cities do we want to live in – and how do we get there? Launched on World Cities Day (31 October 2025), City Imaginarium went beyond […]
19/03/2026

Three Winners at BOOST x CEF Green Urban Tech Sprint Demo Day

Ten startups and non-profits from across Europe and Central Asia gathered virtually on 25 February 2026 for the BOOST x City Experiment Fund (CEF) Green Urban […]