27/08/2024

Urban Talks series | Summary and takeaways

Urban Talks is an interactive webinar series that spotlights cities and initiatives that are building new inclusive visions across Europe and Central Asia and wider, and […]
20/08/2024

Advancing sustainability with green tokens in Western Balkans 

The Green Tokens project, led by the UNDP IRH Innovation Team, is a new pilot initiative designed to assess how using a reward-based token system can […]
23/11/2023

From crisis to impact: Reflections from UNDP’s BOOST and Tadamon Accelerator programs 2020-2022

In the ever-evolving world of impact acceleration, we, the Innovation team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia and the architects of BOOST and Tadamon Acceleration programs, […]
31/10/2023

Introducing City Snapshots: Urban development innovation for sustainable change

In a rapidly evolving urban landscape, traditional methods of addressing interconnected urban challenges are becoming increasingly inadequate. As a result, urban development practitioners are exploring innovative […]
13/10/2023

M4EG: Reflections on a Journey Toward Sustainable Urban Development

For Mayors involved in the initiative, the purpose is to provide a sense of expanded options in the face of complexity, rather than resorting to “magic […]
25/08/2023

A behind-the-scenes look at our pilot portfolio design and management online course

In this two-part blog series, the Innovation team at UNDP Europe and Central Asia shares their reflections on the recent user-testing for a new online course […]
11/08/2023

An algorithm for more women in STEM

We live in a rapidly changing world where vast technological advancements are announced almost daily – think of the AI developments in just the last couple […]
26/05/2023

Did portfolios enable something in the city systems that was not there before?

Reflections on the first Regional Sensemaking with nine cities under Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG)  “When we started the project last year, I did not understand […]
29/03/2023

18 municipalities to receive support under the EU Response and Renewal Grant Programme

The Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) Facility is increasing its support to members in Ukraine and Moldova  Brussels, Chișinău, Kyiv, 29 March 2023 – the European Commission and […]