Infrastructure &
Nature
Re-value
Driving partnerships and funding for climate-neutral cities for Re-Value.
January 2023 - December 2026
NTNU (Norway), ICLEI Europe and 23 other partners, including city representatives
The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (part of the Horizon Europe programme)
The RE-VALUE partnership champions a holistic approach to urban development that aligns climate neutrality, the built environment and the well-being of communities. Advancing the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, RE-VALUE brings together leading European organisations and focuses on nine waterfront cities.
Through transparent and participatory decision-making processes in urban design and planning, and the integration of community voices in design, the project aspires to help build cities that are not only climate-neutral but also socially inclusive and economically prosperous.
Structured into ‘Innovation Cycles’ on ‘Collective Story Building’, ‘Data-driven Scenario Building’, and ‘Investment and Partnership Building’, RE-VALUE brings together members of the partnership to co-create tools and pathways to engage with the systemic challenges facing cities today.
GIB leads the project’s Innovation Cycle 3 on Investment and Partnership Building, steering cities towards developing partnerships and financing strategies that support their climate resilience goals. The process involves extensive dialogues and close cooperation with the cities and key stakeholders to align with local contexts and identify investment opportunities.
9 cities to adopt co-creation and participatory decision-making practices in their urban planning and development approach.
9 cities to adopt roadmaps for their waterfront pilot area that include concrete measures to tackle the systemic challenges in line with each city’s urban development priorities.
9 cities to embed urban quality and climate neutrality strategies into their long-term Territorial Transformation Plans.
