Living environment is defined as the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
This category caters for solutions addressing climate change, pollution reduction, and the protection of a thriving biodiversity including long-term multilevel governance mechanics, stakeholder engagement, disaster management, and circular economy.
Topics Covered
- Resilience to climate-related hazards and natural disasters
- Climate change integration into urban policies, planning & management
- Education and awareness-raising
- Freshwater ecosystems and water security
- Urban ecosystems and Urban biodiversity restoration
- Desertification and land degradation
- Waste management
- Sustainable lifestyles
- Marine pollution
Potential applicants are expected to address, among others:
Climate change & energy
- Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
- Promote and/or adopt renewable energy
- Increase energy efficiency of buildings and transportation
- Raise awareness on climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation
Pollution, waste & land degradation
- Reduce waste generation
- Enhance management of environmental resources and ecosystem services
- Reduce marine pollution of all kinds
- Contribute significantly to achieving land degradation neutrality
Sustainable lifestyles
- Raise awareness on sustainable development and lifestyles
- Showcasing sustainable urban lifestyle through practices such as: reducing single-use plastics, engaging in urban farming, buying local good including sustainable fashion.
