The World Health Organization (WHO) strives to assist and inspire cities to become more “age-friendly”, and the fundamentals are included in the Global Age-Friendly Cities Guide. An age-friendly city enables residents to grow older actively within their families, neighbourhoods and civil society, and …

Een korte posterpresentatie gegeven over het werk van de Hanze op het gebied van veldonderzoek in klimaatadaptatie voor minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, wethouder Glimina Chakor en gedeputeerde Nienke Homan.

Istanbul, Turkey, 13.09.2019 – The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and its poverty alleviation arm, the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) say they, in collaboration with their development partners, are taking steps for streamlining several vital projects for refugees in the least developed …

The consortia pitched their research projects in the morning. In the afternoon there was an excursion to Arnhem.

Rural areas in the northern parts of the Netherlands have lots of potentials to provide a healthy environment for their residents. However, population changes (ageing, outmigration) have a negative impact on the quality of life of residents. The GO!-Method that has been developed by the National Institute …

The divide between rural and urban regions in the Netherlands seem to be increasing. Different workshops focus on all aspects asking questions like: is this realy the case?

Tijdens de Kick-off van Charrette Middag-Humsterland werden de eerste bouwstenen geplaatst voor een energieneutraal Middag-Humsterland. Hierbij werd de Charrette methode en doelstellingen doorgenomen en mensen aangemoedigd om mee te denken over de energietransitie en de totstandkoming hiervan. Gedurende …

Burgerschaftliches Engagement und Zivilgesellschaft, Wege zu einer lebenswerten Zukunft der ländlichen Gemeinden im Wattenmeer-Raum

The Northern region of the Netherlands has beautiful landscapes, a nice diversity of green and blue areas, and dispersed settlements. However, some recent population changes can become threats to health and wellbeing in these areas. The rural areas in the three northern provinces - Groningen, Friesland …