Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the latest Mayor of the Moment interview, Stockholm mayor Karin Wanngård discusses how she tries to make her city more inclusive and welcoming.
Tag: Champion Mayors
Co-operation and inclusive growth for a better future: Yokohama’s story
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn our newest Mayor of the Moment interview, Takeharu Yamanaka, Mayor of Yokohama, Japan, discusses the green transformation, cooperation with other Champion Mayors as well as other Asian cities.
Think Local: How Bilbao is putting people first
Reading Time: 6 minutesBilbao Mayor Juan Mari Aburto discusses how the city is addressing its challenges, as well as SDGs, inclusive growth and digital services.
Leaving no one behind: Montréal’s strategies for an inclusive future
Reading Time: 7 minutesMontreal Mayor Valérie Plante discusses the city’s efforts to ensure an inclusive future in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shaping Fukuoka’s sustainable future after the COVID-19 pandemic
Reading Time: 5 minutesSōichirō Takashima, Mayor of Fukuoka, Japan, discusses the city’s plans for a more sustainable and inclusive future, through urban development, start-ups and promotion of the SDGs.
Making Reykjavik more inclusive: moving the city towards a fair and sustainable future
Reading Time: 4 minutesDagur Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavik, discusses the main inequality challenges facing the city as well as housing, inclusive growth and their Covid-19 response.
Who cares for the caregivers? Bogotá’s Care Blocks boost women’s autonomy
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Bogotá, 1.2 million women dedicate most of their time to unpaid care work, and 90% of them live in poverty. Bogotá Mayor Claudia López discusses what she’s doing to relieve the burden on women in her city.
A brighter future in Braga: How the city supports youth and migrant communities
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Braga, 40% of residents are under 30 years old, and the city has attracted and retained residents at a time when Portugal’s population overall was declining. For this “Mayor of the Moment” interview, Braga Mayor Ricardo Rio shares his strategies to support youth in the city.