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In the coming year, Cool Cities will present its work at several (international) events. Curious where you might run into us in 2026? Here is an overview of key events already on our radar....

On 12 March 2026, Middelburg will host a unique joint midterm event for two leading Interreg projects, Cool Cities (North Sea Region) and Cool Neighbourhoods (North-West Europe). ...

At this year’s Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, the Umbra Pavilion was unveiled: a striking creation by the Arnhem-based Studio Pauline van Dongen, supported by the City of Arnhem. The pavilion, which both provides shade and captures solar energy, will find its permanent place in Arnhem’s city centre...

From Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 September, Cool Cities partners gathered in Sint-Niklaas for an inspiring partner meeting. The city of Sint-Niklaas welcomed us warmly: the mayor and two aldermen shared how the city has been transforming its streets and neighborhoods into greener, more people-friendly...

Last week, the COOL CITIES partnership reunited in Hamburg, where we were warmly hosted by our partners ZEBAU and HafenCity University....

The Cool Cities initiative concluded an inspiring three-day event in Gothenburg, dedicated to addressing urban heat stress and building a connected cool network. Project partners from across North Europe gathered to share knowledge, explore innovative solutions, and strengthen the partnership to mak...

We had a great kick-off for our Cool Cities project end of February. After some presentations and getting to know each other on stage, our host/hostess Rotterdam took the group to Bospolderplein where we could see how greenery transforms a built environment into a very pleasant place! The ball is ro...