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In 2024, the province of Drenthe (Netherlands) organized its very first hybrid citizens’ assembly on the topic of housing. This initiative was a direct result of citizens’ requests for stronger involvement in provincial decision-making. The method combined a deliberative assembly with broader public...

With the Climate Village pilot initiative in Skive (Denmark) nearing its end, residents and local partners gathered for a Climate Exhibition celebrating the projects created over the past year. In total, 25 citizen-led projects were presented, each one funded by the municipality but fully imagined,...

To address the issue of waste, two swap shops have been set up in the climate villages of Skive (Denmark), by the citizens themselves. There, you can hand in used items for others to benefit from, an initiative that has especially created excitement among the youngest in the area. Toys are changing...