What is happening in ClairCity?
Crucially, citizens from each location will lead the process through a wide range of public engagement tools, making sure the final policy package reflects the aspirations of local people. This citizen involvement will improve the policy proposals, and also create more public awareness of air pollution and carbon emissions.
How will citizens get involved in ClairCity?
Where is ClairCity happening? ClairCity involves organisations from ten countries across Europe( see back page), but our activities with the public are focused in six partner cities and regions:
- Amsterdam, Netherlands- Aveiro region, Portugal- Bristol, UK- Genoa / Liguria region, Italy- Ljubljana, Slovenia- Sosnowiec, Poland
Our partners were selected because they represent a diverse range of experiences, expertise, issues and solutions. Each location is different, with a unique set of challenges and the potential to offer solutions. Other cities, regions and organisations around the world can join ClairCity as Associates to learn more from our experiences. Find out more at www. claircity. eu / about / claircity-associates /
Residents in each partner city and region will get involved through an online game, app, events, a schools’ competition, questionnaires, social media and local face-to-face workshops. The range of activities is designed to target different groups within the population, so that young people, elderly residents, families, professionals and others can all access the project in ways that work for them.
The activities are planned in each location from 2017-2019. Each step of the project is informed by citizen views on the future for their city, their priorities and concerns. Local opinions and opportunities will also be represented by stakeholder organisations and the local authorities, who are partners on the project.
What is ClairCity doing?
ClairCity brings together detailed information about air pollution in each city or region, and how daily life in the area causes air pollution and climate change.
Air pollution is a public health issue, causing 467,000 premature deaths a year across Europe. Air pollution is a cause of cancers, cardiovascular diseases like strokes, and respiratory problems such as asthma. European Environment Agency, 2016
We will generate sophisticated models to identify the options available to each city to tackle these issues. At the end of the project, a‘ policy package’ will be delivered to each partner city to inform their future policy.
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