Inspiring initiatives
ACCTING has mapped inspiring bottom-up initiatives stemming from groups of people, communities, and organisations in topics related to the project’s eight research lines. Taking place in 34 different countries, the mapped initiatives aim to inspire by showing positive involvement of society, and more specifically vulnerable groups, in response to climate change.
The initiatives collected with the help of our network of 37 national researchers will be completed as the project unfolds and serve to inform our call for pilot projects and the co-creation of recommendations for policymakers.
![Social resilience in primary schools](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/kenny-eliason-zFSo6bnZJTw-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Social resilience in primary schools
This initiative brings together social researchers and educational ... Read More
![A flexible aid platform for disaster relief actions in Austria](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jon-tyson-yrwV3tYeE0Q-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
A flexible aid platform for disaster relief actions in Austria
The Austrian Red Cross and Hitradio Ö3 founded Team Austria (original: Read More
![Providing free regional transportation for rural citizens](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/joshua-kettle-s3Ebbly5Aw0-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Providing free regional transportation for rural citizens
“Linava” is the Lithuanian national association of motor carriers. One Read More
![SoulRiders: using cycling to tackle inequalities](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mark-stosberg-kwymB90JZTE-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
SoulRiders: using cycling to tackle inequalities
SoulRiders is a community-led charitable organisation based in the ... Read More
![Oslo as an age-friendly city](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/oliver-cole-aS3ftVZLrVI-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Oslo as an age-friendly city
As life expectancy continues to rise, the Nordic region is seeing a ... Read More
![An electric bus for senior citizens in the Netherlands](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-blowup-IQj77ckUsbM-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
An electric bus for senior citizens in the Netherlands
The Stichting Zonnebus Cuijk uses an electric bus to transport elderly Read More
![Indigenous Women’s Movement of the Xingu Indigenous Reservation Association](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/alan-de-la-cruz-3irPFKfB0o0-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Indigenous Women’s Movement of the Xingu Indigenous Reservation Association
ATIX Mulher (Brazil) is the female branch of the Indigenous ... Read More
![Unlocking independence and integration for refugees](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/woman-holding-her-bike-400x284.jpg)
Unlocking independence and integration for refugees
#BIKEYGEES is a remarkable initiative that aims to empower refugee ... Read More
![Veloevolution’s quest for greener and safer roads](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jonny-kennaugh-Nqi-_X7h65Y-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Veloevolution’s quest for greener and safer roads
Veloevolution is a dynamic discussion platform and grassroots ... Read More
![Pedaling Towards Change](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gregorio-cavana-H12VDQZXlCM-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Pedaling Towards Change
Bike Kitchen Brno is an open community bike workshop, voluntary ... Read More
![The Living Lab Experiment in Graz](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kaleidico-3V8xo5Gbusk-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
The Living Lab Experiment in Graz
The Living Lab Experiment at Griesplatz in Graz involves engaging ... Read More
![A holistic approach to public spaces](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/k-mitch-hodge-r3IE4JJLrFk-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
A holistic approach to public spaces
Zilveren Linten, commissioned by the District of Antwerp, is an ... Read More
![Revolutionizing mobility through ride-sharing benches](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/7178884-400x284.jpg)
Revolutionizing mobility through ride-sharing benches
The ride-sharing bench is centrally located on the village street, ... Read More
![A creative solution for social interaction, and mobility](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/anton-savinov-oMpzHtd5qB0-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
A creative solution for social interaction, and mobility
Village Point originated in small villages where all local shops had ... Read More
![Inclusive bike access and cycling education](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tom-austin-XbZy0-JHINA-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Inclusive bike access and cycling education
The Bike Hub, in collaboration with various partners, operates ... Read More
![Empowering small farmers through the cocoa initiative in Brazil](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hand-holding-open-fruit-close-up-400x284.jpg)
Empowering small farmers through the cocoa initiative in Brazil
Starting in 2012, in the municipality of São Félix do Xingu, in ... Read More
![Seeds of transformation: Empowering communities through green jobs and food justice](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/close-up-female-gardener-taking-care-plants-watering-them-with-spray-bottle-plant-nursery-400x284.jpg)
Seeds of transformation: Empowering communities through green jobs and food justice
The initiative focuses on creating employment opportunities in the ... Read More
![Training Roma people to move them out of their deprived situation](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/klara-kulikova-S-xD2Mi2FLs-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Training Roma people to move them out of their deprived situation
The Kiút programme is a work-integrated training program in which ... Read More
![Rethinking production and consumption](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/alfonso-navarro-qph7tJfcDys-unsplash-1-400x284.jpg)
Rethinking production and consumption
The Zero Waste Association aims to promote a zero-waste lifestyle by ... Read More
![The development of the agri-food and socio-economic model](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/randy-fath-dDc0vuVH_LU-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
The development of the agri-food and socio-economic model
ACCTING aims to understand the impact of Green Deal policies on ... Read More
![An economic and cultural socio-ecosystem connecting the countryside and the city](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/inigo-de-la-maza-s285sDw5Ikc-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
An economic and cultural socio-ecosystem connecting the countryside and the city
Kilombo is a collaborative project between the cooperatives ... Read More
![An intersectional environmental justice initiative](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/david-clode-eL4ADAsiOR8-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
An intersectional environmental justice initiative
Gradski vrtovi Sisak (Urban Gardening Sisak) in Croatia is a unique ... Read More
![Community-owned Wind Turbines for regional development](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mert-kahveci-bqsfX5-zUJI-unsplash-1-400x284.jpg)
Community-owned Wind Turbines for regional development
The local enterprise model for ownership of local wind turbines has ... Read More
![Connecting people living in urban cities and the ones in agricultural areas](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/warren-J33qmCVr02A-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Connecting people living in urban cities and the ones in agricultural areas
The urban & peri-urban crop Group PERKA is a great example of an ... Read More
![Energy saving checks to reduce poverty](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/arthur-lambillotte-rP1iwkrbSe0-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Energy saving checks to reduce poverty
Stromspar-Check (SSC) is a joint project by the Deutsche Caritasverb ... Read More
![Environmentally friendly energy production](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/julia-koblitz-JJkwsqNv4d0-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Environmentally friendly energy production
Måbjerg BioEnergy is a project situated in Måbjerg, an area on the ... Read More
![Enhancing the community’s quality of life](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/elias-morr-lUQf5XDaVy0-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Enhancing the community’s quality of life
Terras de Cascais is a Portuguese citizens-led initiative that started Read More
![Indigenous knowledge to nourish, heal and restore](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Untitled-design-1-400x284.jpg)
Indigenous knowledge to nourish, heal and restore
Deep Medicine Circle (DMC) is a worker of a colour-led non-profit ... Read More
![Major strides to break the cycle of deep poverty in Turkey](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/joel-muniz-3k3l2brxmwQ-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Major strides to break the cycle of deep poverty in Turkey
During the pandemic, the Deep Poverty Network was established in 2019 ... Read More
![The 1st support system focusing on gender-specific homelessness in the Czech Republic](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Untitled-design-400x284.jpg)
The 1st support system focusing on gender-specific homelessness in the Czech Republic
The idea is to empower homeless women by encouraging them to ... Read More
![The economic empowerment of women victims of violence](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/clay-banks-s-hw64ghWEA-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
The economic empowerment of women victims of violence
The Good Garden is an innovative contribution to the joint effort from Read More
![The Road to Empowering Roma Women](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Novian-Fazli-via-Canva-Pro-400x284.png)
The Road to Empowering Roma Women
Banyaerdő (Forest of the Witches) is an exciting organisation in ... Read More
![From citizens’ initiative to energy cooperative](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Untitled-design-1-400x284.png)
From citizens’ initiative to energy cooperative
HagelandStroomt; a citizens-led initiative aimed to support SMEs in ... Read More
![Fighting for a green future](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8106773-400x284.jpg)
Fighting for a green future
The Youth Green Movement (previously the Green Student Movement) is a ... Read More
![An emblematic example of combining agriculture and energy](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/julia-koblitz-QqJkvgyTbUE-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
An emblematic example of combining agriculture and energy
Speranza Cooperative, an Italian organisation based in Candiolo, in ... Read More
![A queer-owned progressive land](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/zoe-schaeffer-Yh_xH-tWI-0-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
A queer-owned progressive land
SisterLand Farms is a queer-owned, worker-run farm cooperative/school ... Read More
![Bringing volunteers together for civil protection](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/michel-e-fSO8pdTu8Pk-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Bringing volunteers together for civil protection
FILIOS ZEUS is a recent flagship initiative in civil protection in ... Read More
![From an abandoned hospital to a Climate Justice Center and Movement School](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/262241523_107305801793967_7035172567160877103_n-400x284.png)
From an abandoned hospital to a Climate Justice Center and Movement School
Casa dels Futurs is a Spanish initiative aiming to save the planet and Read More
![Helping people and the environment move forward](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Untitled-design-2-1-400x284.png)
Helping people and the environment move forward
Energiesnoeiers (‘Energy Cutters’) are companies in the social economy Read More
![Gender equality in the fisheries Sector](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Untitled-design-1-1-400x284.png)
Gender equality in the fisheries Sector
In Turkey, at least one out of every 30 fishers is a woman. Although ... Read More
![Protecting the Karadere wild area in Bulgaria](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Untitled-design-2-400x284.png)
Protecting the Karadere wild area in Bulgaria
The Karadere wild area, valuable for its invertebrate fauna and ... Read More
![Mobilising the community to overcome crises](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/tadeu-jnr-Wr1E6IjUUtk-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Mobilising the community to overcome crises
In 2015, the Fundão Rejects Dam breach in Minas Gerais threw millions ... Read More
![Towards renewable forms of energy](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bill-mead-wmaP3Tl80ww-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Towards renewable forms of energy
LICHT, Local Initiative for a Cooperative Renewable Transition, is an ... Read More
![Volunteer solidarity to fight against disasters](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dielemans-photos-80icgjEZ_PA-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
Volunteer solidarity to fight against disasters
The National Association of Volunteers (NAVRB) was established in the ... Read More
![The Experimental Housing: Working towards a more sustainable use of resources](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/anne-marie-pos-Tt_6cNzTDUk-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
The Experimental Housing: Working towards a more sustainable use of resources
The Experimental Housing is a self-built project at an abandoned ... Read More
![A community network to observe the impact of floods](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/jonathan-ford-6ZgTEtvD16I-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
A community network to observe the impact of floods
The Flood Impact Observers Network develops innovative tools to ... Read More
![A platform to stop ecological destruction](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ramon-kagie-0XbZE-8fYeY-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
A platform to stop ecological destruction
Muğla Environment Platform is an initiative developed by citizens and ... Read More
![An ambitious vision for the largest protected area in Italy](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/anderson-schmig-f7b6WX_p1N0-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
An ambitious vision for the largest protected area in Italy
The Pollino National Park, the largest newly established protected ... Read More
![An innovative green municipality](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/24644933_Tiny-characters-in-village-with-windmills-and-solar-panels-400x284.jpg)
An innovative green municipality
Ii is an initiative aiming to lower dioxide emissions, recycle, ... Read More
![A voluntary system of civil defence in Florence](https://accting.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bjorn-snelders-ioIcyvFsjBY-unsplash-400x284.jpg)
A voluntary system of civil defence in Florence
In Florence, since the terrible floods in 1966, many citizens’ ... Read More
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