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

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

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

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

SoulRiders: using cycling to tackle inequalities

SoulRiders is a community-led charitable organisation based in the ... Read More

Oslo as an age-friendly city

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

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

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

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

Veloevolution’s quest for greener and safer roads

Veloevolution is a dynamic discussion platform and grassroots ... Read More

Pedaling Towards Change

Pedaling Towards Change

Bike Kitchen Brno is an open community bike workshop, voluntary ... Read More

The Living Lab Experiment in Graz

The Living Lab Experiment in Graz

The Living Lab Experiment at Griesplatz in Graz involves engaging ... Read More

A holistic approach to public spaces

A holistic approach to public spaces

Zilveren Linten, commissioned by the District of Antwerp, is an ... Read More

Revolutionizing mobility through ride-sharing benches

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Energy saving checks to reduce poverty

Stromspar-Check (SSC) is a joint project by the Deutsche Caritasverb ... Read More

Environmentally friendly energy production

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

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

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

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

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 

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

The Road to Empowering Roma Women

Banyaerdő (Forest of the Witches) is an exciting organisation in ... Read More

From citizens’ initiative to energy cooperative

From citizens’ initiative to energy cooperative

HagelandStroomt; a citizens-led initiative aimed to support SMEs in ... Read More

Fighting for a green future

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

An emblematic example of combining agriculture and energy

Speranza Cooperative, an Italian organisation based in Candiolo, in ... Read More

A queer-owned progressive land

A queer-owned progressive land

SisterLand Farms is a queer-owned, worker-run farm cooperative/school ... Read More

Bringing volunteers together for civil protection

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

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

Helping people and the environment move forward

Energiesnoeiers (‘Energy Cutters’) are companies in the social economy Read More

Gender equality in the fisheries Sector

Gender equality in the fisheries Sector

In Turkey, at least one out of every 30 fishers is a woman. Although ... Read More

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