Vinnytsia Joined the International Project Dialogues for Urban Change (D4UC)

The Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Construction of Germany (BMWSB) carries out bilateral governmental cooperation within the framework of the national urban development policy. Such cooperation has been established with the relevant ministries in Ukraine, the United States and South Africa. Since 2013, several international networks have been set up to share experiences and learn together. Three new city networks will be launched this year. They will address challenges and work on innovative solutions in the field of integrated urban development, based on urban projects.

“The essence of the project is the exchange of experience between German and Ukrainian cities on the implementation of transformations of public spaces. Communication will take place online and offline. The main topic of the meetings was integrated urban development based on the renewed Leipzig Charter of Local Self-Government. That is, our projects will be considered through the prism of the principles of integrated development enshrined in this Charter," said Nazar Kovalenko, Deputy Director of the Institute for Urban Development.

The first online meeting of the project participants took place on February 3. The roadmap for 2022-2023 was discussed there. In March there will be an online acquaintance with German partner cities (Leipzig, Mannheim, Freiburg and Bottrop). Offline discussion of projects will take place in late March in Lviv.

“An important component in the work of the Institute for Urban Development is the study of international experience and refinement of strategic projects for Vinnytsia community in cooperation with foreign consultants and experts. This is especially true for spatial solutions, as they need to take into account safety and environmental issues, convenience for all users, attractiveness of the territory and long-term use. We are sincerely glad to have the opportunity to be in the network Dialogues for Urban Change (D4uC) and to present and improve the Vinnytsia Mile project," said the director of Institute for Urban Development Valentyna Tkachuk.

In addition to Vinnytsia, Chernivtsi, Lviv, and Kyiv are participating in the Dialogues for Urban Change (D4UC) project. The cooperation is implemented by the German Society for International Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) on behalf of the BMWSB.