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Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation to open in Netherlands

Environment – Feb 8, 2017

via Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment

Scientific study finds asylum seekers boosting European economies

Migrants – Jun 20, 2018

People take part in a rally to protest for the rights of asylum seekers on World Refugee Day in Vienna, Austria June 20, 2018.

A Barcelona restaurant that tells refugee tales

Refugees – Jun 21, 2018

Photos of locals, taken by Spanish photographer Joan Tomas, adorn the walls of Mescladis restaurant in the El Born district of Barcelona on June 8, 2018.

From Zika to dengue, a warming Europe faces new disease threats

Disease control – Feb 9, 2017

An Aedes aegypti mosquitoe is seen inside the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) insect pest control laboratory in Seibersdorf, Austria, February 10, 2016.

Remote Greek isle switches off power cuts, lights up green energy

Islands – Jul 24, 2018

A wind turbine, battery storage and central control rooms at the renewable energy “Tilos Project”, are seen on the north coast of the Greek island of Tilos, June 15, 2018.

'Sun and Data': Mallorca upgrades to a green tech future

Smart technology – Jul 26, 2018

Offices at the Balearic Innovation and Technological Park, known as ParcBit, provide a hub for tech entrepreneurs and other start-up companies in Mallorca, Spain, June 7, 2018

Build-your-own broadband brings rural British communities together

Digital infrastructure – Aug 30, 2018

Bruce Alexander and Steve Crossley of community broadband company B4RN laying cable in Mansergh, Cumbria in north-west England, November 9, 2016.

Back home, Cameroon migrants grapple with Libya trauma, prison debt

Migrants – Sep 28, 2018

Christelle Timdi grilling fish at her stall in Yaounde, Cameroon on August 23, 2018.

European mayors urge wider political push to step up climate action

Climate change mitigation – Nov 14, 2018

A "Super Blue Blood Moon" rises behind Mediterranean sea, next to Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain January 31, 2018.

Societies must take care of those 'menaced' by green shift - officials

Climate change – Nov 15, 2018

Coal miners march in defense of their jobs through downtown Leon, northern Spain, May 21, 2015.

Beauty or safety? Europe seeks to protect heritage from disasters

Built heritage – Nov 26, 2018

A woman holds a child as she walks in a flooded Saint Mark's Square, during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, Italy, October 29, 2018.

Cities plant more trees to curb wild weather, boost healthy living

Urban forestry – Nov 30, 2018

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Tourists sit under a pine tree on a hill overlooking Athens, July 7, 2011.

Iceland harnesses hot springs to power year-round farming

Farming – Nov 29, 2018

A worker prunes tomato plants in a greenhouse in Hveravellir, Iceland’s oldest vegetable farm, 18km from the town of Husavík in northern Iceland, August 28, 2018.

Young people get tough with older generations over 'messed-up planet'

Climate change – Dec 3, 2018

15-year-old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg holds a placard reading "School strike for the climate" during a protest against climate change outside the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, Sweden November 30, 2018.

Opinion: French protests show a green world must be fair too

Climate change – Dec 5, 2018

Protesters wearing yellow vests, the symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel fuel prices, occupy a roundabout in Cissac-Medoc, France, December 5, 2018. The slogan reads "Urgent, purchase power, dignity for all".

Boxing on a bridge? Tbilisi reinvents its public spaces

Urban (re)development – Dec 12, 2018

A group of architecture students rethink public spaces in Tbilisi, Georgia on November 2, 2018.

Organic yogurt wins migrants freedom from exploitation in Italy

Refugees – Feb 20, 2017

Cheikh Diop (R) and his business partner Ismail carry milk to make yogurt at cheese factory in Casale di Martignano, near Rome, Italy, February 14, 2017.

Spain brings fresh impetus to climate fight after lost decade

Climate change – Jan 18, 2019

Wind turbines used to generate electricity are seen near the village of La Mesa, Spain, August 11, 2017.

Belgian mayor wins world prize for work on integrating immigrants

Refugees – Feb 22, 2017

via The Guardian

Wooden "plyscrapers" challenge concrete and steel

Urban design – Feb 23, 2017

via Reuters