In light of the global pandemic, the way that urban populations’ relate to and interact with green and blue spaces has changed, namely, demands for nature have increased worldwide. With this increased demand, however, comes a pressure to create more urban parks, also raising questions about equality of access, funding and management.

This is where the Emerging Urban Leaders program comes to play. The program is an initiative from Salzburg Global Seminar and World Urban Parks to bring together future urban leaders looking to develop their ideas about urban parks as a critical component of quality cities of the future. The open call is for 30 change-makers to join the Emerging Urban leaders cohort. ICLEI Europe encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to apply.

The deadline for applications is March 31, 2022 (23:59 MST).
To join a cohort of emerging change leaders and collectively advance critical urban parks work find more info here.