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Integrated Action Plan: Famalicão

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25 August 2022
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Part of the Resourceful Cities project was for the participating cities to create an Integrated Action Plan (IAP). The idea behind this plan is to keep the movement we have created during the project going and create plans for the future of local circular economy activities. This is the IAP of Famalicão.

Cities and urban areas have an added responsibly in this matter. By 2050 about 2/3 of the world population is expected to be living in a city (The Ellen MacArthur Foundation). Urban population will be consuming about 75% of all natural resources available, producing roughly 50% of all waste and accounting for 60% of all greenhouse gases emissions. Therefore, to get cities involved, making positive changes and more sustainable choices within their respective communities has never been more important.

Famalicão has been actively seeking to boost the development of a circular economy model through a multisectoral approach, while promoting the implementation of new projects geared towards more sustainable local production and consumption practices. Joining the URBACT Resourceful Cities network represents a great opportunity to rethink, plan and implement an integrated strategy for circular economy while also allowing for easier access to knowledge regarding the latest developments on the topic and support from other partner cities.

To have a guideline for the circular future of Famalicão an Integrated Action Plan was created. You can read the complete IAP here.