Just4care

Community Justice, Adaptation and Resilience
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JUST4CARE is a European research and action project that supports cities in moving from reactive climate adaptation to just climate resilience, combining data, artificial intelligence, local knowledge and new forms of democratic participation.

The Project

What is JUST4CARE?

JUST4CARE is a Horizon Europe project exploring how cities can design climate adaptation strategies that are fair, inclusive and effective.

Climate adaptation often leaves the most vulnerable behind, with policies that are unjust, isolated and short-term. JUST4CARE changes that by integrating justice, equity, and resilience into urban and regional planning in Europe. We work with local communities in Ankara, Budapest, Madrid and Zagreb to co-create solutions that meet the needs of historically excluded groups. AI-driven models will support the integration of climate justice principles into risk assessments, while our Community of Practice will promote the replication of effective solutions in other cities to ensure broader impact. Let’s join forces to make climate adaptation just, inclusive, and resilient.

Objectives

  • Develop a Just Climate Resilience framework
  • Use AI-based tools to assess climate risks and social vulnerability
  • Test solutions through local pilots
  • Support learning and replication across Europe
  • Co-create a European Declaration of Urban Rights for Climate Resilience

How we work

  • Local pilot actions and Urban Parliaments. “Just4Care pilots use Urban Parliaments as participatory infrastructures, building on the methodology developed by the Universal Declaration of Urban Rights.”
  • Community of practice with follower cities
  • Open knowledge sharing through an Atlas and toolkits
  • Strong focus on communication, storytelling and participation

Expected impact

  • More just and inclusive climate adaptation policies
  • Empowered local communities
  • Scalable tools for cities across Europe

Who we are

JUST4CARE is implemented by a multidisciplinary consortium of research centres, cities, civil society organisations and practitioners

Diagram with Just4Care pilot cities

Pilot cities & Local actions

JUST4CARE works closely with four pilot cities. Each city develops locally tailored actions addressing climate risks, social vulnerability and governance challenges.

Pilot City

Budapest (Hungary)

Urban shading, Green infrastructure, Public space activation, Heat resilience
Pilot City

Çankaya (Turkey)

Urban living lab, Water resilience, Local capacity-building, Community governance
Pilot City

Madrid (Spain)

#Heat Islands #Social infrastructure #Community co-design #Climate Justice
Pilot City

Zagreb (Croatia)

Ageing population engagement, Urban heat, Resilient public facilities, Health & Care

Community of practice

Beyond the pilots, JUST4CARE brings together a wider group of cities participating as follower cities, adapting solutions for climate resilience based on the lessons learned from the pilots.

Replicant City

Bilbao (Spain)

Bilbao is interested in strengthening climate adaptation strategies that combine flood resilience, heat preparedness and social inclusion. Its connection to...
Replicant City

Kraków (Poland)

Kraków is focused on improving resilience to flooding, heavy rainfall, and sealed urban surfaces where historic fabric, tourist pressure, and...
Replicant City

Oslo (Norway)

Oslo is the capital of Norway with more than 722,000 residents, is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading climate...
Replicant City

Rome (Italy)

Rome's interest in JUST4CARE is tied to better understanding vulnerability, reach the least visible groups, and shape climate adaptation policies...
Replicant City

Utrecht Province (Netherlands)

Utrecht Province is advancing climate adaptation with a stronger focus on justice, especially in neighbourhoods affected by heat, flooding, and...
Replicant City

València (Spain)

With rising exposure to heat and extreme rainfall, València is looking for practical ways to turn its just resilience ambitions...
Replicant City

Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain)

Vitoria-Gasteiz, with around 252,000 residents, is the capital of the Basque Country and an internationally recognised reference in urban sustainability...