ALDA Hubs & Voices brings ALDA’s project stories to life, showcasing real-world efforts to strengthen democracy across communities.
Each episode highlights a unique project or initiative, within an ALDA Thematic Hub (look for the emojis) connecting voices from diverse partners and perspectives to foster inclusive governance, civic engagement, and sustainable change.
Join us to explore how democracy takes shape on the ground, one project at a time!
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BUILDSPACE Series - EcoEnergyHub Ep. 5: Staying Above Water - Urban Flood Analysis and Resilience
💧 Season finale: Episode 5 of the EcoEnergyHub Podcast is out!
Today, we explore one of the most urgent climate challenges for cities: floods.
We focus on Buildspace Service 5: Urban Flood Analysis and Resilience, a tool that combines satellite imagery, Copernicus services, and local weather and infrastructure data to:
1️⃣Identify areas at high risk of flooding
2️⃣Simulate different flood scenarios
3️⃣Test interventions like retention basins, drainage improvements, and blue-green infrastructure
4️⃣Support spatial planning to protect people, property, and essential services
The service has already been piloted in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Joining us are:
Tijs Maes (Nazka Mapps) – contributing to satellite data integration and flood modelling visualization
Kristina Klemen (IMZI) – both a developer of the service and pilot lead for Ljubljana
Tune in to the final episode to discover how Buildspace is helping cities prepare for floods, safeguard communities, and enhance urban resilience.
8 Dec 2025
BUILDSPACE Series - EcoEnergyHub Ep. 4: Beating the Heat - Urban Heat Analysis and Resilience
Today, we tackle one of the biggest challenges facing cities: urban heat.We dive into Buildspace Urban Heat Analysis and Resilience Service, a tool that helps cities understand where and why heat builds up and how to respond with effective, targeted solutions. Using satellite imagery and on-the-ground data, this service can:
1️⃣Identify urban heat intensity and distribution
2️⃣Visualize vulnerable groups most affected by heat
3️⃣Pinpoint areas for cooling strategies
4️⃣Support resilience planning and provide long-term adaptation guidelines
The service has already been piloted in Piraeus, Greece, a city at the frontline of rising temperatures and urban density challenges.Joining us are the experts behind the service:
Patricia San Nicolas Vargas (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) – co-leading development
Michail Bourmpos (Municipality of Piraeus) – providing real-world experience from the pilot project
1 Dec 2025
BUILDSPACE Series - EcoEnergyHub Ep. 3: Future‑Proof Power - Predicting and Cutting Building Energy Use
Today, we’re focusing on the energy side of urban resilience with Buildspace’s Built Environment Climate Scenarios Service.This innovative tool allows cities to:1️⃣Analyze current building energy use
2️⃣Forecast future energy demand
3️⃣Identify energy-saving upgrades
4️⃣Evaluate rooftops for solar panel potentialThe service has already been piloted in Riga, Latvia, helping local planners make data-driven decisions to reduce energy use and improve sustainability.Joining us are the experts behind this tool:
Victor Ivan Serna (CARTIF) – leading development of the tool
Iason Dimitriou (NTUA) – responsible for solar potential features
Valdis Ratniks (Riga Planning Region) – overseeing pilot implementation
Tune in to discover how Buildspace is helping cities make smarter, energy-efficient decisions that benefit both people and the planet.
24 Nov 2025
BUILDSPACE Series - EcoEnergyHub Ep. 2: Smart Buildings, Real Impact - Services at the Building Level
Today, we dive into two cutting-edge services developed within Buildspace for smarter, more energy-efficient buildings:
1️⃣Digital Twin Generation: creating detailed digital replicas of buildings to simulate and analyze energy performance.
2️⃣Digital Twin Enrichment: enhancing and refining building data for more accurate insights and decision making.
We also explore how these services have been piloted in Poland by Mostostal Warszawa, demonstrating real-world impact.
Joining us in this episode are the experts making it happen:
Ya Wen (University of Cambridge) – Digital Twin Generation specialist
Luis Javier Sanchez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) – Digital Twin Enrichment expert
Piotr Dymarski (Mostostal Warszawa) – leading the pilot implementation
17 Nov 2025
BUILDSPACE Series - EcoEnergyHub Ep. 1: BUILDSPACE Technology for Resilient Cities
We kick off the series with a deep dive into BUILDSPACE: how the project was born, its mission, and how its 5 innovative services aim to enhance building energy efficiency, urban resilience, and sustainability across Europe.
To guide us through this story, we’re joined by three distinguished guests:
Valeria Fantini – Project Manager and Environment & Climate HUB Coordinator at ALDA, bringing insights into stakeholder engagement, citizen participation, and community-led resilience.
Stamatia Rizou – R&D Manager at SingularLogic and Project Leader of BUILDSPACE, offering a deep look into the project’s coordination and technological vision.
Valeria Catalano – Project Officer at EUSPA, the EU Agency for the Space Programme, sharing how European space data and services support innovation within BUILDSPACE.
Together, they unpack the origins, ambitions, and future impact of BUILDSPACE
25 Jul 2025
CLIMentines Series Ep. 5: Reimagining Climate Action – Regeneration, Creativity, and Youth Empowerment
Can creativity change the climate movement? In this episode, we explore how young changemakers are using storytelling, imagination, and regenerative thinking to build the futures they want to live in.
Featuring: Niels de Fraguier, ecopreneur and author of the "Council of the Future," sharing tools for regeneration, youth empowerment, and systems change.
🧭 Further Resources from Niels de Fraguier and related work:
“Rethinking Generation – A Life-Centered Invitation” (Medium article) (https://niels-defraguier.medium.com/rethinking-generation-an-invitation-to-embrace-a-life-centered-approach-c95138160124?source=friends_link&sk=1e8d18f423851ee771aa39d4c7d552a0)
Cartography of Inner Worlds – Creative Mapping of the Self (https://cartographyofinnerworlds.com/)
FUTUR·ES – The Participatory Game to Imagine and Design Better Futures (https://www.futurs-lejeu.fr/fr/)
Empowering Potential – Official Website (https://empoweringpotential.org/)
This episode is part of the CLIMentines project, which empowers young people across Europe to take action on climate issues through participation, learning, and collaboration.
🌐 Website: www.climentines.eu
📩 Email: info@climentines.eu
📸 Instagram: @climentineseu
25 Jul 2025
CLIMentines Series Ep. 4: What Happens When 36 Young People Unite for the Climate
A look inside a powerful youth exchange that brought together participants from across Europe. What did they learn from each other? What tools did they bring home? And how did this experience shape their views on climate action, solidarity, and the future of Europe?
Featuring:
👉 Rania Maoujoum, a youth participant from France
👉 Francis Yeboah, a youth participant from Austria
👉 Angela Shkembi, a facilitator of the youth exchange from Greece.
This episode is part of the CLIMentines project, which empowers young people across Europe to take action on climate issues through participation, learning, and collaboration.
🌐 Website: www.climentines.eu
📩 Email: info@climentines.eu
📸 Instagram: @climentineseu
25 Jul 2025
CLIMentines Series Ep. 3: How Local Youth Are Taking Climate Action
From Finland to Spain, young people are stepping up in their communities to tackle climate issues. This episode highlights stories from the Local Task Forces: what drives them, what they’ve learned, and how even small actions can spark big change.
Featuring:
Maria Rapti from Greece and Ilaria Di Vittorio from Italy
This episode is part of the CLIMentines project, which empowers young people across Europe to take action on climate issues through participation, learning, and collaboration.
🌐 Website: (http://www.climentines.eu)www.climentines.eu (http://www.climentines.eu)
📩 Email: info@climentines.eu
📸 Instagram: @climentineseu
25 Jul 2025
CLIMentines Series Ep. 2: Tools for Change – What Youth Workers Need to Boost Climate Action
What does it take to guide young people through climate activism? This episode brings together youth workers who share the methods, mindsets, and tools that help turn frustration into action. A practical and inspiring discussion on making climate participation meaningful and inclusive.
Featuring:
Juha Laakso (Finland), and Paweł Lekan (Poland), youth workers from different backgrounds sharing lessons from practice.
This episode is part of the CLIMentines project, which empowers young people across Europe to take action on climate issues through participation, learning, and collaboration.
🌐 Website: www.climentines.eu
📩 Email: info@climentines.eu
📸 Instagram: @climentineseu
25 Jul 2025
CLIMentines Series Ep. 1 - Inside Europe’s Youth Climate Assemblies
What does real youth participation in climate policy look like? In this episode, we hear from young people and facilitators who helped shape or took part in climate assemblies across Europe. Discover how these democratic spaces empower youth voices and influence local decisions — and what it means to be truly heard.
Featuring:
Marianna Precone, who took part in Bologna’s first Climate Assembly and now serves on the monitoring committee ensuring the proposals don’t just collect dust.
And Luca Brandalesi, from the Bologna branch of Extinction Rebellion, who was part of the grassroots pressure that got the City to commit to creating the assembly in the first place.
This episode is part of the CLIMentines project, which empowers young people across Europe to take action on climate issues through participation, learning, and collaboration.
🌐 Website: www.climentines.eu
📩 Email: info@climentines.eu
📸 Instagram: @climentineseu
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