Community action/Amsterdam
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| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52° 22' 23.09" N, 4° 53' 32.83" E |
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Amsterdam.
News
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Amsterdam, along with other major European cities, bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels [BBC], Daily Alternative (May 22, 2026) - Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads, desmog.com (Jan 23, 2026)
- Urban swimming: six European cities that revived river bathing, positive.news (Jul 17, 2025)
- Dutch kids declared the world’s happiest (again). Here’s why, positive.news (Jun 02, 2026) — Dutch children are consistently ranked the happiest kids in the developed world. What is the Netherlands getting right? And does the humble bike have something to do with it?
- Young inventor plans to stop 90% of floating sea plastic by 2040, positive.news (May 07, 2026)
- ‘The danger and value of water are in my blood’: how rain fences are making Dutch homes more climate resilient, theguardian.com (Apr 09, 2026)
- Amsterdam, along with other major European cities, bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels [BBC], Daily Alternative (May 22, 2026)
- How reindeer herds, nature and Sámi culture can thrive when forests are restored across northern Europe, theconversation.com (May 15, 2026)
- Rewilding giants: captive elephants rehomed in Europe’s first sanctuary, theguardian.com (May 07, 2026)
- Trapped by floods and fearing death in the heat: the Australians taking legal action over the climate crisis, theguardian.com (Jun 22, 2026)
- ‘The sea took everything away’: how Nigeria’s ‘Happy City’ is disappearing beneath the waves, theguardian.com (Jun 18, 2026)
- Trash and dignity: The rise of inclusive recycling projects in Latin America, globalvoices.org (Jun 12, 2026)
International events
[edit | edit source]Global or International events
July 2026 — Plastic Free July, plasticfreejuly.org- Jul 04, 2026 (Sat) — International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay), 1st Saturday of July. The celebration aims to showcase co-operatives’ role in building ‘inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities’, coopsday.coop
- Jul 18, 2026 (Sat) — Mandela Day, global celebration 18 July annually, to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. A call to action for individuals, communities, and organisations to take time to reflect on Mandela's values and principles and to make a positive impact in their own communities, mandeladay.com
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Amsterdam Donut Coalition, added 13:06, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
CDC video
[edit | edit source]Each week 3 different short videos from across the world.
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Amsterdam video
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Environment quality
[edit | edit source]ClairCity, Eu project about air pollution and CO2 emissions in cities, putting the power in the hands of residents to determine the best local solutions.
Cycling activism
[edit | edit source]wikipedia:Cycling in Amsterdam: Amsterdam is the most bicycle-friendly capital city in the world. In Amsterdam, over 60% of trips are made by bike in the inner city and 38% of trips are made by bike overall in the greater city area. Though to people outside of the Netherlands, Amsterdam is considered one of most famous and important centres of bicycle culture worldwide, in contrast to other, smaller Dutch cities, Amsterdam is actually not at the top in terms of bike-friendliness. For instance, Amsterdam is not on the short-list for the Fietsstad 2014 (BikeCity 2014) awards, announced by the Dutch Fietsersbond (Cyclists' Union). The cities of The Hague, Eindhoven and Almere are on this list for 2014 while the Netherlands' most bicycle-friendly city of Groningen won the award back in 2001.
Video archive
- Amsterdam bike ride on a sunny day on youtube.com
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
[edit | edit source]- United Repair Centre, "high-quality clothing repair services, extending the life cycle of clothing items as we strive to create positive environmental impact. At the same time, we create local employment opportunities by providing training and employment opportunities to newcomers with refugee backgrounds, young adults and other job seekers with a distance to the labour market." added 15:15, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
Sharing
[edit | edit source]Amsterdam sharing city, iamsterdam.com (date not found)
News archive
[edit | edit source]- How refugees are helping Amsterdam become one of the first circular cities, positive.news (Jul 18, 2023)
- Amsterdam’s floating eco-community is a model for modern living, positive.news (Jun 05, 2023)
- Velotopia (meaning a paradise for bike-riders) is currently being built in Amsterdam, the Ruhr in Germany and South Korea, The Daily Alternative (Feb 08, 2023)
Amsterdam becomes first city in the world to ban this type of advert, May 20, 2021...euronews.com
- Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy, Apr 8, 2021...theguardian.com
The Amsterdam City Doughnut: Kate Raworth's model of a circular, carbon-neutral economy applied to the 'Dam, Jun 20, 2019...The Alternative UK
- A Modest Proposal to Eliminate 11,000 Urban Parking Spots, Mar 29, 2019...CityLab
First plastic-free aisle is an example for other supermarkets to follow, Feb 28, 2018...The Guardian
- Amsterdam Mobilizes for a Clean, Prosperous Future, May, 2017...@SolutionsMag
- Forget Uber, Amsterdam is showing how to use the sharing economy for good, Apr 18, 2017...@HuffPostBlog
- Bike-Sharing Goes Electric In Amsterdam, Feb 20, 2017...popupcity.net
Free coffee and half price bike repairs: Amsterdam rewards its recyclers, Dec 13, 2016...The Guardian
- Amsterdam has created a free Airbnb for city-owned buildings, Dec 1, 2016...@Apoliticalco
- How Amsterdam is developing a collaborative economy that works for everyone, Nov 7, 2016...nesta.org.uk
- Bike jams and unwritten rules: a day with Amsterdam's new 'bicycle mayor', Aug 11, 2016...The Guardian
Amsterdam Is Appointing a Bike Mayor, Apr 26, 2016...CityLab
- Crowdsourced bicycle courier service in Amsterdam, May 19, 2015...Springwise
- Amsterdam buses to be all-electric by 2025, Apri 28, 2015...TreeHugger
- Amsterdam is Now Europe's First Named "Sharing City", February 2, 2015...Shareable
About Amsterdam
[edit | edit source]Past events
- September 14, 2014, Amsterdam Solar Boat Parade
Amsterdam (Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ; lit. 'Dam in the Amstel') is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area. Located in the Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2026). "Community action/Amsterdam". Appropedia. Retrieved July 6, 2026. |