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Redefining sustainability with the Doughnut: Bad Nauheim, Germany
City of Bad Nauheim share their 5 year journey with Doughnut Economics: climate action, citizen workshops and more
Posted by Yuge Lei & the DEAL Team
4 attendees
Overview and background
Bad Nauheim was the first city in Germany to start working with Doughnut Economics. They started working with Doughnut Economics in 2021, aiming to embed a holistic perspective in the decision-making processes of the city administration and associated subsidiary companies. To date, they have created an adapted Bad Nauheim Doughnut as a compass and a common sustainability vision, a Doughnut Screening tool alongside structural changes to decision making structures. They have held an 8-months long Future Workshop citizen co-creation process to develop measures through the lenses of the Doughnut; the majority measures that were subsequently prioritized by the local parliament have since been launched and in some cases completed . They’ve also developed an Integrated Climate Protection Plan, and an Integrated Climate Adaptation Plan. Bad Nauheim hosted the first in-person DEAL Cities&Regions gathering for local governments working with Doughnut Economics in 2024.
In the webinar we'll hear in-depth about their experience and insights from their work with Doughnut Economics over the past 5 years.
To read more about Bad Nauheim's work with Doughnut Economics:
- Case study on DEAL's platform (in English, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese)
- Doughnut Economics as a Strategic Compass, a report including Bad Nauheim as one of the case studies (in English and German)
- A story about the cities & regions gathering in 2024 (in English)
- Municipality's webpage about their sustainability, climate and Doughnut Economics work (in German)
To learn more about other municipalities working with Doughnut Economics, check our Cities & Regions page. This is the third of a series of webinars focused on place-based action by municipalities and community groups championing Doughnut Economics. To make sure you are informed about the next ones, subscribe to DEAL's newsletter, and check our events page.
Host, presenter and format
Yuge Lei (Sustainability Advisor, City of Bad Nauheim) will be presenting.
Leonora Grcheva (Cities & Regions Lead, Doughnut Economics Action Lab) will host the webinar.
We are deliberately leaving a lot of time for questions and discussion with attendees. You are welcome to just attend the presentation part of the webinar. The webinar will be recorded and made available online.
0-45 minutes: presentation from Bad Nauheim
45-75 minutes: Q&A from audience
How to attend the webinar
Register via this Zoom link.
Once registered, you'll receive a confirmation email with a calendar link so you can save the date.
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Leonora Grcheva
City of London, England, United Kingdom
Cities and Regions Lead at DEAL. Urban planner, researcher, participation practitioner. Macedonian living in London.
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Garance Breuil
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Garance is a regenerative economy consultant, working with Doughnut Economics and circular economy. After graduating from the Urban School of Sciences Po Paris, she has been working for the European Commission on the Green Deal and now focuses on urban sustainability at REGENALYZE.
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Maria Elena Escalona
Switzerland
HI THERE, I am a Venezuelan mama, daughter, sister, aunt, activist, student, facilitator, change-maker, looking for ways to be a good ancestor. I found Doughnut Economics a few years ago, but it was only after much deliberation and study of the root causes of the environmental and social degradation that I became really "committed". It seems to me the only way out. And I am here to see how I can contribute. I look forward to connect with like minded ppl!
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Sanjiv Shrivastava
North Saanich, BC
Bio: Sanjiv’s quest for knowledge has led him through some unusual terrains and adventures. His early education was spread across another continent - from Kenya to Zambia, India and then to South Africa where he received his academic qualifications. After earning his degrees in nuclear physics, he became a tenured faculty at the age of 25 and co-established the first atomic force microscopy lab in South Africa. He spent over two decades contributing to academic and scientific life in South Africa, along with several international collaboration projects. Life’s unexpected turns brought him to Canada—first to snowy Edmonton and then to the green-blue paradise of North Saanich. In this role, as an elected offical he continues his lifelong commitment to learning, innovation, and community-building through collaboration and compassion, being open to serendipity, and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the whole world is family). As a Councillor he has been a member of the mayor’s official community plan advisory committee (MOCPAC) and tasked with chairing the following working groups: (a) Agriculture and food security, (b) climate, ecology and environment, and (c) Marine and waterways. He introduced the doughnut economic framework, a key scope of the recently adopted Official Community Plan for North Saanich, as a tool of implementation and monitoring of policy progress in the district. Additionally, he has led a survey on the experience of loneliness and social isolation, along with promoting quality of health through food-systems. Our verdant island home has also inspired me to develop a keen interest in gardening and photography. Some of the Guiding Principles: Serendipity: has been a guiding tool. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: The whole world is family, All my relations.
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