City-to-City pairings

City-to-city pairings

Through the IUC programme, cities and regions across Europe have entered into partnerships on sustainable development with counterparts from around the globe. For a full list of city pairings so far, see the table below:

CITY PAIRINGS SEARCH RESULTS - 1

Country
EU City
Link
Paired city
Country

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Tianjin

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Population

2 682 500

Area

1 277 km2

Mayor

Andy Burnham


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Population

15 621 200

Area

11 946 km2

Mayor

Zhang Guoqing


Topics

Climate adaptationNature and cultural heritage conservationSmart cities and regional/urban innovation and competitiveness

Sustainable Development Goals


Description

*Note: IUC Asia pioneered a 'cluster' approach to city-to-city cooperation. As a result, Urban Cooperation Action Plans (UCAPs) for those cities may refer to a group of cooperating cities, as opposed to merely a pairing.