Metropolitan Municipality Seeking Project Partners

Ordu Metropolitan Municipality (OBB) is seeking to join international project consortia as a municipal, pilot, demonstration or implementation partner.

We are particularly interested in projects addressing on DUT Transition Pathways:

• 15-minute City – sustainable and inclusive mobility, accessibility, public space, neighbourhood-based approaches, digital solutions and participatory urban planning;

• Circular Urban Economies – circular neighbourhoods, urban regeneration, adaptive reuse, circular built environment, urban water cycles, green and blue infrastructure, nature-based solutions and resource efficiency;

• Positive Energy Districts (PED) – renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy flexibility, smart energy management, energy communities and integrated urban energy planning.

We are also interested in cross-cutting project ideas combining mobility, energy, circularity, climate resilience, digitalisation and nature-based solutions.

As a metropolitan municipality covering 19 districts, Ordu can provide a diverse urban and peri-urban context for testing and demonstrating innovative solutions. OBB can contribute:

• Access to relevant municipal data and local urban context;

• Municipal expertise in climate resilience, disaster risk management, water management, agriculture, energy, mobility and urban planning;

• Stakeholder engagement and co-creation with relevant municipal departments and local actors;

• Opportunities for pilot and demonstration activities;

• Support for field testing, data collection and evaluation;

• Dissemination and knowledge-sharing at local and regional level.

OBB has experience participating in European and international research and innovation projects, particularly in areas related to climate resilience, flood risk, smart city solutions, sustainable development and citizen/stakeholder engagement. We are interested in building on these capacities through new DUT collaborations.

Areas of particular interest for Ordu include:

• Smart and climate-resilient neighbourhoods;

• Digitalisation, digital twins and data-driven urban planning;

• Flood resilience, urban water management and blue-green infrastructure;

• Nature-based solutions and climate adaptation;

• Sustainable and inclusive mobility;

• Circular neighbourhoods and circular built environment;

• Renewable energy, energy efficiency and Positive Energy Districts;

• Urban energy flexibility and smart energy management;

• Participatory planning, Urban Living Labs and co-creation;

• Integrated solutions connecting water, energy, mobility and urban planning.

We are particularly interested in existing or emerging consortia looking for a municipality to provide a real-life pilot environment, demonstrate solutions, validate methodologies or contribute to implementation and replication.

We welcome contact from universities, research organisations, municipalities, technology companies, SMEs, NGOs and other urban innovation actors interested in developing a strong DUT 2026 proposal together.

We would be pleased to discuss potential cooperation and explore how Ordu Metropolitan Municipality could contribute to your project idea and provide a real urban context for testing and demonstration.