InC2 – National Initiative for Circulars Cities

InC2 - National Circular Cities Initiative aimed at supporting and empowering municipalities and their communities in the transition to the circular economy, contributing to improve local participatory planning practices and network-based learning for the circular economy by supporting national networks of circular cities.  

The InC2 supported four Circular Cities Networks (RC2), each one focused on a specific priority theme: urban planning and construction, urban economy for circularity, urban-rural relations or urban water cycle. The RC2 addressed one or more of the defined transversal themes: decarbonization, public procurement, digital transition and equity and social inclusion. 

The four RC2 supported by this program were: 

- R2CS - Network for Circular and Sustainable Construction,

- CircularNet – Platform for circularity, 

- RURBANLink - The Circular Links Network between Urban and Rural Areas, 

- CApt2- Water Circularity. 

Each network was formed by eight municipalities and resulted in the production of 32 Local Integrated Action Plans (PLAI) for promoting the transition to a circular economy. In total, 28 municipalities were involved, spread across all Portuguese NUTS II, including the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira. 

The 32 PLAI are the result of collaborative processes developed in each municipality with their communities, within the scope of the respective Local Planning and Action Groups (GPAL), which included the involvement and participation of representatives of relevant local actors depending on the topics covered. 

https://cidadescirculares.dgterritorio.gov.pt/pages/iniciativa (in portuguese)