TY - JOUR AU - Alsamara, Issam Moussa AU - Beinert, Stefanie Felicitas AU - Jong, Jeanne Catelijne de AU - Klapp, Maaike Jeannette Barbara AU - Marewsk, Viktoria Sirkku AU - Orhan, Rana PY - 2023/01/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - IMPACT: Ideal Measures for Participation and Awareness of Climate Change: Stronger Together Citizen participation in achieving the European Green Deal in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion JF - South Eastern European Journal of Public Health JA - SEEJPH VL - IS - SE - Articles DO - 10.56801/seejph.vi.282 UR - http://seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/282 SP - AB - <p><strong>Context:</strong>&nbsp;The European Green Deal is a tool to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. To reach this goal, action is needed on all organizational levels. At the same time, temperatures keep rising, and the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion (EMR) suffered from heavy floods in the summer of 2021and extreme weather events are expected to increase. This is an example of a cross-border issue and therefore shows the need for cross-border climate action. The EMR could be a showcase for climate action and collaboration for other border regions across Europe and worldwide<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>Policy Options:&nbsp;</strong>Citizens often do not feel responsible for taking climate action; however, everyone should contribute to achieving the biggest results in tackling climate change. Therefore, three policy options are presented to increase citizen participation in climate action: local climate measurements, sustainable food consumption, less food waste, and sustainable cities through urban gardening. These policy areas deserve more attention and have room for improvement.</p><p><strong>Recommendations:</strong></p><ul><li>Encourage the implementation of citizen science projects in the EMR.</li><li>Gather insights on the region's greenhouse gas emissions.</li><li>Provide more sustainable food in institutional canteens and reduce food waste.</li><li>Use social media as a tool to provide information about sustainable food.</li><li>Use urban areas for urban gardening projects.</li><li>Create community sustainability challenges<strong>.</strong></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -