Empowering cities with digital tools: roadmaps for accelerating climate resilience and risk-informed planning Are you a city representative working on climate adaptation, air quality, or urban planning? Would you like to explore how data-driven insights from Destination Earth can support your local strategies? UrbanAIR invites you to join the workshop Empowering cities with digital tools: roadmaps for accelerating climate resilience and risk-informed planning. The workshop is

This article features the work of early-career researcher Abhilash Menon at the SMHI, contributing to the European UrbanAIR project. The 6th ACCORD All Staff Workshop (ASW) in Marrakesh (13-17 April, 2026), provided a vibrant stage for the latest updates from UrbanAIR, our pioneering Horizon Europe project dedicated to bridging the gap between large-scale climate models and the hyper-local realities of city life. Bringing together experts from SMHI, Météo-France, KNMI, and

UrbanAIR will be officially represented at the upcoming FOCAL European Clustering Event, taking place in Zaragoza, Spain, from May 6th to 8th, 2026. This event marks a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to build synergies with "sister projects" across Europe. Representing UrbanAIR will be Sam Pickard from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) , who will join other leading experts to discuss how digital innovation can drive climate-resilient decision- making. Col

We are officially in the final countdown to EGU 2026 (European Geosciences Union General Assembly), which starts in Vienna on May 3rd. We are excited to announce that UrbanAIR will be represented by a formidable contingent of researchers from our project partners. About EGU 2026 The EGU General Assembly 2026 is one of the premier annual events for geosciences worldwide, attracting thousands of scientists from across Europe and the globe. This year, it takes place in Vienn

This article features the work of early-career researchers Álvaro Criado and Cristina Carnerero at the BSC-CNS , contributing to the European UrbanAIR project. For the first time, six years of daily NO₂ pollution data for the entire Barcelona area are being published openly, with annual maps of every street in the city and information on the reliability of the estimates. ● The new database includes maps showing the probability of exceeding NO₂ limits, as established by bot

Closing our #WomenInUrbanAIR campaign, we celebrate the #IWD2026 with Jana de Wiljes (Technical University of Ilmenau). She is developing mathematical methodologies that quantify what we don't know, she helps city planners understand the reliability of their models. In this interview, Jana shares her motivation for tackling the urgent repercussions of climate change & explains why she believes robust scientific solutions are born from the creative friction of interdisciplinar

We keep the spotlight on the women researchers in UrbanAIR, with this interview with Cristina Carnerero, an atmospheric scientist at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, contributing to the UrbanAIR Digital Twin. We talked about her motivation to work in air quality research, her role in supporting cities like Barcelona through data-driven tools, and why diverse perspectives are essential for equitable urban resilience.

Our #WomenInUrbanAIR campaign, which began in February to celebrategender equity in science, continues with a spotlight on a woman working in a sector facing a significant gender gap: ICT research. In Europe, women represent only 22% of ICT researchers, with even fewer leading major technical projects. Breaking this mould is Amineh Ghorbani, Associate Professor at TU Delft and the lead for Behavioural Modelling in the UrbanAIR project.