{"id":1597,"date":"2023-08-02T08:51:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T08:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsd-eu.org\/?page_id=1597"},"modified":"2023-11-30T18:11:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:11:41","slug":"darom-lets-do-spring-action-to-clean-up-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/darom-lets-do-spring-action-to-clean-up-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"DAROM (Let\u2019s do) &#8211; Spring Action to clean up Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1597\" class=\"elementor elementor-1597\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-340da8b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"340da8b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74badf3c\" data-id=\"74badf3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc2f2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cc2f2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DAROM (Let\u2019s do) - Spring Action to clean up Lithuania <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58aa20fe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"58aa20fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c2274f7\" data-id=\"3c2274f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7de43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e7de43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotherapy.bupnet.eu\/toolkit-en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gsd-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Darom1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7987e77a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7987e77a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2543c99\" data-id=\"2543c99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db470d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9db470d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gsd-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Darom2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7509f2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7509f2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Respect and consideration for the environment and nature. It is important to make citizens aware that the cleanliness and ecology of the environment depends on themselves. DAROM develops the habit of communities to take care about their own environment.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Darom\u201d is an annual global campaign that collects rubbish throughout Lithuania. The campaign was launched in 2008. The first campaign had ~3000 volunteers. It has become an annual event in Lithuania and attracts more and more enthusiasts for clean nature.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The campaign has been launched in other countries such as Latvia, Slovenia, Portugal, Brazil, India, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, etc.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Darom campaign is based on the initiative of volunteers to clean up the environment, but it is also supported by municipal companies and private businesses, which help to transport the collected waste and provide the participants with bags. Before each campaign, collection points are selected online and coordinators are appointed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Litter picking takes place in the countryside, in parks, woodlands, foothills and other non-urban areas that are rarely serviced by municipal services<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-371dcb94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"371dcb94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e9072ad\" data-id=\"7e9072ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a8f24f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45a8f24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12af0ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"12af0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-12af0ff\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active \" data-tabid=\"12af0ff\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav \">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"more-info\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"more-info-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >More Info<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"gallery\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"gallery-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"fas fa-images\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Gallery<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"interview\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"interview-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"fas fa-microphone\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Interview<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"contact\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"contact-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"fas fa-address-card\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Contact<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                    \n                                  <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"more-info-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"more-info-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Challenge<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Respect and consideration for the environment and nature. It is important to make citizens aware that the cleanliness and ecology of the environment depends on themselves. DAROM develops the habit of communities to\u00a0 take care about their own environment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Darom\u201d is an annual global campaign that collects rubbish throughout Lithuania. The campaign was launched in 2008. The first campaign had ~3000 volunteers. It has become an annual event in Lithuania and attracts more and more enthusiasts for clean nature.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The campaign has been launched in other countries such as Latvia, Slovenia, Portugal, Brazil, India, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, etc.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Darom campaign is based on the initiative of volunteers to clean up the environment, but it is also supported by municipal companies and private businesses, which help to transport the collected waste and provide the participants with bags. Before each campaign, collection points are selected online and coordinators are appointed. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Target group<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All members of the communities. Various municipalities invite their community members to participate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Solution<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strengthen the awareness and responsibility of the whole community for the cleanliness of their surroundings<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Innovation<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Community volunteering for the cleaner environment<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It builds a sense of community and encourages taking responsibility for the environment<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Unique Selling Point<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organized meaningful community building action<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Impact<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This includes all of Lithuania and its citizens, communities. Also, in other EU countries and communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Feasibility \/ Transferability<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Easily transferable to any other country in the world<\/span><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"gallery-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"gallery-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3138 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Darom3-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Darom3-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Darom3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Darom3-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Darom3.jpg 1255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"interview-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"interview-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SYHiwtuPEoA?si=JPMvItg-LJJtmLVF\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"contact-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"contact-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DAROM campaign manager Toma Buivydait\u0117,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linkedin:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/toma-buivydait%C4%97-1b03b8105\/?originalSubdomain=lt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/toma-buivydait%C4%97-1b03b8105\/?originalSubdomain=lt<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tel.no. +370 617 87892<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">E-mail: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:labas@mesdarom.lt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">labas@mesdarom.lt<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/mesdarom.lt<\/span><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cad3f10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cad3f10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66548080\" data-id=\"66548080\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1c7875 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1c7875\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5431510\" data-id=\"5431510\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50b05cd\" data-id=\"50b05cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ece79\" data-id=\"26ece79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b152b59\" data-id=\"b152b59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59aea78 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"59aea78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-59aea78\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-img\" src=\"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sdg3.png\" alt=\"sdg3.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-59aea78\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sdg3.png\" alt=\"sdg3.png\">\n\t\t\t3 - Good Health &amp; Well-Being\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By April 2022, the coronavirus causing COVID-19 had infected more than 500 million people and killed more than 6.2 million worldwide. However, the most recent estimates suggest that the global number of excess deaths directly and indirectly attributable to COVID-19 could be as high as three times this figure. The pandemic has severely disrupted essential health services, shortened life expectancy and exacerbated inequities in access to basic health services between countries and people, threatening to undo years of progress in some health areas. Furthermore, immunization coverage dropped for the first time in 10 years and deaths from tuberculosis and malaria increased.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\"><strong>Reproductive, maternal and child health<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">Based on data from 2015-2021, 84 per cent of births worldwide were assisted by skilled health\u00a0professionals, including medical doctors, nurses and midwives, an increase from 77% in 2008-2014. In sub-Saharan Africa, coverage is 20 percentage points lower. Available data do not\u00a0reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the disruption of services, which may reverse\u00a0gains made over the past decades.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The global under-5 mortality rate fell by 14 per cent, from 43 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2015 to 37\u00a0deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020, while the global neonatal mortality rate fell to 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in\u00a02020 from 19 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2015, a 12 per cent reduction. Even with that progress, 5 million children died\u00a0before reaching their fifth birthday in 2020 alone, down from 5.9 million in 2015. Almost half\u00a0of those deaths, 2.4 million, occurred in the first month of life.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The proportion of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) whose need for family\u00a0planning was satisfied through use of modern contraceptive methods stagnated at about 77 per cent between 2015\u00a0and 2022, while sub-Saharan Africa has seen the largest increase &#8211; almost 5 percentage\u00a0points. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a reversal of this trend because of\u00a0supply chain disruptions and decreased access to family planning services.<\/p><p class=\"text-align-justify\">The adolescent birth rate has fallen worldwide from 56 births per 1,000 adolescents aged 15-19\u00a0years in 2000 to 45\u00a0 births in 2015 and 41 births in 2020. The largest declines are occurring in Central and\u00a0Southern Asia, from 70 births per 1,000 adolescent women in 2000 to 24 births in 2020. Early\u00a0adolescent childbearing, occuring in the 10\u201314 age group, is much more common in\u00a0countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean than in other parts of the\u00a0world.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9024b2\" data-id=\"e9024b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d050ff7 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"d050ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-d050ff7\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-img\" src=\"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sdg11.png\" alt=\"sdg11.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-d050ff7\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sdg11.png\" alt=\"sdg11.png\">\n\t\t\t11 - Sustainable Cities &amp; Communities\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As epicentres of the COVID-19 crisis, many cities have suffered from insufficiencies in public health systems, inadequate basic services, a lack of well-developed and integrated public transport systems and inadequate open public spaces, as well as from the economic consequences of lockdowns. As a result, the pandemic is likely to further increase the number of slum dwellers. In order to improve the lives of over 1 billion slum dwellers, there is an urgent need to focus on policies for improving health, affordable housing, basic services, sustainable mobility and connectivity.<\/p><p>Over the years, the number of slum dwellers has continued to grow and that number was over 1 billion in 2020. Slum dwellers are most prevalent in three regions, which are home to about 85 per cent of the world\u2019s slum residents: Central and Southern Asia (359 million), Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (306 million) and sub-Saharan Africa (230 million).<\/p><p>Data for 2020 from 1,510 cities around the world indicate that on average only about 37 per cent of their urban areas are served by public transport, measured as a walking distance of 500 m to low-capacity transport systems (such as buses and trams) and\/or 1,000 m to high-capacity systems (such as trains and ferries). Given variations in population concentrations within those cities, this translates into only about 52 per cent of the world population having convenient access to public transport.<\/p><p>In 2022, the global average municipal solid waste collection rate in cities is at 82 per cent and the global average rate of municipal solid waste management in controlled facilities in cities is at 55 per cent. The municipal solid waste collection rates in sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania are less than 60 per cent. Uncollected waste is the source of plastic pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and incubation for infections.<\/p><p>Data for 2020 from 1,072 cities point to a poor distribution of open public spaces in most regions. In these cities, only about 38 per cent of urban areas are loca ted within a walking distance of 400 m to an open public space, which translates into only about 45 per cent of the global urban population having convenient access to those spaces.<\/p><p>By March 2021, a total of 156 countries had developed national urban policies, with almost half (74) already in the implementation stage. A further breakdown shows that 40 per cent of the countries are in the early stages of developing their plans, while 12 per cent are monitoring and evaluating how well those plans are functioning.<\/p><p>By the end of 2021, a total of 98 countries had reported having local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies, an increase from 51 countries in 2015.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f485ba1\" data-id=\"f485ba1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-050936e\" data-id=\"050936e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c0e05b\" data-id=\"5c0e05b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-480c4cc\" data-id=\"480c4cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-10 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e3bd10\" data-id=\"9e3bd10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d452158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"1d452158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-title\" id=\"elementor-progress-bar-1d452158\">\n\t\t\t\tIdea\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div aria-labelledby=\"elementor-progress-bar-1d452158\" class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper progress-success\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"71\" aria-valuetext=\"71% (Potential)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"71\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\">Potential<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">71%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f3db24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"55f3db24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76f0bc0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76f0bc0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ce30798\" data-id=\"1ce30798\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef9e8e premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"2ef9e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-md premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/sustainability-projects\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBack\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1209f154\" data-id=\"1209f154\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6592518d\" data-id=\"6592518d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAROM (Let\u2019s do) &#8211; Spring Action to clean up Lithuania Respect and consideration for the environment and nature. It is important to make citizens aware that the cleanliness and ecology of the environment depends on themselves. DAROM develops the habit of communities to take care about their own environment. &#8220;Darom\u201d is an annual global campaign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"q21pr_SDG":[],"q21_community_exp":[],"q21_sdg_student":[],"class_list":["post-1597","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1597"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3842,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1597\/revisions\/3842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"q21pr_SDG","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/q21pr_SDG?post=1597"},{"taxonomy":"q21_community_exp","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/q21_community_exp?post=1597"},{"taxonomy":"q21_sdg_student","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/q21_sdg_student?post=1597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}