The role of Bordeaux Métropole in human rights is essential because of its action on a human scale, close to all the residents of the territory, their particular situations, and specific needs. The proximity of local governments allows a better understanding of contexts and greater effectiveness of actions.
Human rights are a major axis of Bordeaux Métropole’s local action and are embedded in the authority’s competences regarding access to urban services for all: water and sanitation, waste, mobility, urban planning, and digital development, among others.
Its human rights action is focused on "the right to the city" (in line with its areas of competence), with two main priorities:
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An inclusive digital strategy
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Access to essential services as a cornerstone of its international policy
Bordeaux Métropole is a welcoming, inclusive, and protective metropolis—for both the environment and its people—because one of the major challenges of our societies is the vulnerability of territories and of the women and men who live in them, faced with climate risks, technological hazards, social vulnerabilities, and disparities.
Bordeaux Métropole has two major ambitions:
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To be a model of a metropolis for living together, a hospitable metropolis that welcomes and accepts others, that offers employment and housing for all, with public services adapted to the needs of everyone.
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To also be a metropolis of solidarity, in light of the interdependencies in terms of resources, jobs, and housing: to build community, to fully exercise democracy—especially participatory democracy—to respect differences and singularities, to act together and collaborate with our partners.
Bordeaux Métropole wishes to share experiences and best practices within the framework of the campaign “10, 100, 1000 Human Rights Cities and Territories,” in line with these principles and ambitions.
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Digital Inclusion Program (public training, support for professionals, field actions): Learn more
Bordeaux Métropole has been a member of Cities for Digital Rights since 2019, where it actively promotes open standards for data and interfaces, user and citizen integration, transparency in data collection, and efforts to bridge the digital divide.
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Solidarity Funding Mechanism (water since 2013, waste 2024, mobility and energy 2025): Learn more
This mechanism is one of the cornerstones of Bordeaux Métropole’s international cooperation policy. The metropolis’s European and international relations aim in particular to support transition efforts through exchanges that promote the adoption of good practices from abroad, as well as the recognition and support of its innovative approaches—most notably through the implementation of a comprehensive solidarity funding system covering access to water and sanitation, waste management, mobility, and energy access.