In Yakutsk, technogenic pressures and the rapidly changing climatic conditions leading to permafrost thawing are a major concern, with much of the infrastructure and buildings affected.

To improve and finally overcome this unstable situation of the built environment in Yakutsk, an iterative process for building a strong knowledge base and learning curve about these matters is proposed through this line of action.

This aims to provoke discussion and bring knowledge to the table, as well as find potential solutions for the application and enforcement of laws and rules on permafrost protection.

The final concretion of this specific Line of Action will be the development of Climate - resilient Yakutsk guidelines, with a Resilient Design & Innovation Construction Hub observing and monitoring them. This would take into consideration the Permafrost data collection and potential new insurance protocols related to existing and new buildings, public open spaces and neighbourhood with different specificities and scales.

Technical assessments and initiatives regarding construction and operational maintenance are compulsory and should go along with pilot projects and excellent practices led by training programmes to boost technical knowledge and protect permafrost, with the co-benefits of enhancing employment opportunities for youth and artisans within the city and beyond.

This line of action is designed to build upon the existing measures already being conducted in the city through a series of interlinked actions focused on vulnerable groups who experience various barriers to meaningful engagement and participation.

To improve the resilience of the city of Yakutsk, it is essential to intentionally recognise these different categories and increasingly include them in policies and decision-making processes.

The municipality should continue developing schemes for the various vulnerable groups in the city, particularly as they emerge from the implementation of this line of action.

The Dialogue Network corresponds to the need for a multi-stakeholder multi-sector approach that will create a venue for participation, while the Participatory Mapping with Vulnerable Groups promotes recognition of their knowledge and experiences.

Using these platforms as a jumping off point, the municipality can begin to develop more inclusive programmes and projects, which can involve encouraging the ingenuity of their citizens through the Social Impacts Projects Generator, and creating transformative actions for specific vulnerable groups, such as an Intergenerational Living Scheme for the elderly, an Alternate Housing First Scheme for the homeless, and a Welcome & Integration Scheme for newcomers to the city.

The city of Yakutsk has recently placed significant efforts to stimulate its local economy and already has a robust support system capacity both at a local and regional levels in SMEs advisory support, business incubating and entrepreneurship stimulation. However, generally, these initiatives have not prioritised sustainability issues nor focused on circularity concepts. Initiatives with specific sustainability and circular objectives are few, with disperse information available on them.

The Circular Economy Network corresponds to the need for the multi-stakeholder multi-sector approach essential to establish this new paradigm in the city, the Scoping Study provides information on the possibilities and contribute to open data generation and decision making, the Circular Innovations Fab Lab encourages the participation of citizens to sharing knowledge and creating solutions.

The remaining 3 actions provide concrete mechanisms to support the process of transforming the city: Matchmaking Platform & Online Marketplace, to bring people together and create circular opportunities; Sustainable Local Procurement Protocol, to promote and support circular measures in all local government activities; and Separate Waste Management, to enhance community-level involvement in circularity.