How cities are using nature for sustainable urban development

Nature-based solutions can address urban challenges exacerbated by growing urban populations and the impacts of climate change. They are multi-functional, cost-effective and provide a wide range of benefits, from improving public health to reducing energy costs and pollution to regenerating urban spaces. Local governments can use green roofs and green infrastructure to help cities become 

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Experts and cities shared insights on China’s new type of urbanization at ICLEI World Congress 2015

    The four-day ICLEI World Congress 2015, which opened in Seoul, South Korea on 8 April, is the first in 20 years to take place in Asia following Saitama, Japan. On the second day of the congress, the first sub-plenary put its focus on China, the world’s largest economy and the home of the greatest 

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7 Days to Lima: Local Climate Action through the Years

With the COP20 on the horizon, we have put together a photostory of the projects and innovations implemented by ICLEI member cities around the globe from 1991 to 2013. To read more about these projects and others, visit the case studies section of our website.     Yearning for another blast through ICLEI’s past? Visualize 

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