“For the urban poor, nothing trumps location”
More than 200 million people in Africa live in slums, making it a major issue for cities growing at a rapid…
Is communication the greatest barrier to unlocking climate finance?
Financing resilient urban development is an essential tool in achieving global sustainability targets. Yet there is a lack of communication…
Trees make cities cooler
From Chicago to Paris, Ottawa or Montreal, cities look for solutions to cope with hotter summers and climate change adverse…
Resilience is about people, not technocrats
How to translate resilience theory into actions within urban contexts? This was the main question addressed by Resilient Cities 2016…
“Transformative optimism” towards a resilient world
“Transformative optimism” underlies the actions that local and subnational governments are taking to build a low-carbon and resilient world. It also…
ICLEI Links: 4 July 2016
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! City…
Reality Check Workshops Preview: Resilience in Da Nang, Can Tho and Bangkok
Impacts from climate change are already being experienced worldwide and are only projected to continue: extreme weather events with higher…
ICLEI Links: 20 June 2016
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! City…
Smart productive cities or how can cities achieve sustainability by creating their own resources?
How can cities use ‘smart’ projects and frameworks to achieve a net positive gain in their resource? Today, as part…
Sino-German Urbanization Partnership strengthening around sustainable urban development
Under the umbrella of the Sino-German Urbanization Partnership, German and Chinese high-level representatives from the Ministries of Environment and local…
How these five global cities have improved their air quality
Air quality is a major issue in most large cities worldwide, but it also impacts on the surrounding rural and…
Facilitating climate solutions for local governments to raise ambition and accelerate action
Who should engage in raising ambition and accelerating climate action? Over the last two weeks, national and local representatives gathered…
