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Author: Braoin MacLauchlan

Braoin was a Global Communications Assistant within the ICLEI World Secretariat team. Previously she has worked with German NGOs on sustainable food systems and European social projects. She holds a First Class MA in Classics from the University of Edinburgh and is currently completing an MSc in Environmental Governance.
Global commitments, local opportunities: What will 2022 bring for cities?
Global Advocacy

Global commitments, local opportunities: What will 2022 bring for cities?

ByBraoin MacLauchlan February 23, 2022June 26, 2024

As local governments assess their agendas for 2022 onwards, including understanding their territories’ contributions to national climate commitments, climate action…

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It’s not all about megacities. Small and medium municipalities join forces to deliver impactful climate action.
COP26 Global Advocacy

It’s not all about megacities. Small and medium municipalities join forces to deliver impactful climate action.

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 12, 2021June 27, 2024

Cities have been making headlines this COP, but it’s often the climate action of big player metropoles that we see…

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How knowledge brokering is catalyzing resilience and gender equity in Global South’s climate plans
COP26 Global Advocacy Zero emission Development

How knowledge brokering is catalyzing resilience and gender equity in Global South’s climate plans

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 11, 2021June 27, 2024

The uneven distribution of climate impacts between the Global North and South is irrefutable. As the Global South mobilizes to…

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Regions employ nature-based, financial and legal instruments to outperform on adaptation
COP26 Nature-based Development Resilient Development

Regions employ nature-based, financial and legal instruments to outperform on adaptation

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 9, 2021June 27, 2024

While climate measures have sought to mitigate future climate change through reducing emission levels, efforts to adapt communities to harmful…

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Why there won’t be climate action without culture and youth.
COP26 Equitable Development

Why there won’t be climate action without culture and youth.

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 6, 2021June 27, 2024

“What of the past will the present save for the future?”.  That’s how Andrew Potts, Coordinator of Climate Heritage Network,…

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Five things cities and regions are bringing to Glasgow
COP26 Global Advocacy

Five things cities and regions are bringing to Glasgow

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 2, 2021June 14, 2024

The 26th, and arguably one of the most pivotal, Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate begins in Glasgow. Whatever…

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8 events to watch for at the COP26 Multilevel Action Pavilion
COP26

8 events to watch for at the COP26 Multilevel Action Pavilion

ByBraoin MacLauchlan October 29, 2021June 27, 2024

Sunday kicks off the COP26 climate negotiations process in Glasgow. The Conference of the Parties (COP) convenes all signatories of…

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Cars are out. Bikes are in. Sustainable mobility is making waves in Malmö.
Global Advocacy World Congress 2021-2022

Cars are out. Bikes are in. Sustainable mobility is making waves in Malmö.

ByBraoin MacLauchlan October 15, 2021June 27, 2024

By Lucas Dietrichson, Communication Strategist, City of Malmö and Braoin MacLauchlan, Communications Assistant, ICLEI World Secreteriat Malmö is growing. And…

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How Öresund’s unique cross-border metro will boost labor markets and help reach climate targets.
Global Advocacy World Congress 2021-2022 Zero emission Development

How Öresund’s unique cross-border metro will boost labor markets and help reach climate targets.

ByBraoin MacLauchlan October 14, 2021June 27, 2024

By Lucas Dietrichson, Communication Strategist, City of Malmö and Braoin MacLauchlan, Communications Assistant, ICLEI World Secreteriat As one part of…

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Why the end of Daring Cities is just the beginning…
Daring Cities 2021 Global Advocacy Zero emission Development

Why the end of Daring Cities is just the beginning…

ByBraoin MacLauchlan October 8, 2021June 27, 2024

After five packed days of discussion, workshops and networking on everything from multi-level collaborations to addressing land capture, Daring Cities…

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Why city-level data will be the key to unlocking impactful climate action
Daring Cities 2021

Why city-level data will be the key to unlocking impactful climate action

ByBraoin MacLauchlan October 8, 2021

Data. It permeates every aspect of our lives, there’s more of it now than ever, and it might just be…

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This is what leadership in an emergency looks like.
COVID-19 Response Daring Cities 2021 Global Advocacy

This is what leadership in an emergency looks like.

ByBraoin MacLauchlan October 7, 2021July 2, 2024

What does leadership in a climate emergency mean? Midway through Daring Cities 2021, this was the question occupying our panelists…

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