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Author: Catherine Cowan

Catherine Cowan Becker is Digital Communications Officer for ICLEI World Secretariat. She has 25 years of experience in journalism, communications, and public relations. She also worked with her home city of Columbus, Ohio, to pass 100% renewable electricity and adopt a climate action plan that cuts emissions 45% by 2030. She is thrilled to be at ICLEI where she can apply her communications experience to her passion for sustainable urban development.
TUMI E-Bus Mission aims to electrify public transit across the Global South
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TUMI E-Bus Mission aims to electrify public transit across the Global South

ByCatherine Cowan June 21, 2022June 3, 2025

Main photo: [Left to right] Rohan Modi, advisor for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Tu My Tran, Head of…

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Yucatán capital Mérida becomes fourth city to join climate insurance program
World Congress 2021-2022

Yucatán capital Mérida becomes fourth city to join climate insurance program

ByCatherine Cowan May 31, 2022June 13, 2024

Photo: Renán Barrera (left), Mayor of Mérida, Mexico, and Edgar Villaseñor Franco, ICLEI Director for Mexico, Central America and the…

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Putting people at the heart of integrated climate action
Equitable Development World Congress 2021-2022 Zero emission Development

Putting people at the heart of integrated climate action

ByCatherine Cowan May 25, 2022June 26, 2024

Panelists and organizers for “Nothing about us without us: How to engage young people in co-creating sustainability policies?” included (left…

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  • ICLEI’s Five Pathways
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    • East Asia
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    • Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean
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    • South Asia
    • Southeast Asia
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    • Environment & Resources
      • Air quality
      • Ecosystems & biodiversity
      • Energy
      • Food systems
      • Resource access
      • Resource security
      • Waste
      • Water
    • Infrastructure & Technology
      • Buildings
      • Culture & heritage
      • Digitalization
      • Health
      • Infrastructure
      • Transport & mobility
    • Governance & Strategy
      • Advocacy & diplomacy
      • Climate adaptation
      • Climate mitigation
      • Data & monitoring
      • Finance
      • Just transition
      • Multilevel governance
      • Private sector engagement
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