What is a Transformative Climate Action?
With the launch of the Transformative Actions Program (TAP), ICLEI and a wide range of partners are showcasing the best…
TAPplications: the 100,000 Houses Plan in Nord-Pas de Calais
This blog series presents some of the applications to the Transformative Actions Program, to show you how cities are “tapping”…
Call for Photos: EcoMobility Champions!
In October 2015, Johannesburg will host the the second EcoMobility World Festival – a month-long celebration and exploration of sustainable…
Resilient Cities 2015 Interviews: Sean O’Donoghue
We conducted a series of interviews at our Resilient Cities 2015 congress. Here, Sean O’Donoghue (Manager, Climate Protection Branch, eThekwini…
Cities in Action: Hatyai’s Community Waste Separation
Hatyai, a bustling city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border, is concentrating on land use issues to speed up…
Reducing Emissions from the Transport Sector: Still a Forgotten Issue in Global Negotiations?
Guest post by Paula Perez Muleiro, European TK’Blue Agency Transport represents 26 percent of global CO2 emissions, and this sector is…
Cities in Action: Mangroves and Monkeys in Tarakan’s City Center
The island of Tarakan, in the region of Kalimantan in northern Borneo, is home to the Mangrove and Bekantan Conservation…
Cities in Action: South Korea’s First Ever “Transit Mall”
With a view to addressing severe traffic congestion in one of its downtown streets, the City of Daegu introduced a…
Resilient Cities 2015 Interviews: Vikas Desai
We conducted a series of interviews at our Resilient Cities 2015 congress. Here, Vikas Desai of the Urban Health and…
Mixing Financial Resources for Local Climate Action
At Metropolitan Solutions 2015, we sat down with Eva Ringhof – Social Development Specialist at the Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA)…
Cities in Action: São Paulo’s Protected Areas
São Paulo is the largest city in South America, with over 11 million inhabitants. Remarkably, 40% of its metropolitan area…
Developing Bankable Projects for Cities
At Metropolitan Solutions 2015, we interviewed Klaus Gihr (Head of Division, Energy, Water and Agriculture Unit, KfW Development Bank). Below…
