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Author: Mark Wessel

Mark Wessel is an urban journalist and public speaker who profiles unique city initiatives tied to sustainability, resiliency and quality of living that other communities can learn from. His work has appeared in Child in the City, TheCityFix, Next City, Municipal World, Cities Today and the Urban Future ‘City Changers’ blog. He also writes a regular Green Living column for Postmedia, Canada’s largest newspaper chain. To read more of Mark’s work, go to www.markdouglaswessel.com
Will the fight against climate change SURGe in 2023?
COP27 Transport & mobility

Will the fight against climate change SURGe in 2023?

ByMark Wessel January 23, 2023June 3, 2025

Since COP27 wound down late last year (November 6-18), much of the post event commentary has centered on the fact…

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Post COP27: ICLEI welcomes climate emergency financing, calls for action to address biodiversity crisis
COP27 Global Advocacy

Post COP27: ICLEI welcomes climate emergency financing, calls for action to address biodiversity crisis

ByMark Wessel December 7, 2022

In the weeks and months leading up to COP27, the signs for a successful conference were not particularly encouraging. There…

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Looking back, moving forward: Financial strategies Daring Cities showcased to help cities fight climate change
Daring Cities 2022

Looking back, moving forward: Financial strategies Daring Cities showcased to help cities fight climate change

ByMark Wessel October 19, 2022

Looking back on Daring Cities 2022, the virtual forum jointly hosted by ICLEI and the City of Bonn, one of…

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Talking transformation: Going from unemployed youth living in slum conditions to catalysts for change
Daring Cities 2022

Talking transformation: Going from unemployed youth living in slum conditions to catalysts for change

ByMark Wessel October 12, 2022

“Two huge things need to happen” to have any hope of lifting the world’s most vulnerable out of poverty, while…

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Want to accelerate climate action where you live? The @BonnGlobal workshops will help show you how
Daring Cities 2022 Transport & mobility

Want to accelerate climate action where you live? The @BonnGlobal workshops will help show you how

ByMark Wessel September 29, 2022June 3, 2025

Yet another reason to get excited about the ICLEI’s Daring Cities 2022, which takes place all next week, is the…

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Show me (how to get) the money: Daring Cities 2022 spotlights how to procure much-needed funds for climate emergency work
Daring Cities 2022

Show me (how to get) the money: Daring Cities 2022 spotlights how to procure much-needed funds for climate emergency work

ByMark Wessel September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Since its inception in 2020, the focus of Daring Cities has been to catalyze and accelerate local climate emergency action….

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What does the Malmö Commitment mean to Malmö? Ultimately, a good life for all in a more sustainable world
Equitable Development World Congress 2021-2022

What does the Malmö Commitment mean to Malmö? Ultimately, a good life for all in a more sustainable world

ByMark Wessel May 25, 2022June 26, 2024

Photo: Malmö Mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh signs the Malmö Commitment on Inclusive & Equitable Communities during the ICLEI World Congress…

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How an Alliance has provided a much needed boost in equity-focused knowledge sharing for industrial cities
Equitable Development Global Advocacy Transport & mobility

How an Alliance has provided a much needed boost in equity-focused knowledge sharing for industrial cities

ByMark Wessel May 25, 2022June 3, 2025

Created four years ago as a platform for industrial cities to exchange knowledge and best practices towards a green and…

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Meaningful Progress at COP26 Predicted Because No Country Wants to Be Seen as a “Climate Pariah”
COP26

Meaningful Progress at COP26 Predicted Because No Country Wants to Be Seen as a “Climate Pariah”

ByMark Wessel November 2, 2021June 27, 2024

An interview with GLOBE CEO Malini Mehra   World leaders have converged on Glasgow for the much anticipated COP26 summit…

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Our brilliant opportunity: Daring Cities 2021 wraps up with a sense that local voices are finally being heard.
Daring Cities 2021

Our brilliant opportunity: Daring Cities 2021 wraps up with a sense that local voices are finally being heard.

ByMark Wessel October 11, 2021

For the past 20 years, Saleemul Huq has been working with people living in what he described as “the poorer…

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Financing resilience to combat compounding climate hazards
Daring Cities 2021

Financing resilience to combat compounding climate hazards

ByMark Wessel October 7, 2021October 8, 2021

In the opening address of the Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Supporting Ambitious Climate Action, Dr. Jürgen Zattler, Germany’s Director General, Ministry for…

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It’s game on: Going from setting ambitious climate goals to impactful, on-the-ground solutions.
Daring Cities 2021 Transport & mobility

It’s game on: Going from setting ambitious climate goals to impactful, on-the-ground solutions.

ByMark Wessel October 7, 2021June 3, 2025

The need to set aggressive goals, backed by meaningful numbers, is an obvious starting point in the fight against climate…

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