Habitat III: What Needs to be Done on Financing Urban Development
The Mexico City Habitat III meeting on financing urban development is underway. The meeting is meant to provide input to…
From Paris Agreement to Habitat III: A Global Preview of Sustainability in 2016
According to the Mayan calendar, 2015 was to be the year of the apocalypse. While the Earth did not stop…
COP21: The Three Basic Realities and Possible Solutions
In one week’s time, the eyes and ears of the world will focus on Paris to see whether national governments…
Local Government Climate Roadmap Heads for COP21
As COP21 approaches, the Local Government Climate Roadmap (LGCR) is preparing to conclude its eight years of advocacy to recognize,…
Ambitious Pioneers Needed for 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
On 25-27 September 2015, heads of states and governments will announce their commitment to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda at…
A Time for Pioneering Local Climate Action
As the COP21 approaches, national governments have recognized that, as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon put it, “The road to sustainability…
Sendai Conference raises the curtain for the post-2015 development agenda, focusing on disaster risk reduction
On 13-18 March 2014, ICLEI Member City Sendai (Japan) will host the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR)….
Ahead of ADP2.8: a flashback on our “Accelerated Dialogue with Parties”
Climate negotiators will meet in Geneva for one week starting from this Sunday to kick-off the last round of their…
The road from Lima to Paris: Keep three lanes free for local governments!
“In this 25 years of global climate regime, there is one overpowering message: no President, Minister, Mayor, CEO or citizen…
3 Days to Lima: UN Technical Papers Open New Frontiers for Local and Subnational Action
Food for decisions in Lima to scale-up actions towards and beyond Paris Ahead of the UN Lima Climate Change Conference…
Why Lima’s COP20 is our chance to move from vision to action
“The darkest moment of the night is the minute before the dawn” Exactly 10 days from now, climate negotiators from…
