New York moves to divest: Case study from the largest municipal pension fund in the United States
New York City is standing up for future generations by becoming the first major U.S. city to divest our pension…
9 cities that lead on nature-based development
The health of natural ecosystems is crucial to the health of cities and urban populations. From essential services like water…
Getting urbanization right: achieving the SDGs
“If we are to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, end extreme poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and…
Your guide to global urban transformation: Top 3 ICLEI World Congress 2018 takeaways
The ICLEI World Congress 2018 in Montréal brought together more than 1,000 people with one unifying question in mind: How…
The ICLEI Montréal Commitment in action
The ICLEI World Congress 2018 brought new energy and momentum to sustainable urban development. ICLEI and partners announced new initiatives…
Action in the time of global change
The triennial ICLEI World Congress represents a unique convening point for the growing global ICLEI network. It is a platform…
5 pathways to systemic urban change
From climate change to urbanization, the rate and scale of global change is unprecedented. These impacts are changing the face…
One city, many realities: The climate story in Lima
Peru is moving forward on climate action. Just few days before the Resilient Cities congress, the government passed Law 30754…
A snapshot of urban resilience
At the end of last year, nations had submitted nine National Adaptation Plans under the UNFCCC, the United Nations Framework…
Stories from Mozambique: High impact, low cost interventions
by Sophia Rettberg, student at University College Maastricht and Resilient Cities 2018 volunteer Coastal cities in Mozambique are responding to…
Multilevel climate governance: A hot topic for the next decade
The Talanoa Dialogue launched at COP23, the 23rd United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2017, is designed to take stock of and…
Stockholm Pursues Climate Holy Grail: a Fossil Fuel-Free Future — Part 3: Clean Heat
By John J. Berger, PhD, an energy and environmental policy specialist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, who is currently…