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Equitable Development

It builds just, livable, happy, and inclusive urban communities, addressing the root causes of poverty and inequality while safeguarding natural support systems essential for human life.

Learning to live with water scarcity
Equitable Development Nature-based Development Resilient Development

Learning to live with water scarcity

ByGlobal Communications Team June 10, 2022June 26, 2024

Ingrid Coetzee, Director of Biodiversity, Nature and Health for ICLEI Africa, recently shared her expertise with the international broadcaster Deutsche…

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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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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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Women and girls at the center of transformation in the built environment
Equitable Development

Women and girls at the center of transformation in the built environment

ByYing-Chih Deng March 7, 2022June 26, 2024

Throughout 2022 to 2024, IHRB, ICLEI and other partners advance a research and action agenda on just transitions in the…

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Malmö establishes Sweden’s first cultural sound zone
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Malmö establishes Sweden’s first cultural sound zone

ByElisabet Fornander November 10, 2021June 27, 2024

The decision by the City of Malmö marks a unique momentum in Sweden to promote local culture and business within…

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Why there won’t be climate action without culture and youth.
COP26 Equitable Development Transport & mobility

Why there won’t be climate action without culture and youth.

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 6, 2021June 3, 2025

“What of the past will the present save for the future?”.  That’s how Andrew Potts, Coordinator of Climate Heritage Network,…

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World Food Day: For cities, the people, and the planet
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World Food Day: For cities, the people, and the planet

ByMatteo Bizzotto October 16, 2021June 27, 2024

This blog was originally written for UrbanShift by Braoin MacLauchlan, Communications Assistant at ICLEI World Secretariat, and edited by Matteo…

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How four cities are fostering equity-focused climate action
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How four cities are fostering equity-focused climate action

ByRebecca Wessinghage August 19, 2021June 28, 2024

Cities bring together all types of people into confined urban spaces, and they also reveal stark social inequalities. In dense…

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Playing green: Co-creating accessible, eco-friendly spaces for Hanoi’s children
Equitable Development

Playing green: Co-creating accessible, eco-friendly spaces for Hanoi’s children

ByTim Lazaroff June 29, 2021June 27, 2024

When a city’s population triples in twenty years’ time, essential services need extra attention. In the case of Hanoi –…

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Leave no one behind: ICLEI World Congress focuses on people-centered development
Equitable Development Transport & mobility World Congress 2021-2022

Leave no one behind: ICLEI World Congress focuses on people-centered development

ByBeatriz Fonseca April 14, 2021June 3, 2025

The first day of the ICLEI World Congress 2021 – 2022 closed with a discussion on “Equitably Shaping Our Sustainable…

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New ICLEI leadership recommit to integrated sustainable development
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New ICLEI leadership recommit to integrated sustainable development

ByDana Vigran April 14, 2021June 27, 2024

At the opening of the ICLEI World Congress 2021 – 2022 Virtual Launch, ICLEI’s newly elected leadership came out in…

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