Local leaders and citizens build a world of local action
Today, Mayor Park Won Soon, the citizens of Seoul and the congress delegates led a march which demonstrated the power…
Compact of Mayors gains momentum with 36 additional cities
From Johannesburg, South Africa to Paris, France to Seoul, South Korea, cities around the world are demonstrating collective leadership to…
TAP the potential of local climate action!
Today the new Transformative Actions Program (TAP) was launched to improve access to existing capital flows to cities and regions, as…
Sub-plenary 3: Cities and business should work more together for sustainable development
Sub-plenary 3 at Day 2 of the ICLEI World Congress, titled “City-Business Cooperation for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure,” was presented in…
Seoul is the 2015 Earth Hour City Challenge Capital!
The city of Seoul has been awarded the title Global Earth Hour Capital 2015. Seoul impressed an international jury…
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on stage with 100 Mayors to adopt the Seoul Declaration
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began the Opening Plenary today by delivering a message commending Mayor Park Wonsoon for his leadership on…
ICLEI and WRI Partner to Advance Climate-Smart Urban Development
SEOUL (April 9, 2015)— The World Resources Institute, led by WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, and ICLEI – Local Governments…
Green City Champions: Rewarding Ambitions
Representatives of five cities to have received prestigious international sustainability awards took to the stage in Seoul this afternoon to…
Experts and cities shared insights on China’s new type of urbanization at ICLEI World Congress 2015
The four-day ICLEI World Congress 2015, which opened in Seoul, South Korea on 8 April, is the first in…
Advancing the Resilient City
Post by Abrina Williams The sub-plenary ‘Advancing the Resilient City: New developments and directions in urban adaptation and resilience’ began…
Delhi – world’s most air polluted city – finally heading towards a better air quality
For quite some years, Delhi has been carrying the championship flag of the most air polluted city in the world….