1 Day to the World Congress: Get Excited!
Here’s the trailer – time to get excited! Sustainable Solutions for an Urban Future!
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2 Days to the World Congress: Uniting on Public Procurement
The World Congress kicks off in just two days! Today we’re reporting more good news: European cities have committed to address issues of sustainable public procurement. Mayors from 26 European cities adopted a joint declaration for climate action in Paris (France) last week. The commitment came during a high-level meeting, chaired by the Mayor of
3 Days to the World Congress: 5 Things to Look Forward To
The World Congress 2015 is nearly upon us, with participants from all over the world ready to talk about how to build a sustainable society. Reaching this goal requires an open-minded approach and the belief that we are not bound by our previous actions or by global economic forces. Many ICLEI Members are already forging
4 Days to the ICLEI World Congress: Vancouver Votes for 100% Renewable Energy Target
ICLEI Member Vancouver recently took a huge step towards becoming a fully sustainable city, with its City Council voting for the long-term goal of deriving 100 percent of the city’s energy from renewable sources. Vancouver joins a number of other cities, including San Francisco, Copenhagen and Sydney, in making this ambitious target a part of
ICLEI Links: 3 April 2015
It’s our last set of ICLEI Links before the ICLEI World Congress 2015 in Seoul, which starts next Wednesday (8 April)! We hope to see some of you there. Thanks to all on Twitter and elsewhere for sharing links – we hope you enjoy reading them. City Stories Coventry low carbon network The UK’s first
5 Days to the World Congress: How do cities learn from science?
ICLEI is very much looking forward to welcoming participants to the Researchers’ Symposium at the ICLEI World Congress 2015 in Seoul, 8-12 April. The Researchers’ Symposium will provide a wonderful opportunity to further the debate on the relationship between research and policy in an urban context. This relationship is critical to sustainable development but is challenging to
6 Days to the ICLEI World Congress: Bold Local Climate Leadership in the Compact of Mayors
Local action moves the world, certainly from a climate perspective. Current buzzwords like “cities” and “climate leadership” are used in the media, trying to create a sense of hope for the future in a world facing climate change. The reality that urgent action is needed – in terms of both reducing greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions
7 Days to the ICLEI World Congress: Linking Biodiversity and Water
Post by Irina Velasco, ICLEI Africa In seven days, the third Urban Nature Congress will take place at the ICLEI World Congress 2015, and we are busy preparing for this exciting gathering! Providing a platform to share information, promote case studies, encourage interactive discussion, and offer inspiration for cities, “Urban Nature 2015: Local Action for
8 Days to the World Congress: A U-turn on Automobile Dependency?
Increasing levels of congestion, poor air quality, reduced road safety, lack of footpaths and reduction in the number public spaces are signs of increasing priority being given to personal automobiles. Several cities perceive increasing motorisation as an inevitable trend, and to cope with the change they provide infrastructure for automobiles, thus fuelling the growth. This
9 Days to the World Congress: Cities and Water
Post by Barbara Anton Cities and water form an inextricable relationship. For centuries, local authorities all around the world have been endeavoring to serve their citizens with the water they need, take care of polluted water and get the water under control when severe floods happen. While key for managing a city sustainably, good water
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