Five events to attend this Urban October
Urban October is a UN-organized, jam-packed calendar of opportunities for everyone wanting to be a part of the conversation on…
Faster, more intense, with more devastating impacts: New IPCC report lays out the scientific basis of the climate emergency
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report, Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis, which brings…
How Malmö is using innovative procurement as a tool for circular development
By Lucas Dietrichson, Communication Strategist, City of Malmö and Everica Rivera, Communications Officer, ICLEI World Secreteriat The City of Malmö…
Hanoi, Vietnam: Accelerating the uptake of e-mobility solutions through stakeholder engagement
In Hanoi, a city that is home to 7.7 million inhabitants, 5 million motorcycles flood the streets every single day….
The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley conducts study on freight transport
Freight movement is intrinsically linked to cities’ economic development. Managing freight flows effectively is essential to the supply of basic…
From ICLEI World Congress to COP26: Cities like Glasgow and Bonn push for transformative change
If there was a common storyline at last week’s ICLEI World Congress, it was that local politicians are pushing hard…
Leave no one behind: ICLEI World Congress focuses on people-centered development
The first day of the ICLEI World Congress 2021 – 2022 closed with a discussion on “Equitably Shaping Our Sustainable…
Integrating circularity into plastic waste management – a win-win?
We have all heard that when it comes to the climate crisis, cities are both the problem and the solution…
Hyderabad Unveils Reverse Vending Machines to Tackle Plastic Waste, Promote Circular Economy
Three reverse vending machines (RVMs) were inaugurated in Hyderabad on the 2nd of February 2021, marking the launch of several…
Sustainability officers respond to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis with renewed determination
This piece originally appeared in Cities Today. In Turku, Finland, sustainability meetings and events have gone virtual, reaching much larger…
Top 3 Daring Cities 2020 outcomes
When ICLEI and our partners in the Federal City of Bonn and the German government began formulating a way to…
Tackling climate change and COVID-19 at the local level in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the work of national, regional, and local governments. Many countries around the world have…