First African Mobility Month shifts the narrative on walking and cycling
by Tu My Tran – Senior Officer, Sustainable Mobility All trips begin or end with walking. In many cities around…
The water-energy-food nexus – an intersectoral approach to resource efficiency
Is it possible to reduce the use of resources in our urban food, energy and water systems, and at the same time stimulate local development and the economy? Nashik, India shows that a nexus approach – an intersectoral approach to sector specific problems – could be the answer.
Using the power of art to communicate on nature and climate
Most of the messages reaching us about environmental degradation and climate change have a looming, threatening rhetoric. Rising greenhouse gas emissions are melting glaciers, the world is experiencing mass extinctions, and extreme meteorological events linked to climate change are hitting communities throughout the world.
Cities across the globe meet to define best practices in low emission development
Sometimes seeing something is the best way to learn. That’s what representatives from 23 cities in Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Rwanda, South Africa and Europe had the opportunity to do on a recent European study trip on sustainable urban development and climate resilience.
Top 5 takeaways for cities and regions from the UN Climate Action Summit
For this year’s Climate Action Summit in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on leaders to bring concrete, realistic…
Food for thought: how Seoul and Hong Kong are tackling food waste
On 29-31 July, a Hong Kong delegation visited Seoul to learn from the city’s advanced food waste policies and practices….
Pasig City, Philippines demonstrates the benefits of inclusive climate action
Pasig City, in the heart of Metro Manila, is taking an inclusive approach to driving climate action at the local…
Ecosystems & biodiversity Global Advocacy Investing in nature for resilient cities Nature-based Development Resilient Development
How local governments can lead the biodiversity movement: New ICLEI Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity will shine a spotlight on local action
Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods while 1.6 billion people, including 70 million…
East Asia Ecosystems & biodiversity Global Advocacy Investing in nature for resilient cities Nature-based Development
Asian cities act on biodiversity on the road to 2020
In the last decade, the campus of Peking University in Beijing has recorded sightings of over 200 bird species –…
Bringing cities and finance together for blue-green infrastructure
By: Dr Sebastiaan van Herk and Sophie Rasbash of Bax & Company The cost of climate adaptation for developing countries…
A Game Changing Approach to Help African Cities Better Manage Their Natural Assets
While cities in sub-Saharan Africa are striving to protect and revitalize urban natural assets, such as river systems and coastal…
Chinese cities pilot the EcoMobility SHIFT+ methodology to tackle traffic gridlock and air pollution
With unprecedented economic development and urban expansion in China, private car ownership is on the rise, along with severe traffic…