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…
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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…
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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…
Urban freight and supply chain connectivity in a changing global economy
By Tsu-Jui Cheng, Sustainable Mobility Program Manager, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and Sunandan Tiwari , Director of Global…
Exploring informal sustainable mobility for East African cities
Motorcycle taxis, known as boda-bodas, are a common sight in East Africa. While they serve as an accessible transport option…
How industrial legacy cities are advancing sustainable mobility transitions through green fleet management
Industrial legacy cities often have a history of quick population growth, urban sprawl and single-purpose urban planning. These factors have…
7 ICLEI Member cities make Nikkei’s list of “top 10 SDGs cities”
Many Japanese municipalities have been actively engaged with the realization of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a…