A3: Resilient Investment – Targeting is Good, Embedding is Better
As a city, if you want to address resilience, where do you start? At the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific A3 panel…
Change as Chance: Germany’s Ruhr Metropolitan Region
Historically, many cities were built around heavy industry. The production of steel and textiles was the catalyst for urban growth…
The Smart Cities Debate 2.0: Would the Real Smart City Please Stand Up
Post co-authored by Bohyun Kim, Junior Officer, ICLEI Smart Cities Team The world has been discussing what a smart city…
ICLEI: The Future of Community Energy
ICLEI Europe hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion on 10 December. Entitled “Harnessing community power: how can…
UNEP, ICLEI, KEITI: Reducing GHG Emissions through Sustainable Public Procurement
UNEP, ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability, and the Korean Environmental Institute for Technology and Innovation (KEITI) hosted a session at the…
City Mayors Respond to Urban Poor through Climate Action
On 8 December 2015, Mayor James Nxumalo of Durban, South Africa and Vice President of ICLEI – Local Governments for…
ICLEI, Renewable Cities, World Future Council: Cities and Regions Moving towards 100% Renewable Energy
“What does it take? Will, partnership, pilots, vision, leadership,” said Milan Obradovic, Deputy Mayor of the City of Malmö, Sweden….
How can we create compact, sustainable and inclusive cities? A case for Transit Oriented Development
The City of Tshwane, South Africa, hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion at COP21 on 7 December….
EcoMobility: Actions Speak Louder than Words
On Saturday, 5 December, six visionary city leaders came together in the Cities & Regions Pavilion to display their actions…
ICLEI: First Annual Summit of the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement
Participants in the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement (GLCN on SP) have come together on Saturday 5 December…
“I have been talking about it – they did it”: The Third Industrial Revolution in Nord-Pas de Calais
The Nord-Pas de Calais region hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 at COP21 on Tuesday…
ICLEI: Measure it so you can manage it
ICLEI hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 at COP21 on 4 December to showcase the…