From Bonn to Belém: How national commitments and cities together can deliver a climate-ready future

From Bonn to Belém: How national commitments and cities together can deliver a climate-ready future

Under the umbrella of Daring Cities 2025 Bonn Dialogues, this event highlighted the importance of partnerships to deliver not just ambitious plans, but real climate action for a thriving future.

From fragmentation to structure: CHAMP helps scaling climate action across all levels

From fragmentation to structure: CHAMP helps scaling climate action across all levels

The 2nd CHAMP UNFCCC Focal Point Dialogue provided a platform for national government endorsers and their strategic partners to assess progress and guide CHAMP’s implementation toward COP30.

Cities, climate, and convergence: What the first Annual Review on the Rio Conventions tells us

Cities, climate, and convergence: What the first Annual Review on the Rio Conventions tells us

Born from the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, these three multilateral environmental agreements have shaped how the international community approaches global environmental challenges.

All levels, one goal: Scaling ambition ahead of COP30

All levels, one goal: Scaling ambition ahead of COP30

Every year, the Bonn Climate Talks – formally the sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) – serve as the mid-year checkpoint on the road to the annual COP. With over 6,000 national delegates and civil society representatives expected, the SB62 (16-26 June 2025) is far from routine.

LGMA launches National Coordination group in Brazil to elevate subnational voices at COP30

LGMA launches National Coordination group in Brazil to elevate subnational voices at COP30

The launch of the LGMA National Coordination Group in Brasília marks a major milestone for climate federalism and multilevel governance in Brazil. Co-organized by ICLEI, the group brings together national ministries, local leaders, and civil society to ensure subnational voices help shape Brazil’s role at COP30.

On the road to COP30: Reflecting on how multilevel action can strengthen national climate plans

On the road to COP30: Reflecting on how multilevel action can strengthen national climate plans

Looking ahead to COP30, what cities and regions do in advance of this global climate summit may matter more than the conference itself. On the road to Belém, local and regional governments have a unique opportunity to engage with their national governments, shift the trajectory of the climate emergency, and push for inclusive, multilevel climate action.

Global sustainability agendas: 10 things we’re watching for in 2025

Global sustainability agendas: 10 things we’re watching for in 2025

As we begin a pivotal year, many global north countries are facing elections and leadership changes, testing the world’s commitment to sustainable development. Last year, we witnessed several key global processes needing to continue into 2025 – like the biodiversity negotiations and the Plastics Treaty – or delivering a disappointing lack of ambition, such as the climate COP. Here are the ten things we’re watching for in 2025 regarding the global sustainability agendas.

The beginning of the end of plastics pollution, what does this mean for the Republic of Korea Cities?

The beginning of the end of plastics pollution, what does this mean for the Republic of Korea Cities?

The Republic of Korea hosted INC-5, bringing national governments together to forge a global treaty to end plastic pollution. This initiative began at the 2022 UN Environment Assembly with the adoption of Resolution 5.14 titled: End Plastic Pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument.

Ten ingredients to stir up urban agrifood systems transformation

Ten ingredients to stir up urban agrifood systems transformation

What happens when around 100 stakeholders from five continents come together to discuss urban agrifood systems transformation? In September 2024, the Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop—co-organized by FAO and ICLEI—turned FAO headquarters in Rome into a vibrant marketplace of ideas. Check out the outcomes.