At the Water for Climate Pavilion at COP29 on 19 November, the importance of locally-led initiatives and multilevel governance approaches in implementing effective water management was in the spotlight.
From 9 to 11 September 2024, over 100 participants from five continents gathered at FAO headquarters in Rome for the Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and ICLEI. The workshop laid the groundwork for the co-creation of a five-year Roadmap toward transforming urban agrifood systems.
At COP29, this session at the Korea Pavilion presented how to build net-zero cities through legal innovation and citizen engagement.
As the world’s attention turned to COP29, leaders from the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency, gathered on 13 November at a special session to respond to COP29 and the World Leaders Climate Action Summit (WCAS).
The Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion launched at COP29 in Baku with a powerful message: Addressing the climate emergency requires…
At COP29, California and Japan’s local leaders emphasize that cities must lead the charge on climate action, showing that bold, independent initiatives can drive sustainable futures beyond national policies.
Hundreds of cities’ representatives and their partners have come together at the Daring Cities 2024 to exchange solutions and discuss their strategies to tackle the climate emergency. How does this translate into practice? The event showcased many real-life cases that offer inspiration for other local and regional governments to dare to take bold, transformative steps forward
The Malmö Commitment pledges social equity as the core of sustainable urban development, building a network of pioneer local and regional governments working together on inclusive approaches. At the Daring Cities 2024 Virtual Forum, Santa Fe, Argentina; Pittsburgh, USA; and Turku, Finland, took center stage, showcasing how they are adopting equity-focused strategies for an inclusive transition—setting a path for other cities to follow suit.
The ICLEI World Congress 2024 in São Paulo gathered over 1,500 attendees, including more than 100 mayors, to advance sustainable urban development on a global scale. Highlighting major initiatives like the ICLEI São Paulo Strategic Vision 2024-2030 and the Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility, the Congress set the stage for impactful actions shaping our future.
Durante a plenária de encerramento do Congresso Mundial ICLEI 2024, a prefeita Katja Dörner conclamou os líderes urbanos a se envolverem proativamente com seus governos nacionais e associações nacionais de governos locais para aprimorar as NDCs até 2025 e apoiar o CHAMP.
Com base no impulso de ação multinível sem precedentes da COP28 e com as próximas COP16 e COP29 até o final do ano, as cidades e regiões têm uma janela de oportunidade real para ampliar suas vozes nas discussões climáticas globais. Na plenária do Congresso Mundial ICLEI 2024, “Do global para o local para o global: moldando o futuro da sustentabilidade”, prefeitos e líderes climáticos enfatizaram que agora é a hora de os governos locais e regionais pressionarem por uma ação unificada e intergovernamental para alcançar as transformações urgentemente necessárias em direção a um mundo sustentável.
Em um mundo cada vez mais moldado pela emergência climática, as cidades estão assumindo a vanguarda dos esforços de resiliência e sustentabilidade. Durante a plenária “Nosso Mundo em Transformação” do Congresso Mundial ICLEI, os membros e especialistas do ICLEI discutiram como as cidades podem alavancar iniciativas locais para gerar impacto global, enfatizando a urgência de abordagens integradas para mitigar os riscos ambientais e construir comunidades resistentes ao clima em todo o mundo.