Learnings from the G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions
Recognizing the “transformative power of cities worldwide as drivers for every aspect of sustainable development” With recognition of the vital…
Transformative roads: Three Brazilian cities toward sustainable transport
A wave of sustainable mobility is reshaping urban public transport in Brazil. From São Paulo’s shift to electric buses to…
Beyond the hype: ICLEI’s experts reveal their COP28 expectations
As the world counts down to COP28, more than 70,000 worldwide delegates set to converge in Dubai from November 30…
Nature-based solutions in MENA Cities: A key theme across the MENA Climate Week
This blog was written by León Díaz-Bone, Dr Nuha Eltinay, Madison Hodges, and Heba Mousa from ICLEI World Secretariat. The…
Lessons from five daring cities that are paving the way toward a just and equitable climate emergency response
Throughout this year, hundreds of cities, towns, and regions have gathered at Daring Cities 2023 to discuss their approaches in…
UrbanShift Asia Forum 2023: Transforming cities for a sustainable tomorrow
This blog was written by Rene Nüsslein, Karishma Asarpota, and Matteo Bizzotto from ICLEI, and Eillie Anzilotti from WRI In…
Cities and subnationals make their case for multilevel climate action at the kickoff of Daring Cities 2023
Daring Cities 2023 started with a bang with a hybrid two-day event alongside the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Talks (SB58) in…
Will the fight against climate change SURGe in 2023?
Since COP27 wound down late last year (November 6-18), much of the post event commentary has centered on the fact…
Post COP27: ICLEI welcomes climate emergency financing, calls for action to address biodiversity crisis
In the weeks and months leading up to COP27, the signs for a successful conference were not particularly encouraging. There…
Latin American voices at COP27: The road ahead
Latin America faces two major challenges. First, despite having achieved considerable success in reducing extreme poverty over the past decades,…
Adaptation and resilience at COP27: Priorities for implementation
The Egyptian COP27 President ensured attendees would not forget: This was the Implementation COP. Each morning, as conference-goers shuffled through…
At last, COP27 spotlights food systems
COP27 has made it clear: this year, countries should be standing “Together For Implementation”. To this end, global leaders have…