It’s not all about megacities. Small and medium municipalities join forces to deliver impactful climate action.
Cities have been making headlines this COP, but it’s often the climate action of big player metropoles that we see…
Cities’ climate commitments outperform nations on ambition.
Cities are ready with robust climate action plans and ambitious targets that often outpace their national counterparts. What they need…
How knowledge brokering is catalyzing resilience and gender equity in Global South’s climate plans
The uneven distribution of climate impacts between the Global North and South is irrefutable. As the Global South mobilizes to…
Malmö’s journey to more climate friendly meals
The city of Malmö purchases about 8,500 tons of food every year (worth €24 million), serving 65,000 lunches a day….
Neighborhood garden improves well-being and safety
Property owner Kungsleden AB holds an undeveloped plot of land in the Sofielund area of Malmö. An area until recently…
BID Malmö – a tool for good urban development
The housing area of Sofielund has undergone a dramatic transformation. From pronounced social unrest and exclusion a decade ago, to…
Malmö establishes Sweden’s first cultural sound zone
The decision by the City of Malmö marks a unique momentum in Sweden to promote local culture and business within…
Regions employ nature-based, financial and legal instruments to outperform on adaptation
While climate measures have sought to mitigate future climate change through reducing emission levels, efforts to adapt communities to harmful…
Listen. Include. Empower. How local communities take central stage at COP26
Subnational governments have found their home at the Multilevel Action Pavilion at COP26, a place for debate, knowledge exchange, and…
Why there won’t be climate action without culture and youth.
“What of the past will the present save for the future?”. That’s how Andrew Potts, Coordinator of Climate Heritage Network,…
How The Gambia became the first country set to fully honor the Paris Agreement
National climate plans from all over the world rolled in ahead of COP26, but as yet only one country’s plans…
Taking concrete steps to get climate finance to cities
This blog was written by Adel Strydom, Senior Communications Officer at ICLEI Africa, and Kale Roberts, Senior Program Officer at…