A snapshot of urban resilience
At the end of last year, nations had submitted nine National Adaptation Plans under the UNFCCC, the United Nations Framework…
Stories from Mozambique: High impact, low cost interventions
by Sophia Rettberg, student at University College Maastricht and Resilient Cities 2018 volunteer Coastal cities in Mozambique are responding to…
Cities and climate science: The next frontier
At present, urban communities contribute up to 70 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions globally. They are also among the…
Insurance companies and cities: Allies in urban resilience
Once impacted by natural disasters, cities are relying on insurance companies to rebuild and recover, which is driving up premiums….
News from the front-line
At COP23, the 23rd United Nations Climate Change Conference, ICLEI and GLISPA – the Global Island Partnership – launched Front-line…
A match for resilience: The public sector and small and medium enterprises
by Sophia Rettberg, student at University College Maastricht and Resilient Cities 2018 volunteer For cities to advance resilient development strategies,…
Our digital cities: Open, transparent – but hackable?
Five seconds, a simple laptop, knowing where to look and what to look for. This is what it took to Thomas…
Events corner Exploring issues that matter Global policy for local planners Resilient Cities Congress
Four top ways to drive resilient urban development
We live in an increasingly urban world. Over half the global population lives in cities, and more than two-thirds will…
Letter from Ashok-Alexander Sridharan Mayor of Bonn and First Vice President of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Dear ICLEI friends and colleagues, Building resilience in our communities plays an important role in the actions we…
ICLEI’s top 5 takeaways from COP23
COP23, the 23rd United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, came to a close on 18 November 2017. Here…
A real national to local conversation on climate governance
For Manuel Alculete Lopes de Araújo, Mayor of Quelimane, Mozambique, governance is an issue that extends well beyond climate. Cooperation…
EcoMobility Alliance update: New strategies for urban mobility
Sustainable transport is key to the achievement of the Paris Agreement and has been mentioned in 75 percent of Nationally…