From La Paz to Bonn: How city-to-city partnerships strengthen climate action
The Paris Agreement acknowledges the role that cities, towns and regions can play in tackling climate change and preparing for…
Bonn and North-Rhine Westphalia are preparing for the impacts of climate change
Severe weather events are increasing the world over from flooding in Bangladesh to heat waves across Southern Europe. To better…
Local leaders come together in Seoul to build global coalitions
Hosted by the city of Seoul, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and ICLEI – Local Governments…
United in ambition – cities and regions at COP23 in Bonn
From 6 to 17 November, COP23, this year’s UNFCCC climate change conference, will take place in Bonn. Two years after…
EcoCity2017 kicks off with clear message: Much needs to be done
By Nicholas Goedeking, PhD Student, UC Berkeley _ Today the 2017 ECOCITY World Summit launched in Melbourne, Australia. For three…
The U.S. withdraws from the Paris Agreement: Message from Mayor Park Won Soon
Dear fellow ICLEI Members, I was deeply disappointed to learn that the U.S. has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement. The…
COP23 is on track to set the scene for multilevel, multistakeholder climate action. This is how success could look
Every year, there is a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP)….
Circular Development Equitable Development Food systems Nature-based Development Resilient Cities Congress
Hungry for more: Cities are shaping the global food agenda
It is clear that the food, urban, resilience and sustainability agendas must come together. At the Urban Food Forum at Resilient…
Circular Development Equitable Development Food systems Global Advocacy Nature-based Development Resilient Cities Congress
A growing menu for the urban food agenda
The regulars at the Resilient Cities congress might recall that when urban food first appeared as a topic in the…
Letter from David Jácome Polit, Chief Resilience Officer of Quito – March 2017
Dear ICLEI friends and colleagues, We live in a highly dynamic world. Along with our changing climate, social, technological, economic,…
Building the architecture for global sustainability action: Time for strong coalitions
2016 marked the end of an important period in which nations sought political consensus around the global development agenda. They…
Letter from Gino Van Begin – January
Dear ICLEI friends and colleagues, Local and subnational governments have proven to be a reliable force for positive global change….