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Equitable Development

It builds just, livable, happy, and inclusive urban communities, addressing the root causes of poverty and inequality while safeguarding natural support systems essential for human life.

Confronting the energy burden – Achieving energy equity for low-income communities
Equitable Development

Confronting the energy burden – Achieving energy equity for low-income communities

ByHannah Rothschild September 24, 2018June 3, 2025

by Hannah Rothschild, City-Business Collaboration Officer, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability To learn more about the Urban Transitions Alliance…

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“We have to take our citizens with us.” Cities talk SDGs and citizen engagement
Equitable Development Global policy for local planners

“We have to take our citizens with us.” Cities talk SDGs and citizen engagement

ByGlobal Communications Team June 22, 2018June 3, 2025

SDG 11 is the central lever to attain all of the 17 goals outlined in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda….

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Gender equality starts at the top: Women in municipal leadership
Equitable Development

Gender equality starts at the top: Women in municipal leadership

ByGlobal Communications Team June 22, 2018June 3, 2025

When Mayor Célestine Ketcha épouse Courtès spoke at the ICLEI World Congress 2018, she painted a picture of what climate…

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Inclusion and reconciliation: Indigenous Peoples and sustainability in our cities
Equitable Development

Inclusion and reconciliation: Indigenous Peoples and sustainability in our cities

ByGlobal Communications Team June 22, 2018June 3, 2025

It is not every day that we take the time to think about the land we stand on or how…

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City leaders and the #MeToo movement: A vital conversation
Equitable Development

City leaders and the #MeToo movement: A vital conversation

ByErika Marzano March 8, 2018June 3, 2025

Across the ICLEI Network, city leaders dedicate every day of their lives to creating healthy, safe and sustainable communities. These…

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Mobility-as-a-service: An embodiment of shared, livable and intelligent
Equitable Development Transport & mobility

Mobility-as-a-service: An embodiment of shared, livable and intelligent

ByGuest Author June 26, 2017June 3, 2025

In the lead up to the EcoMobility World Congress, taking place from 2-4 October 2017 in Kaohsiung, we have invited…

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Hungry for more: Cities are shaping the global food agenda
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Hungry for more: Cities are shaping the global food agenda

ByGlobal Communications Team May 6, 2017June 26, 2025

It is clear that the food, urban, resilience and sustainability agendas must come together. At the Urban Food Forum at Resilient…

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Responding to vulnerability and its root causes
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Responding to vulnerability and its root causes

ByGuest Author May 6, 2017June 3, 2025

By Bryce Appleby, human geographer, MSc Candidate at Universität Bonn / UNU-EHS – United Nations University of Environmental Risk and…

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A growing menu for the urban food agenda
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A growing menu for the urban food agenda

ByGlobal Communications Team May 6, 2017June 26, 2025

The regulars at the Resilient Cities congress might recall that when urban food first appeared as a topic in the…

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Water management: Women must be central to inclusive strategies
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Water management: Women must be central to inclusive strategies

ByGuest Author May 4, 2017June 3, 2025

by Janna Frischen, MSc Candidate, United Nations University and Resilient Cities 2017 communications volunteer Urban growth is becoming a major global…

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There is no cohesion without social protection
Equitable Development Resilient Cities Congress

There is no cohesion without social protection

ByGuest Author July 8, 2016June 3, 2025

by Lauren Stabler, PhD student at the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University Alfredo Zamudio, Director of the Nansen Center for…

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Small island states: Overlooked but highly vulnerable
Equitable Development Oceania Resilient Cities Congress

Small island states: Overlooked but highly vulnerable

ByGlobal Communications Team July 8, 2016June 26, 2025

The number of climate change-related events is rapidly increasing, and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) are highly vulnerable. In 2013, Honiara,…

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