Moving from planning to action. How ICLEI is helping to accelerate the transition to net zero
“ICLEI has been tackling climate change for more than 30 years and when we started, it was certainly not a…
Leave no one behind: ICLEI World Congress focuses on people-centered development
The first day of the ICLEI World Congress 2021 – 2022 closed with a discussion on “Equitably Shaping Our Sustainable…
Circular Development Equitable Development Nature-based Development Resilient Development Zero emission Development
New ICLEI leadership recommit to integrated sustainable development
At the opening of the ICLEI World Congress 2021 – 2022 Virtual Launch, ICLEI’s newly elected leadership came out in…
Local governments are poised for a bigger role in protecting nature. Is your city on board?
“Humanity’s relationship with nature is broken.” That’s the unsettling observation UN Secretary General António Guterres made in a recent speech…
Integrating circularity into plastic waste management – a win-win?
We have all heard that when it comes to the climate crisis, cities are both the problem and the solution…
Youth from Turku, Yokohama and Nagano join forces to call for a 1.5-Degree Life
Consumption-based emissions—the so-called indirect emissions associated with food choices, travel habits, supply chains and many more activities that keep cities…
How two cities in Metro Manila are accelerating energy efficiency
In Metro Manila year round, the average high temperature never drops below 30°C, and cooling is a significant part of…
Framing the future of urban resilience: An interview with Resilient Development Head Nazmul Huq
Ten years ago, ICLEI launched the first Resilient Cities Congress to respond to a growing and largely unaddressed need of…
Listen to the people: Addressing inequality in Glasgow from the ground up
What if Glasgow had less puddles? Imagine being a child living in a rainy city and you only have two…
Prioritizing equity in local climate action: An equity framework from industrial legacy cities
In the past years, citizen-led activism around the Fridays for Future movement and other climate justice groups have succeeded to…
Hyderabad Unveils Reverse Vending Machines to Tackle Plastic Waste, Promote Circular Economy
Three reverse vending machines (RVMs) were inaugurated in Hyderabad on the 2nd of February 2021, marking the launch of several…
Urban95 Children’s Fest, Anganwadi Training in Udaipur: Review Shows Positive Reception
ICLEI South Asia organised a two-day festival for children in the 0-5 age group as part of the tactical interventions…