Spotlight on nature’s critical value in the climate crisis
There’s an urgent need for cities to do a better job of protecting biodiversity, due to nature’s critical role both…
Reflections on the first-ever COP Transport Day
COP25 marks the first-ever Transport Day hosted by a COP Presidency. The discussion among transport stakeholders is urgently needed yet has been long overdue. While 83% of NDCs (Nationally-Determined Contributions) identify transport as an important source of GHG emissions and an area for action, only 14% of NDCs set a transport sector emission reduction target.
Women mayor ‘warriors’ of the Amazon inspire COP25 delegates with stories of resilience
Mayor Fernanda Hassem (centre) shares with the audience the many challenges the people of Brasiléia face due to climate change,…
First African Mobility Month shifts the narrative on walking and cycling
by Tu My Tran – Senior Officer, Sustainable Mobility All trips begin or end with walking. In many cities around…
Taka ni Mali: African inspiration for circular development
By Blake Robinson and Paul Currie, Senior Professional Officers in Urban Systems, ICLEI Africa Secretariat Harnessing the value and productivity…
New report charts the evolution of urban resilience
It’s 2009. The world has failed to reach a meaningful international climate agreement at COP15 in Copenhagen. Despite increased climate…
The water-energy-food nexus – an intersectoral approach to resource efficiency
Is it possible to reduce the use of resources in our urban food, energy and water systems, and at the same time stimulate local development and the economy? Nashik, India shows that a nexus approach – an intersectoral approach to sector specific problems – could be the answer.
African leaders show strength of subnational governments at international Climate Chance Summit in Accra
The annual Climate Chance Summit in Accra, Ghana brought together thousands of subnational actors to discuss innovative ways to tackle climate change and create thriving, sustainable cities on the African continent. The event showcased and encouraged local government climate action on the ground and financing mechanisms to support these efforts.
The Seoul Connection: One city’s mission to spread climate action
Seoul is home to about 10 million citizens and is one of the most densely populated cities in the world….
Using the power of art to communicate on nature and climate
Most of the messages reaching us about environmental degradation and climate change have a looming, threatening rhetoric. Rising greenhouse gas emissions are melting glaciers, the world is experiencing mass extinctions, and extreme meteorological events linked to climate change are hitting communities throughout the world.
Eight great ideas to tackle food insecurity from industrial legacy cities
For formerly industrial cities that have transitioned away from heavy industry, food insecurity has been a dire problem. Prolonged disinvestment common to former blue collar neighborhoods often means that food insecurity is more significant in these areas. But these cities are also showing how food systems can be made more equitable and sustainable.
Cities across the globe meet to define best practices in low emission development
Sometimes seeing something is the best way to learn. That’s what representatives from 23 cities in Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Rwanda, South Africa and Europe had the opportunity to do on a recent European study trip on sustainable urban development and climate resilience.