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.
How to declare a climate emergency
A new toolkit from the Global Covenant of Mayor for Climate and Energy (GCoM) and partners shared with cities in…
Zero-Carbon Cities Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion
New report shows low-carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90 percent and support 87 million jobs…
Food for thought: how Seoul and Hong Kong are tackling food waste
On 29-31 July, a Hong Kong delegation visited Seoul to learn from the city’s advanced food waste policies and practices….
A Tale of Two Summits: Shaping the next decade of integrated action on climate and sustainability
Delivering ambitious, collaborative climate action is crucial to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This September in New York, Heads of…
Pasig City, Philippines demonstrates the benefits of inclusive climate action
Pasig City, in the heart of Metro Manila, is taking an inclusive approach to driving climate action at the local…
Tackling urban freight through collaborative action
Freight transport is at the core of today’s global economy; in emerging regions such as Asia, the logistics industry accounts…
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How local governments can lead the biodiversity movement: New ICLEI Global Ambassador for Local Biodiversity will shine a spotlight on local action
Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods while 1.6 billion people, including 70 million…
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Asian cities act on biodiversity on the road to 2020
In the last decade, the campus of Peking University in Beijing has recorded sightings of over 200 bird species –…