Compact of Mayors gains momentum with 36 additional cities
From Johannesburg, South Africa to Paris, France to Seoul, South Korea, cities around the world are demonstrating collective leadership to…
TAP the potential of local climate action!
Today the new Transformative Actions Program (TAP) was launched to improve access to existing capital flows to cities and regions, as…
Sub-plenary 3: Cities and business should work more together for sustainable development
Sub-plenary 3 at Day 2 of the ICLEI World Congress, titled “City-Business Cooperation for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure,” was presented in…
Seoul is the 2015 Earth Hour City Challenge Capital!
The city of Seoul has been awarded the title Global Earth Hour Capital 2015. Seoul impressed an international jury…
ICLEI and WRI Partner to Advance Climate-Smart Urban Development
SEOUL (April 9, 2015)— The World Resources Institute, led by WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, and ICLEI – Local Governments…
Green City Champions: Rewarding Ambitions
Representatives of five cities to have received prestigious international sustainability awards took to the stage in Seoul this afternoon to…
Advancing the Resilient City
Post by Abrina Williams The sub-plenary ‘Advancing the Resilient City: New developments and directions in urban adaptation and resilience’ began…
100 Mayors adopt Seoul Declaration for sustainable cities
Together with ICLEI President Park Wonsoon (Mayor of Seoul), ICLEI First Vice President James Nxumalo (Mayor of Durban) and ICLEI…
Professor Jørgen Randers speaks at ICLEI World Congress
The Opening Plenary of the ICLEI World Congress 2015 began with an address from Jorgen Randers, co-author of the seminal…
ICLEI World Congress 2015 opens
The ICLEI World Congress 2015 opened today at the iconic Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, Republic of Korea, officially setting…
ICLEI Global Executive Committee Unveiled at World Congress
ICLEI’s Global Executive Committee 2015-2018 was unveiled at the opening plenary of the World Congress 2015. The ICLEI Global Executive…
Mayor Sumptoh Ulrich Calls for Action for Vanuatu at World Congress
Sumptoh Ulrich – the Mayor of Port Vila City Council, Vanuatu – made a call for action in response to…