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…
2 Days to the World Congress: Uniting on Public Procurement
The World Congress kicks off in just two days! Today we’re reporting more good news: European cities have committed to…
4 Days to the ICLEI World Congress: Vancouver Votes for 100% Renewable Energy Target
ICLEI Member Vancouver recently took a huge step towards becoming a fully sustainable city, with its City Council voting for…
6 Days to the ICLEI World Congress: Bold Local Climate Leadership in the Compact of Mayors
Local action moves the world, certainly from a climate perspective. Current buzzwords like “cities” and “climate leadership” are used in…
7 Days to the ICLEI World Congress: Linking Biodiversity and Water
Post by Irina Velasco, ICLEI Africa In seven days, the third Urban Nature Congress will take place at the ICLEI…
8 Days to the World Congress: A U-turn on Automobile Dependency?
Increasing levels of congestion, poor air quality, reduced road safety, lack of footpaths and reduction in the number public spaces…
9 Days to the World Congress: Cities and Water
Post by Barbara Anton Cities and water form an inextricable relationship. For centuries, local authorities all around the world have…