From Paris Agreement to Habitat III: A Global Preview of Sustainability in 2016
According to the Mayan calendar, 2015 was to be the year of the apocalypse. While the Earth did not stop…
Cities: The Unsung Heroes at COP21
Blog by Chris Pieper We arrived back in St. Paul, Minnesota on a cold December afternoon, after spending a week…
UCLG: Leverage Climate Finance to Finance the Sustainable City
This blog post was prepared by UCLG. In line with the dynamic started during the World Summit Climate & Territories in…
TAP Talk: ‘Forward, the Green Brigade!’ – Sir David King looks to catapult climate action on multiple fronts
Sir David King occupies a unique position in the world of climate action. As the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary’s permanent…
Cities Alliance & UN-Habitat: Hurdling the Barriers to Deliver Climate Finance to Cities
Cities Alliance and UN-Habitat hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion on 9 December. Entitled “Low Carbon and…
ICLEI: Cities & Regions Pavilion Concludes with Call for “Faster and Further” Action
On 11 December, a panel discussed the key messages of the Cities & Regions Pavilion – the home of local…
TAP Time: East Asia
On 9 December 2015, at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 cities from Mongolia, Japan, and Chinese Taipei presented…
GIB: Launch of the New Voluntary Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
On 9 December 2015, the Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB) hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion to…
The GEF: Leading on Financial Integration for Sustainable Development
As part of its Sixth Replenishment (GEF-6, 2014-1018), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched three Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs…
The GEF: Pipelines and Platforms for Urban Resilience Financing
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 at COP21 on Tuesday…
TAP Time: Oceania
“TAP Time” sessions at the Cities & Regions Pavilion showcase the most promising projects from the Transformative Actions Program (TAP)….
ICLEI: Melaka State Publishes Emissions Inventories as Part of Green City Plan
In 2010 the state of Melaka, located along the South-Western coast of the Malaysian Peninsular, established a vision to become…