For a resilient Melaka, and Asia Pacific
They say: A visit to Malaysia is incomplete without a visit to Melaka. The city that is a fine blend…
Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Program to Explore All Aspects of Urban Resilience
From tomorrow (2 March) the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific congress (RCAP) in Melaka, Malaysia will welcome participants from across the region to…
2nd Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific forum to ‘define local actions’ after COP21, new SDGs
Around 500 delegates from local governments, including over 60 cities, development agencies, civil society, and private sector will convene at…
Change as Chance: Germany’s Ruhr Metropolitan Region
Historically, many cities were built around heavy industry. The production of steel and textiles was the catalyst for urban growth…
The Smart Cities Debate 2.0: Would the Real Smart City Please Stand Up
Post co-authored by Bohyun Kim, Junior Officer, ICLEI Smart Cities Team The world has been discussing what a smart city…
Two World Cities Project participants receive WWF accolades
Two of the Canadian participants in the EU-Canada Urban Policy Cooperation have received deserved recognition for their actions and accountability…
ICLEI Delegation Visits Basque Country
Post by Meritxell Diaz Santos An international delegation from ICLEI, led by Stefan Kuhn, Deputy Regional Director of the ICLEI…
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…