Beyond returns: How cities and companies co-create impact through innovative finance
Wrapping COP30, and as the world now moves from negotiations to implementation, the need to transform ambition into measurable, investable…
Young Africans at the heart of the food transition: Towards sustainable, inclusive and resilient systems
Part of ICLEI’s “Youth Voices,” this guest op-ed article calls for greater recognition of young people’s potential in food policy development, as well as structural support for their initiatives.
Unlocking capital for cities: Innovative finance lessons from the Kaohsiung-ICLEI Community of Practice
Insights from the second in-person workshop series of the Kaohsiung-ICLEI Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Community of Practice.
Cultivate Marketplace for transforming African urban food systems: Building bridges between cities and global funders
Developed under the AfriFOODlinks project, the Cultivate Marketplace is a city-led initiative designed to transform how municipalities and funders meet, learn from each other, and build investable pathways together.
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A new safety net for Latin American and Caribbean cities
The Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility (UIIF), introduces an innovative way for cities in Latin America and the Caribbean to access climate adaptation financing, including the insurance market, collectively pool risk, and protect critical infrastructure and vulnerable populations.
Belém, a model for climate leadership – from the Amazon to the world
Belém, host city of COP30, shows that protecting the Amazon means empowering its cities and people. Through its Local Climate Action Plan, nature-based solutions and a 2050 vision of climate neutrality, the city is positioning itself as a model of climate resilience and sustainability
From dry cleaning to blue skies: Seoul’s journey to cleaner air
How chemicals from dry cleaning add harmful gases to the air, and how the city is switching to cleaner machines, tougher pollution rules, and smarter city policies to help everyone breathe easier.
Southeast Asia’s renewables moment?
While parts of Europe and North America are slowing their push for renewable energy, Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition is gaining speed.
Co-creating the change we want to see: The non-negotiable for food systems transformation
Food systems, by their very nature, cross boundaries. That’s why FoodCLIC is expanding both the sectors of knowledge involved and the geographies engaged.
In the Pacific, Kiribati enhances food resilience against the tide
Through the IKI-funded Blue-Green Development in Kiribati project, communities in South Tarawa pair local know-how with practical tools to boost food security and strengthen resilience, proving that land-based, nutritious food systems can thrive even in fragile atoll landscapes.
ReUse this: Medellín’s steps to scale returnable packaging
From coffee cups to soda bottles, over 1,000 tonnes of waste are generated every day in Medellín, Colombia. In response, the city has been focusing on reusable systems.
Belém, Brazil’s largest Amazonian city, to host COP30
As the world turns its attention to Belém for COP30, ICLEI is raising up the voices of cities in the Amazon.