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…
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…