Looking ahead to COP30, what cities and regions do in advance of this global climate summit may matter more than the conference itself. On the road to Belém, local and regional governments have a unique opportunity to engage with their national governments, shift the trajectory of the climate emergency, and push for inclusive, multilevel climate action.
As we begin a pivotal year, many global north countries are facing elections and leadership changes, testing the world’s commitment to sustainable development. Last year, we witnessed several key global processes needing to continue into 2025 – like the biodiversity negotiations and the Plastics Treaty – or delivering a disappointing lack of ambition, such as the climate COP. Here are the ten things we’re watching for in 2025 regarding the global sustainability agendas.
To wrap up 2024, we delve into the diverse array of stories that proved to be our most popular of the year – five stories that resonated, shaping and informing perspectives on sustainable urban development.
Read our insights from the UN Convention on Combating Desertification COP16 – and the Mayors Forum – held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2-12 December.
Durante a plenária de encerramento do Congresso Mundial ICLEI 2024, a prefeita Katja Dörner conclamou os líderes urbanos a se envolverem proativamente com seus governos nacionais e associações nacionais de governos locais para aprimorar as NDCs até 2025 e apoiar o CHAMP.
Durante la sesión plenaria de clausura del Congreso Mundial ICLEI 2024, la alcaldesa Katja Dörner pidió a los líderes urbanos que se comprometan de manera proactiva con sus gobiernos nacionales y asociaciones nacionales de gobiernos locales para mejorar las NDC para 2025 y apoyar la iniciativa CHAMP.
Del 18 al 21 de junio, más de 1.500 asistentes de todo el mundo se reunieron en São Paulo, Brasil, para celebrar el papel vital de las redes internacionales en la conexión de ciudades, pueblos, regiones y comunidades. Durante la sesión plenaria de clausura del Congreso, los líderes de ICLEI subrayaron el poder de la colaboración y el intercambio de conocimientos para avanzar en los esfuerzos locales de sostenibilidad y hacer frente a los desafíos compartidos, impulsando las transformaciones globales tan necesarias.
De 18 a 21 de junho, mais de 1.500 participantes globais se reuniram em São Paulo, Brasil, para celebrar o papel vital das redes internacionais na conexão de cidades, vilas, regiões e comunidades. Durante a plenária de encerramento do Congresso, os líderes do ICLEI enfatizaram o poder da colaboração e da troca de conhecimentos no avanço dos esforços locais de sustentabilidade e no enfrentamento de desafios compartilhados, impulsionando as transformações globais tão necessárias.
From June 18 to 21, over 1,500 global attendees converged in São Paulo, Brazil, to celebrate the vital role of international networks in connecting cities, towns, regions, and communities. During the Congress’ closing plenary, ICLEI leaders underscored the power of collaboration and knowledge exchange in advancing local sustainability efforts and tackling shared challenges, propelling the much-needed global transformations.
As the SBs continue to set the stage for COP29, global city representatives shared concrete examples of multilevel governance and partnership for enhanced climate action between national and local governments.
The COP29 High-Level Climate Champion, alongside mayors, subnational leaders and other representatives, convened at the Daring Cities 2024 Bonn Dialogues to reflect on the much-needed multilevel climate action to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals. The event highlighted the importance of vertical and horizontal collaboration on a global scale to tackle the climate emergency head-on. …
Wrapping up Daring Cities’ 2024 Cornerstone I “Reflect,” two in-depth webinars gathered local leaders and climate representatives to discuss past climate initiatives, especially those stemming from COP28. Here, we share their insights exploring how cities and regions can leverage COP28 outcomes, particularly the CHAMP initiative, as we move forward to the upcoming COPs in Baku…