In October 2015, Johannesburg will host the the second EcoMobility World Festival – a month-long celebration and exploration of sustainable urban mobility. As a part of the festival, the city is closing its Sandton Central Business District to as many private cars as possible. Instead of driving, citizens will be encouraged to use public transport,
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! ICLEI Stories Mayors of ICLEI Member cities join historic Vatican signing Johannesburg all set for EcoMobility Dialogues 2015 City Stories Millennials Will Live In Cities Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen Before As Beijing Becomes a Supercity,
We conducted a series of interviews at our Resilient Cities 2015 congress. Here, Sean O’Donoghue (Manager, Climate Protection Branch, eThekwini Municipality/Durban, South Africa) discusses the importance of regional partnerships for adaptation.
Hatyai, a bustling city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border, is concentrating on land use issues to speed up sustainability. With limited landfill areas, the community is working to separate waste and nearly halve the amount of trash sent to landfill. Solid sorted waste will be transported to a waste-to-energy gasification plant in Tambon
As the COP21 approaches, national governments have recognized that, as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon put it, “The road to sustainability runs through the world’s towns and cities.” The world has woken up to the power of local and subnational governments to act first on climate change, with a growing number of organizations looking to unite
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! ICLEI Stories ICLEI Leaders and Members to strengthen Pope Francis’ efforts on climate, modern slavery and sustainability Scientists plot path to climate stabilization at CFCC15: Transformative solutions are urgently needed 10 Indonesian cities commit to Compact
Guest post by Paula Perez Muleiro, European TK’Blue Agency Transport represents 26 percent of global CO2 emissions, and this sector is one of the few where emissions are still growing. Last May, at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, the United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon asked transport ministers from around the globe to intensify their efforts
The island of Tarakan, in the region of Kalimantan in northern Borneo, is home to the Mangrove and Bekantan Conservation Area (KKMB) – the only mangrove forest located in the center of an Indonesian city. At the KKMB, there are 25 species of mangroves within the 9-hectare mangrove park, which is home to 45 rare
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! ICLEI Stories Cities, regions and civil society urge nations to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon, resilient communities at COP21 New report states: Better economic growth can close the emissions gap City Stories Thousands March in Toronto,
With a view to addressing severe traffic congestion in one of its downtown streets, the City of Daegu introduced a public transport-only district or ‘transit mall’ in 2003. The implementation of the project was delayed several years because of financial shortages and opposition among local residents and businesses. The City was finally able to establish
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