Pedro Pires de Miranda is Corporate Vice President at Siemens AG. Question: In your experience, in what ways do cities and businesses work well together? Pedro Pires de Miranda: First of all, it becomes a topic of leadership from the city. If the city has clear leadership, be it at the Mayoral level or in
ICLEI was delighted to welcome leading figures from Chinese cities, institutions and government to Berlin for the Sustainable Urban China conference, which took place on the opening day of Metropolitan Solutions 2015. Aixing Han (Deputy Director General, Department of Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Science and Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development, Beijing, China) emphasized
The green city project known as Bontle Ke Botho was implemented by the Environmental Resources Management Department of Ekurhuleni Municipality in 2002. The Project sought to promote poverty alleviation and sustainable living practices through environmental actions with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and awareness. These actions were required to address one or more of
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! Thanks to all on Twitter and elsewhere for sharing. ICLEI Stories ICLEI invites applications for new Transformative Actions Program City Stories Can Cities Drive Sustainable Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States? Is Dubai the capital of
Moravia is a hill formed from solid waste disposal in an uncontrolled landfill located in Medellin, Colombia. Since the 1980s, a human settlement that has been established on it has generated significant social tensions because of its environmental degradation, urban overcrowding and public health problems. Because of these mounting issues, the City of Medellin has
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! Thanks to all on Twitter and elsewhere for sharing. ICLEI Stories Metropolitan Solutions to feature innovative Lounge Talks for city-business networking Doornkop Renewable Energy Expo a huge success City Stories Maple Shade, Southampton townships awarded grants
With continual urban development and fragmenting wildlife habitats, wildlife-vehicle collisions have become a growing concern for Canadian municipalities. With strong growth in the province of Alberta, the Alberta Transportation authority reported a correlated increase in wildlife-vehicle collisions of 170%, which has led to many injuries and deaths, as well as $240 million CAD in legal
Post by Kaz Armour, International Innovation The existence of climate change is virtually indisputable. Changes in weather patterns, warming of the ocean and atmosphere, rising sea levels and loss of snow and ice are global problems, driven largely by human activity. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in their Fifth Assessment Report that
Welcome to another edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of online sustainability stories! Thanks to all on Twitter and elsewhere for sharing. ICLEI Stories ICLEI World Congress 2015 in review City Stories New York City Announces New Resilience Plan, Champions City Resilience Belo Horizonte’s Food Security Policy Energy Stories Judith Sayers, First Nations run-of-river hydro
Photo Contest Congratulations to Ms. Sayamon Saiyot, who won the Resilient Cities 2015 Photo Contest with the image featured above! Sayamon is a student at the Yokohama National University, where she is conducting research on how to enhance community resilience against flooding in Thailand. Sayamon’s photo captured the contest theme – “Testimonies of resilience: Snapshots
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