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An urban COP30 may be coming. Are national plans ready for it?
Advocacy & diplomacy Climate mitigation Global Advocacy Multilevel governance Zero emission Development

An urban COP30 may be coming. Are national plans ready for it?

ByMatteo Bizzotto June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Mostly not. And that’s an issue, since one of the drivers of success for COP30 could be how well the NDCs 3.0 reflect and enable climate action in cities.

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Serious gaming to create a real impact on the energy transition
Energy Equitable Development Just transition Private sector engagement Zero emission Development

Serious gaming to create a real impact on the energy transition

ByNam Jung June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

By leveraging simulation, play, and interactivity to generate learning outcomes, serious games have been used in various sectors, including healthcare, military, and policymaking.

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Brazil’s LGMA Coordination Group advances multilevel agenda for COP30
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Brazil’s LGMA Coordination Group advances multilevel agenda for COP30

ByICLEI Network May 28, 2025June 2, 2025

On 19 May 2025, ICLEI South America virtually promoted the second Meeting of the National Coordination Group of the Local…

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How Gyeonggi-do is tackling the Republic of Korea’s persistent sustainable energy challenge
Energy Zero emission Development

How Gyeonggi-do is tackling the Republic of Korea’s persistent sustainable energy challenge

ByNam Jung May 28, 2025June 6, 2025

Amidst slow national progress in the sustainable energy transition with RE sources, Gyeonggi-do stands out as a proactive subnational leader.

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Greater Sydney hosts a regional Town Hall COP, sparking community-driven climate dialogue
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Greater Sydney hosts a regional Town Hall COP, sparking community-driven climate dialogue

ByAriel Dekovic April 17, 2025June 2, 2025

On 13 March 2025, Greater Sydney hosted one of the first Town Hall COPs for 2025 – part of a growing global effort to place local priorities at the center of national and international climate decision-making.

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Collecting data, building trust: Climate Resilience for Communities project advances in Izmir
Resilient Development

Collecting data, building trust: Climate Resilience for Communities project advances in Izmir

ByMatteo Bizzotto October 23, 2024January 24, 2025

Imagine a neighborhood facing regular flooding and heat waves, where residents know which streets become impassable, which houses and businesses…

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Enhancing local climate action: Moving toward greater and greener resilience 
Global Advocacy Practical solutions Resilient Development Zero emission Development

Enhancing local climate action: Moving toward greater and greener resilience 

ByGlobal Communications Team June 23, 2022June 26, 2024

This blog post was written by Dewi Sari and Kanak Gokarn with contributions from the Resilient Development and Sustainable Energy…

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TUMI E-Bus Mission aims to electrify public transit across the Global South
Global Advocacy Practical solutions Transport & mobility

TUMI E-Bus Mission aims to electrify public transit across the Global South

ByCatherine Cowan June 21, 2022June 3, 2025

Main photo: [Left to right] Rohan Modi, advisor for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Tu My Tran, Head of…

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Learning to live with water scarcity
Equitable Development Nature-based Development Resilient Development

Learning to live with water scarcity

ByGlobal Communications Team June 10, 2022June 26, 2024

Ingrid Coetzee, Director of Biodiversity, Nature and Health for ICLEI Africa, recently shared her expertise with the international broadcaster Deutsche…

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Yucatán capital Mérida becomes fourth city to join climate insurance program
World Congress 2021-2022

Yucatán capital Mérida becomes fourth city to join climate insurance program

ByCatherine Cowan May 31, 2022June 13, 2024

Photo: Renán Barrera (left), Mayor of Mérida, Mexico, and Edgar Villaseñor Franco, ICLEI Director for Mexico, Central America and the…

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Putting people at the heart of integrated climate action
Equitable Development World Congress 2021-2022 Zero emission Development

Putting people at the heart of integrated climate action

ByCatherine Cowan May 25, 2022June 26, 2024

Panelists and organizers for “Nothing about us without us: How to engage young people in co-creating sustainability policies?” included (left…

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What does the Malmö Commitment mean to Malmö? Ultimately, a good life for all in a more sustainable world
Equitable Development World Congress 2021-2022

What does the Malmö Commitment mean to Malmö? Ultimately, a good life for all in a more sustainable world

ByMark Wessel May 25, 2022June 26, 2024

Photo: Malmö Mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh signs the Malmö Commitment on Inclusive & Equitable Communities during the ICLEI World Congress…

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