ICLEI at the UN High-Level Week: Local governments as the ‘Rescue Plan’ for the SDGs and climate
Each year in September, the heart of global diplomacy beats in New York City for the UN General Assembly meetings….
Bringing the Urban World to the peace and sustainability track: The power of G100,000+
“We cannot solve problems, by using the same kind of thinking we used when creating them” – Albert Einstein …
Daring Cities 2020: Top 5 most popular thematic sessions
A first-of-its kind virtual event, Daring Cities 2020 positioned itself as the global forum for urban leaders taking action on…
38 South Asian Cities Pledge to Fight Air Pollution to Mark UN Day of Clean Air for blue skies
Thirty-eight mayors and city representatives from six countries in South Asia – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the…
Four issues to watch at the unstoppable COP25
Written by Yunus Arikan, Head of ICLEI Global Advocacy and Policy, and Matteo Bizzotto, Junior Communications Officer After a turbulent…
Top 5 takeaways for cities and regions from the UN Climate Action Summit
For this year’s Climate Action Summit in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on leaders to bring concrete, realistic…
A Tale of Two Summits: Shaping the next decade of integrated action on climate and sustainability
Delivering ambitious, collaborative climate action is crucial to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This September in New York, Heads of…
Building the architecture for inclusive and ambitious climate action
A focus on action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP22, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakech,…
Local climate action: what it looks like and how to advance it through collaboration
Local and subnational governments have an important role to play in supporting implementation of the Paris Agreement, and are already…
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…
The road from Lima to Paris: Keep three lanes free for local governments!
“In this 25 years of global climate regime, there is one overpowering message: no President, Minister, Mayor, CEO or citizen…