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Urban Africa advocating for accelerated action at COP28
Our cities and regions across the continent are gearing up to make their voices heard loud and clear at COP28, through a range of more than 30 interventions, stressing the urgent need to scale up a rigorous all-of-economy, all-of-society approach which leads to urgent and significant climate action this decade.
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Why join forces with ICLEI Africa?
The immense, interconnected urban sustainability challenges our world, and our continent in particular, currently face need to be tackled in an integrated, inclusive way with tenacity, boldness and proven expertise.
Our ICLEI Africa cities and regions are doing just that.







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ICLEI is the largest and oldest global association of cities and subnational governments dedicated to sustainable development.

We are dedicated to facilitating the right connections to strengthen local action and drive global change.
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What we are currently working on
The immense, interconnected urban sustainability challenges our world, and our continent in particular, currently face need to be tackled in an integrated, inclusive way with tenacity, boldness and proven expertise.

Disaster Risk Reduction in African Cities

BRokering Innovation for Decentralised climate finance and Gender Equality

Supporting a Just Transition in Steve Tshwete

Designing Inclusive African Coastal City Resilience

Building resilience through urban natural assets

Transforming Africa’s Urban Food Systems

Smart Energy Solutions for Africa

Training coastal cities for resilience

African Cities Research Consortium

Supporting inclusive & sustainable food systems

Investing in Urban African Food Systems

Accelerating e-mobility in Rwanda

Water Security Strategy for Johannesburg

African Circular Cities Initiative

One Planet City Challenge

Accelerating Circular Economy Innovation

Development Control Strengthening in Tanzania

Alternative Financing for Municipal Embedded Generation

Scaling up & Empowering Climate Change Advocacy

Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access
We influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development.
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6 December 2023
6 Dec 2023 | Urban Africa in action at COP28
Back to main COP28 page arrow_back Our cities and regions across the continent are gearing up to make their voices heard loud and clear at COP28, through a range of interventions, stressing the urgent need to scale up a rigorous all-of-economy, all-of-society approach which leads to urgent and significant climate action this decade. This year, … Continued

3 December 2023
3 - 5 Dec 2023 | Urban Africa in action at COP28

1 December 2023
1 - 2 Dec 2023 | Urban Africa in action at COP28
