Events & campaigns

Bold action. Proven impact. Inclusive change.

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. We are doing just that.

ICLEI has the unique ability to not only elevate the voices of local and subnational governments at the global level, but to implement projects on the ground, at the local level, that really transform cities and regions.

We work with ALL local and subnational governments, large and small, wherever they are on their sustainability journey, across a diverse spectrum of sustainability issues. 

Read more about our journey over the last 30 years: https://africa.iclei.org/iclei-africa-turns-30/

Planned around Africa Day (25 May) RISE Africa Action Festival offers a creative and collaborative platform to exchange ideas and promising practices, and foster interdisciplinary, cross-sector, Pan-African coalitions for exchange and support towards action.

Each year, sessions are curated around a particular theme – inspiring urban thinkers, doers and enablers to commit to taking tangible actions toward sustainable cities.

ICLEI Africa’s LoCS4Africa 2020 virtual congress, in partnership with The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa and co-hosted by The Government of Rwanda and The City of Kigali, will strengthen cooperation that will lead to significant climate action. The LoCS4Africa 2020 theme, Financing for Change, aims to respond to the growing acknowledgement worldwide that, to tackle climate change, city-scale finance must be mobilised. Local finance will give subnational actors access to the resources they need to respond effectively to climate change impacts that manifest at the local level, and harness the emission reduction potential in cities.

The urgent transformation of our mobility systems has become ever more pressing for creating equitable and sustainable urban environments that also contribute to achieving global development and climate action agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.

From 16 September – 16 October each year, #AfricanMobilityMonth aims to mobilise a strong collective effort and build momentum for shifting mobility paradigms in African cities.

Food can be a powerful lever for solving many of our cities’ problems; it is connected to so much of how we plan and run our cities, as well as our daily lives.

Every July, the annual #AfricanCITYFOODmonth campaign highlights diverse, innovative and evolving African urban food systems. The campaign provides a platform for insight, learning opportunities and support for local governments and relevant stakeholders who are interested in shaping sustainable, nutritious and inclusive food systems.