by Widaad Pienaar | Aug 18, 2023 | Article, News Events
Cities and regions will make their voices heard at Africa Climate Week The rapid, unplanned, and informal urbanisation in Africa underscores the urgent need for multi-level climate action. Unlocking finance at the local level, particularly in Africa, is crucial for...
by Widaad Pienaar | Jul 26, 2023 | Article
Clean cooking in African informal settlements: Assessing scalable solutions in Freetown ICLEI Africa’s ENACT project identifies viable and scalable solutions to improve clean cooking access for slum dwellers The Freetown City Council, through its #FreetownTheTreeTown...
by Widaad Pienaar | Jul 25, 2023 | Article
Mediterranean cities working together for climate solutions This year’s theme for MedCOP – the driving force of climate action at the local and regional levels in the Mediterranean – was highly relevant to the work of ICLEI Africa and demonstrated the important and...
by Widaad Pienaar | Jul 25, 2023 | Article
Acknowledging cities doing exceptional work in protecting and using wetlands sustainably The protection and wise use of urban wetlands at local government level was the focus when Mayors and officials from accredited Wetland Cities gathered in Amiens, France recently....
by Ruby Schalit | Jul 14, 2023 | Article, News Events
Members in Mauritius take action for urban sustainability and coastal resilience Mauritius has made strong commitments to deal with the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, with all levels of government working to address these...
by Ruby Schalit | Oct 12, 2022 | Article, Uncategorized
Food at the center of human life and livelihoods: How ICLEI Africa uses a rights based food systems approach to address food inequities. Food insecurity continues to be a global crisis (1). Factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty and hunger, environmental and...
