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ICLEI Africa and partners are working with cities and towns across Africa to bring them on board the Covenant of Mayors: Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) initiative, assisting them in their progress towards sustainable energy access, and actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. During 2018, at least thirty-two cities have gone through the process of joining … Continued
Gauteng Declaration commits to inclusive metropolitan cities and city-regions The 2018 Metropolis Annual Meeting which took place from 26 to 28 August 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa, hosted by Gauteng Province, saw the launch of the Gauteng Declaration. The declaration was launched, with the support and commitment from the Metropolis members and representatives from partner organisations ICLEI, … Continued
What kind of knowledge base is required to strengthen the preparedness of the water sector in Africa in the context of climate change in the long run? In this Call for Ideas, AfriAlliance invites stakeholders within and outside of Africa to help shape the AfriAlliance Strategic Research & Innovation Advice for water and climate in … Continued
ICLEI Africa has partnered with the South African Cities Network (SACN) this year to host the 2018 South African Urban Conference, which takes place on 30 and 31 October 2018 in Johannesburg. Other partners include various national government departments, Gauteng provincial government, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the South African Council for … Continued
ICLEI Africa was invited to participate and present at the 2018 Metropolis Annual Meeting which took place from 26 to 28 August 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event was hosted by the Gauteng Province, which ICLEI recently welcomed as a member. This year’s theme was ‘Inclusive Metropolitan Cities and City-Regions’ and the deliberations were … Continued
The winners of the 2018 One Planet City Challenge were announced at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on 12 September 2018. ICLEI has partnered with WWF for a number of years, to work with cities in the development of their One Planet City Challenge submissions. This year’s challenge focused on sustainable urban mobility and attracted 132 cities from … Continued
The Urban Natural Assets for Africa (UNA) programme has expanded, via the addition of two more African countries to the UNA: Rivers for Life project, as well as the initiation of a new project entitled UNA: Coasts for Life, being implemented in Mozambique. Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising continent, with some estimates predicting … Continued
Collaboration is increasingly being acknowledged as an important factor in achieving climate resilient development in African cities. Diverse expertise and skill sets are needed in order to tackle the increasing complexity of urban challenges when overlaid with climate change impacts. The aim of the IMPACT (Improved Municipal Planning in African CiTies) project, funded by the International Development Research … Continued
On 29 May 2018, the Urban LEDS-II Summit, held in Gauteng, brought Urban-LEDS project cities from South Africa together to share the various challenges their cities face in relation to climate change, as well as the opportunities in addressing these challenges, in a peer-to-peer exchange. The Urban-LEDS project, funded by the European Commission, and implemented by UN-Habitat and ICLEI, … Continued
The Urban-LEDS ll Summit held in Braamfontein, Johannesburg opened on 29 May 2018 with the inception meeting of the Urban-LEDS ll National Project Advisory Group (NPAG). This is a high-level group comprised of representatives from leaders in low emissions and climate resilient development in South Africa. The purpose of the National Project Advisory Group (NPAG) is to … Continued