The Climate Summit of Local and Regional Leaders will be held on 12 November in Bonn, Germany, and is the premier gathering of local and regional governments at COP23. It is the jumping off point for key initiatives and partnerships that support implementation of the Paris Agreement, demonstrating that when cities, regions, businesses, communities and all levels of … Continued
ICLEI Africa is proud to announce the new Regional Executive Committee MembersThe Mayors who constitute the ICLEI Africa Regional Executive Committee 2018-2021 were announced today. Hailing from all corners of sub-Saharan Africa, the ICLEI Africa Committee Members are introduced alphabetically below: Mayor Manuel de Araújo (Vice chair), Quelimane Municipality, MozambiqueMayor Vincent de Paul Kayanja, Entebbe … Continued
Share your experience on Citizen Science in Africa: participate in AfriAlliance survey The AfriAlliance project aims to better prepare Africa for future climate change challenges. One of its objectives is to help improve water and climate monitoring and forecasting processes and tools on the continent. ICLEI Africa, as a partner of AfriAlliance, would like to … Continued
The Green Building Convention is the definitive event on the sustainability calendar and will take place from 9 – 11 October 2017 in Cape Town. See here for more information.
Today, Sub-Saharan African cities appealed to their peers to join the voluntary initiative Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa as a framework for developing and implementing effective local climate and energy actions. Sub-Saharan cities across the continent invited their peers to join Covenant of Mayors Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) to make a voluntarily … Continued
The valuable contribution of ICLEI’s work to the conservation and management of wetlands in South Africa and to the annual National Wetlands Indaba (NWI) has been recognised by the event organising committee, and ICLEI has been invited to co-brand this year’s event. In 2015, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability embarked on a new venture to … Continued
The Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA), an ICLEI member and partner since 2010, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ICLEI Africa. This took place in the opening session of the BALA Annual Conference 2017 held in Maun in August. The MoU promises to begin a new era of cooperation between the Africa Secretariat … Continued
Nairobi City County, capital city of Kenya, has joined ICLEI, the global network of cities and subnational governments for sustainability, as its 100th member in Sub-Sahara Africa. This east African metropolis, which is a major regional diplomatic and financial hub, is home to over 3 million people. It now joins its fellow leading African cities … Continued
As part of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa initiative, three municipalities of the Maputo Metropolitan Area have launched a joint comprehensive and evidence-based Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan, including key climate actions for sustainable mobility. As part of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) initiative, three municipalities in … Continued
One year after Dar es Salaam became East Africa’s first city to implement a bus-rapid transit system, the Tanzanian capital has been awarded a major transportation prize. SANTIAGO, Chile — One year after Dar es Salaam became East Africa’s first city to implement a bus-rapid transit system, the Tanzanian capital has been awarded a major … Continued