Elections for Chair of the world’s most important scientific body on climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), take place in July 2023 at the United Nations Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, with four exceptional candidates in the running. Renowned academic, policy maker and world-leading authority on climate change and urban ecosystems, and … Continued

Cape Town’s journey towards a prosperous, resilient and inclusive future.

Key learnings from the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative city-to-city exchange

A guide to prioritising people in urban African sustainable development projects

Comment Chefchaouen œuvre pour se transformer en une ville inclusive, durable et résiliente.

How Chefchaouen is taking action to transform into an inclusive, sustainable and resilient city

in Kisumu County, Kenya

Climate change will undoubtedly present one of the most significant risks to Africa’s development objectives over the next decade and COP27 further highlighted this. African cities are already acting to combat climate change but these actions need to be scaled via access to increased finance. At COP27 in the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) … Continued

Opening Statement of the LGMA constituency at COP27

Local government officials from eight African cities came together with the ICLEI Africa team to share what circular development means for their jurisdictions.