Mayors from around Africa attended the African Cities and Territories Pre COP22 Forum to focus on unavoidable stakeholders for the implementation of the international agenda on climate change in Cotonou, Benin, from 8 to 10 September 2016. It was acknowledged that cities and regions play a major role in energy demand and consumption, urban planning, … Continued

On 23rd and 24th August 2016, Eden District Municipality (EDM) and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI Africa) co-hosted the “LAB: Wetlands SA: Eden District Municipality Wetlands Strategy and Action Planning (WSAP)” Workshop in George. The workshop formed part of the Local Action for Biodiversity: Wetlands South Africa (LAB: Wetlands SA) project, funded by … Continued

ICLEI Africa seeks a service provider to produce guidelines for the development of sustainable river-based urban planning guidelines. The guidelines should be useful in informing the design and sustainable development of riverbanks that takes buffer zones and blue-green infrastructure rehabilitation and maintenance into account. The guidelines should also be useful and applicable to municipal urban … Continued

ICLEI Africa has teamed up with R20 and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) who have established a dedicated fund for selected climate change projects to undergo feasibility studies and be developed into bankable projects, ready for implementation investment. ICLEI is currently inviting African cities and regions on behalf of this partnership to collaborate with us … Continued

A workshop on Re-thinking urban upgrading: The Urban NEXUS approach to promote green and inclusive settlements was held 21-23 June 2016 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Hosted by eThekwini’s Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE) and Connective Cities, the peer-learning workshop welcomed participants from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Germany. ICLEI Africa was invited to present … Continued

First call for AfriAlliance Action Groups Do you have an idea or a solution to address the water and climate challenges in Africa? Then we invite you to create an AfriAlliance Action Group. An Action Group (also commonly referred to as a working group or a Community of Practice) will provide seed-money to bring together … Continued

ICLEI Africa, as a partner in the newly launched AfriAlliance project, encourages cities to participate in the below online survey to inform the structure and design of the projects’ working groups. The AfriAlliance project (Network of European and African networks on water and climate) will launch this summer a call for nominations for working groups … Continued