In March, AfriAlliance reached an important milestone: the official inaugural launch conference at the Local Climate Solutions for Africa: Water & Climate Congress. Read the full newsletter here in English and French.

From the 22nd to the 24th of March 2017, delegates gathered in the City of Ekurhuleni to explore the challenges surrounding water and sanitation in African cities. See daily digests of day 1, day 2 and day 3 or contact locs4africa@iclei.org for more information.

Download “A Place for Subnational Governments at the International Climate Negotiating Table,” published by the South African institute of International Affairs and written by ICLEI Africa’s Luke Moore here. 

ICLEI Africa co-authors Working Paper on decision-making by unpacking the ‘City Learning Lab’ approach Download the paper here.

ICLEI Africa attended the 3th BRICS Urbanisation Forum in India from the 14th to the 16th of September, 2016. The theme for the Third BRICS Urbanisation Forum, held in Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh, India was ‘Urban Transition in BRICS’. ICLEI Africa was invited to represent ICLEI’s BRICS members (which included members from the South American, South … Continued

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

The Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement shares its achievements at the Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change to inspire other local governments Political representatives from the cities in the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement (GLCN on SP) gathered this Friday for the Network’s Mayoral Second Annual Summit in Seoul. Representatives used the occasion … 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

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