ICLEI Africa’s Urban Leadership for African Sustainability initiative supports dialogues on innovative and leading approaches to pioneer development in Africa. To this end, we are proud to share the invitation to the Frontier Forum: New Tech for New Africa. People who have seen the advert on the ICLEI Africa platform please quote ‘ICLEI’ when rsvp’ing … Continued

The Third International Conference on Financing for Development opens 13 July and will run until 16 July 2015. The Conference will gather high-level political representatives, including Heads of State and Government, and Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, as well as all relevant institutional stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and business sector entities. The main … Continued

Please note that the venue to the LOCS 2015 DAC Workshop has changed. The LOCS 2015 venue has changed to the below. IMPORTANT: Note that our venue has changed, we expect you at the International Convention Centre (ICC), 45 Bram Fischer Rd, Durban, 4001 – Phone number: +27 31 360 1000 This very positive upgrade … Continued

These proceedings highlight the five days of deliberations, discussions and presentations held at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015. These proceedings highlight the five days of deliberations, discussions and presentations held at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) held at Sendai City, Japan … Continued

Dialogues are part of month-long demonstration of urban car-free lifestyle taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dear EcoMobility supporter, We are delighted to share with you the latest information regarding the EcoMobility Dialogues 2015! More than 300 people, including representatives of the City of Johannesburg’s leadership, business experts, thought leaders, practitioners and academics are expected to participate … Continued

The Future Cities Catapult has published Urban Innovation and Investment, a new report explaining for the first time how International Financial Institutions (IFIs) are responding to the rapid rise in urbanisation and how they will help us build the cities of the future. Based on case studies of 13 IFIs, combined with interviews with 21 representatives … Continued

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With less than six months left to the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris, local governments in Africa gathered in the Ivory Coast to work together to find common goals ahead of the watershed congress. Held from 24 – 25th June in Yamoussoukro, Lakes Region, in the Ivory Coast, the summit was co-organised by the Ivory Coast … Continued

From 23 – 28 of June the Sustainability Week took place in the City of Tshwane, South Africa. Government officials, private sector investors, business operators, professionals, researchers and NGO’s were invited to come to the CSIR International Center to share their knowledge across disciplines and sectors to advance the Green Economy in terms of sustainability. The … Continued

The City’s Fleet Greening Programme will help to reduce the demand for conventional fossil fuel vehicles and will lead to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. On Friday 19 June Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau and Mally Mokoena – Member of the Mayoral Committee for Group Corporate and Shared Services Councillor – launched the Fleet … Continued