On 1 October the 2015 EcoMobility Festival kicked off with a press conference at the IDC Conference Building in Sandton Johannesburg, South Africa, and saw Mayor Mpho Parks Tau respond to questions from the media. Mayor of Johannesburg Mpho Parks Tau opened the 2015 EcoMobility Festival with a panel presentation followed by a question and … Continued

Download the ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report here. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region has vast renewable energy resources but the energy market to-date remains underdeveloped. REN21’s ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report documents developments in the region, providing a regional perspective on the renewable energy and energy … Continued

ICLEI’s carbonn Climate Registry provides data to the new portal to demonstrate the collective power of local action and to raise the level of global climate ambition. On 11 December 2014 the Peruvian presidency of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20) launched an online portal showing the actions that cities, companies, regions and investors are taking … Continued

Presenting the 2014 Annual Report for ICLEI Africa, the second in an annual series of reporting to members, partners and supporters in Africa! As the last few weeks of the year draw to a close the ICLEI Africa Secretariat would like to share our Annual Report that reflects on the great work we have accomplished with … Continued

A revision of the Greenhouse Gas Inventories for model cities Steve Tshwete and KwaDukuza has led to a substantial reduction in both total and per capita emissions originally reported for these cities for 2012. The revised reports can be found at the Urban-LEDS webpage, and an explanation of the reasons for the re-calculation is given below. The calculation … Continued

Blantyre is Malawi’s second largest city and is also commonly referred to as the commercial capital of the country. With a growing population of around 700 000, a figure representing a 5.1 % share of the national population, Blantyre City is under growing pressure to provide adequate socioeconomic services for its residents. However, climate change … Continued

WRI, C40 and ICLEI Establish First Common Standard to Measure and Report City Emissions. On 8 December the World Resources Institute (WRI), C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) launched the first widely endorsed standard for cities to measure and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a COP20 event featuring mayors and officials from … Continued

Ten municipal staff from four Urban-LEDS project municipalities in South Africa attended a five day accredited training course from 17 – 21 November 2014 on “Energy and Sustainable Urban Development”. The course, run by Sustainable Energy Africa and University of Cape Town brought together municipal and other government officials from Ghana, Uganda and South Africa … Continued

The Biodiversity Mainstreaming Toolbox for land-use planning and development in Gauteng brings together the suite of biodiversity management and conservation tools that have been developed to streamline biodiversity into planning and decision-making across the province of Gauteng, South Africa. Download it here! Read more from the ICLEI Africa Project page here.

Call for Technical Experts: Developing Green Building Policies/guidelines in two South African Municipalities Call for Technical Experts: Developing Green Building Policies/guidelines in two South African Municipalities Download the details here!