Recently I had the pleasure to speak to Pieter Mathews, former President of the Pretoria Institute of Architecture, about the importance of cultural identity in Tshwane and how this can manifest in a variety of ways. As the Convener of the unique Cool Capital Biennale first held in 2014 Mathews was able to offer great insight … Continued

The 4th Local and Regional Authorities Conference, held under the title of “Toward a Roadmap for implementation”, opens today at Gyeongju, South Korea during the 7th World Water Forum. Dedicated to water management issues and challenges faced by local and regional governments (LRAs), the 4th edition of the conference pays special focus on the implementation of … Continued

Session 2 on day 1 of the Local and Regional Authorities Conference focused on the recent progress in water actions in cities. Mayors from various cities shared recent developments in their areas. Gilmar Alves Machado, Mayor of Uberlandia, Brazil spoke about innovative water projects going on in his city. Uberlandia is among the top ten in … Continued

The ICLEI Africa Inaugural Committee Meeting took place at the World Congress in Seoul, South Korea, on the morning of Wednesday 8 April, 2015. One of the purposes of this meeting was for the Mayors to elect a Chair and Vice Chair for the Committee. We are now delighted to announce that Honourable Mayor Abel Langsi, … Continued

The relationship between ICLEI Africa and City of Johannesburg continues to strengthen, with ICLEI Africa’s climate change team recently facilitating a one day session to take stock and review their entry to the Earth Hour City Challenge competition in 2014 – 2015. Johannesburg was one of the South African national finalists of the 2014 – 2015 … Continued

The low-carbon team of ICLEI Africa recently facilitated a two day workshop for GIZ and the National Department of Environmental Affairs on Energy Performance Contracting. The final consultancy workshop of the South African component of the V-NAMA project was hosted by ICLEI Member eThekwini Municipality. The workshop aimed to share the results of a pilot run … Continued

Lusaka City Council in partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability – Africa recently held a workshop under the auspices of the Sustainable Urban Resilient Water for Africa: Developing Local Climate Solutions (SURe Water 4 Africa: Developing LOCs) project. The workshop series provides a platform for the city to receive feedback on the research around … Continued

On 27 March 2015 the Earth Hour Capital Challenge was held in the South African city of Tshwane and saw teams of people participate in a race to highlight carbon emissions. The event was held to highlight the carbon emissions left behind by using private vehicles and to encourage the use of public transport. Students from the Tshwane … Continued

A panel of international experts has selected the City of Tshwane as South Africa’s Earth Hour Capital 2015 in recognition of the city’s green initiatives, which are moving the city closer to its goal of becoming the leading green capital in Africa. The title is awarded as part of the global Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC), … Continued

WWF Tanzania and ICLEI Africa recently partnered with the municipal councils in Arusha, Moshi and Dar es Salaam to run a pilot version of the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) for 2014 – 2015. The EHCC is a global competition in which cities from around the world submit inspiring and credible urban development plans that will … Continued