SA entries to Earth Hour City Challenge go further, faster towards sustainability South African cities that have entered the latest round of the global Earth Hour City Challenge 2014 – 15 are demonstrating significant progress in their efforts towards low-carbon development. The WWF challenge, which is being run for the second time in South Africa, … Continued

The Compact of Mayors is an agreement by city networks – and then by their members – to undertake a transparent and supportive approach to reduce city-level emissions, to reduce vulnerability and to enhance resilience to climate change, in a consistent and complimentary manner to national level climate protection efforts. The Compact of Mayors is … Continued

The Urban Sustainable Development Goals has been released. Read the press release here! Sustainable cities and regions matter now more than ever. They hold the key to the future of our societies,our economy and planetary health. Through a series of bold and visionary actions, we can collectively grasp that future and make it real, for … Continued

The inaugural Gender Water & Development Conference with the theme “The Untapped Connection” will take place In East London South Africa from 3-7 November 2014. The Water Research Commission of South Africa, in partnership with the Department of Water Affairs of South Africa, AMCOW, SADC and the Women for Water Partnership, are hosting the conference. … Continued

On 21 September 2014 nearly 400,000 people of all walks of life, economic status and nationalities, came together in one of the largest marches in a decade in New York, and one of the largest mobilisations for the environment ever! Most notable, whilst this was impressively large, global support for this event took place around … Continued

The carbonn Climate Registry (cCR) has become the official reporting platform for the Resilient Communities for America campaign. Led by ICLEI USA alongside its partners, the Resilient Communities for America Campaign is a movement of 180+ mayors and local elected officials committed to communities that can bounce back from extreme weather, energy, and economic challenges. … Continued

Concluding its negotiations, the United Nations Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forwarded a proposal to the UN General Assembly. It covers a broad discussion of developmental issues while reaffirming its commitment to the Rio Declaration. As a successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs are set to define the post-2015 … Continued

The Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) sees itself expanding across the continent for its 2014-2015 edition. The Earth Hour City Challenge is an initiative designed by WWF, in partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, to mobilise action and support from cities in the global transition towards a climate-friendly, 100%-renewable future. Tanzanian cities of … Continued

The University of West England, in partnership with Monash University, South Africa and the University of Arizona, USA, established the Integrated Water Security Network (IWSN) in 2013. The network aims to foster collaborative efforts towards issues relating to water security. The official launch of the Southern Africa node of the network took place on 16 … Continued

Nominations are currently being sent in for the new ICLEI Africa Committee, from locally-elected leaders across Africa. From the end of next week, the voting platform will be open, for ICLEI member cities to vote for the local government heads to serve on the Committee. It is our pleasure to inform all ICLEI members that the … Continued