A message to our cities and townsahead of World Cities Day Ms Kobie Brand Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI Regional Director, ICLEI Africa On Sunday we celebrate World Cities Day, this year focused on adapting to climate change and building urban resilience. It is important to remember that truly resilient cities and regions not only tackle the … Continued

Message from our Director Ms Kobie Brand Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI Regional Director, ICLEI Africa 2021 is a big year for our planet. This is what it means for our cities. This year marks a key moment in global negotiations and commitments for both nature and climate. As nations continue to recover from the COVID-19 … Continued

Ms Kobie Brand Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI Regional Director, ICLEI Africa Message from our Regional Director, Kobie Brand 2020 will long be remembered as the most unpredictable and extraordinary year of our lives – at least for the majority of people alive today. As the year now draws to a close, we take time to … Continued

Ms Kobie Brand Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI Regional Director, ICLEI Africa Message from our Regional Director, Kobie Brand It does not take a pandemic to tell us just how deeply interconnected and fragile our life-support systems on Earth are – those very systems that have for centuries enabled humanity to live here – nor how … Continued