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Jo has more than 15 years of experience in the environmental sustainability and resilience fields, 5 years of working in non-governmental organisations in the education, health and socio-economic fields, and a year of research experience in the water sector. She has a Master’s Degree in Social Science, an Honours Degree in Zoology and a Postgraduate … Continued

ICLEI Africa news Latest updates arrow_outward collections_bookmark Newsletters 27 July 2023 ICLEI Africa | NEWS ROUNDUP Mid-year 2023 Latest news & resources AFRICAN CITIES LEAD NEW ERA OF FOOD SYSTEM COLLABORATION ICLEI Africa coordinates 26 partners and 20 cities in EU-funded food systems project Mayors, city officials and global experts gathered recently in Kisumu, Kenya, … Continued

ICLEI Africa is looking for highly-skilled candidates to work within its Sustainable Finance Centre (SFC). The objective of the SFC is to unlock finance for subnational projects and initiatives within Africa. By playing the crucial knowledge broker role, the SFC is ensuring all actors involved in the project development value chain work in an integrated … Continued

Under the Urban Africa Leadership for African Sustainability, ICLEI Africa continues to promote dialogues on advancing frontiers to build resilience and sustainable development across Africa. In this regard, ICLEI Africa would like to share the announcement to the 4th Annual Africa Risk and Investment Forum. The event is scheduled for 22 October. For the program, … Continued

ICLEI Africa is looking for a highly-skilled candidate to work within its Climate Change, Energy and Resilience workstream to unlock finance for projects and initiatives that tackle climate change within African cities, towns and regions. The successful candidate(s) will join ICLEI Africa’s climate finance team, which focuses on ensuring that all actors involved in the … Continued

As climate change continues to reshape our planet, African cities like Lusaka in Zambia face escalating risks from extreme heat. With temperatures soaring and heatwaves becoming more frequent, the need for proactive measures to safeguard communities has never been more urgent, especially on Heat Action Day, 2 June 2024. At this critical juncture, initiatives like … Continued

The City Innovation Platform: A guide to multi-sector collaboration on resilience. This guide looks at the City Innovation Platform (CIP), a two-day workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2016. The CIP explored how the public and private sectors can collaborate more effectively to deliver sustainable, financeable and insurable infrastructure projects. The workshop involved the … Continued

ICLEI Africa and partners collaborating for impact

ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, in collaboration with MIT Climate CoLaB, seeks proposals on the ways that urban areas can use social, political, economic, technological and infrastructural investments to reduce their vulnerability and increase their resilience to climate change. The contest is open to anyone with ideas that could address the question: What priority actions can … Continued

ICLEI Africa is seeking a highly skilled and motivated sustainable energy and clean cooking expert to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will work within the Climate Change, Energy and Resilience workstream, supporting and leading initiatives aimed at promoting clean energy, especially clean cooking access within urban environments, contributing to sustainable and healthy communities. … Continued