At Innovate4Cities2026, ICLEI Africa’s delegation emphasised a simple but critical point: climate ambition must translate into tangible implementation and on-the-ground impact in cities and communities.  With less than 17% of global climate finance reaching the local level, the missing link in today’s climate finance architecture isn’t just more finance, it’s quality finance that matches local … Continued

The project transforms public areas through participatory placemaking, youth empowerment, and tactical urbanism to build resilient, inclusive spaces.

Understanding the ways people living in urban watersheds are working with or using nature to build local resilience.

We provide technical and strategic support to clean and efficient cooking businesses, strengthening products, business models, and access to finance.

How can a tourism-dependent city grow while protecting the natural ecosystems on which its economy depends?

At the end of May, leaders from across Africa’s five continental regions gathered at the ICLEI Africa offices in Cape Town for the Continental Policy Dialogue and Vision Leaders’ Engagement on Urban Resilience in Africa. This three-day dialogue was hosted by ICLEI Africa in partnership with the African Union Commission and GIZ’s Resilience Initiative Africa. … Continued

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