"Taking the baton from Vancouver as Global Earth Hour Capital 2014 is an exceptional honour for Cape Town and is international endorsement of our comprehensive efforts around sustainability," says Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille. Read the whole article here or view the newsletter here!

A landmark ISO standard outlining key measurements for evaluating a city’s service delivery and quality of life has just been published. Its use will help city managers, politicians, researchers, business leaders, planners, designers and other professionals to focus on key issues, and put in place policies for more liveable, tolerant, sustainable, resilient, economically attractive and … Continued

“Developing and emerging economies account for 70% of countries globally which support Renewable Energy uptake through relevant policies and actions,”comments Emani Kumar, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Deputy Secretary General and ICLEI South Asia Executive Director on the newly released Renewables 2014 Global Status Report. The latest edition of the annual Renewables Global Status … Continued

The Urban Climate Change Governance Survey (UCGS) presents a global overview of the current state of urban responses to climate change. The UCGS covers both the “what” and the “how” of local action on climate change. Capturing key information on cities’ climate plans, targets, and projects, it provides the most up-to-date portrait of urban responses … Continued

Making cities resilient to disaster and the impacts of climate change has undoubtedly become a responsibility of all local leaders.This became evident during deliberations by over 400 experts, and practitioners who convened for Resilient Cities 2014: The 5th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation in Bonn Germany. The Congress brought together 90 local government … Continued

Cities account for 37–49% of global greenhouse gas emissions and urban infrastructure accounts for over 70% of global energy use. This is just one of the facts found in the “Climate Change: Implications for Cities – Key Findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report. It reveals the growing threat of climate … Continued

This new report, ‘A local vision of climate adaptation: Participatory urban planning in Mozambique’ looks at the outcomes of the project, Public Private People Partnerships for Climate Compatible Development (4PCCD). It ran from 2011 to 2013 and asked: can local views be represented fairly in national and municipal planning processes through a partnership approach? Answering … Continued

From 25-26 May 2014 in an engaging and productive workshop, a range of stakeholders came together to create a vision and next steps towards the preferred future scenario for the region. The one-and-a-half-day intensive workshop was the second of two exciting scenario planning exercises designed to bring local people together around a common vision for … Continued

ICLEI Africa calls on its members to join the Eco-Logic awards to showcase the efforts they have made in tackling climate change at a local level. The Eco-Logic Awards identify individuals, organisations and communities that positively contribute towards a sustainable world – and encourage the consumer public to support them by purchasing their products and … Continued