Watch Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau and ICLEI Secretary General Gino van Begin answer media questions about the 2015 Ecomobility festival. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the City of Johannesburg hosted an online press conference on 17 September on the occasion of the EcoMobility World Festival 2015, the first on the African continent, which will “turn the streets of … Continued
It is widely known that Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change. As the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has shown, climate change is expected to have widespread impacts on African societies, and Africans’ interaction with the natural environment. There are also signs that the impacts … Continued
Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, Doornkop local community, and ICLEI-Africa are thrilled to announce the unveiling of the first phase of the solar infrastructure installation at Doornkop. Situated 11km out of the Middleburg town centre, Doornkop was one of the first successful land claimants under the Restitution of Land Act and is now embracing the solar revolution. … Continued
After almost three years of exciting project activities, the Urban-LEDS team is organising an outlook event that brings project municipalities and partners together. Join us in Durban on 13 October on the day before the Durban Adaptation Charter regional workshop hosted by eThekwini and ICLEI which runs from 14-16 October. The outlook event will examine lessons learnt and identify … Continued
The Durban Adaptation Charter ’s First Southern African Regional Workshop, convened under the auspices of ICLEI Africa’s Local Climate Solutions for Africa (LOCS4AFRICA) Initiative, will be he ld 14 – 16 October 2015. ICLEI Africa and eThekwini Municipality are proud to present a technical Southern Africa Regional Workshop for cities and local governments on the Durban … Continued
Inside you will find information on the latest news and events surrounding the 2015 EcoMobility World festival. View the Ecomobility July Newsletter today.
On 21-22 July 2015, a delegation of more than 60 Mayors from around the world will meet Pope Francis in the Vatican for a two-day event on climate change, human trafficking and sustainable development. (See the official press release of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the full program on July 21 on modern slavery and … Continued
The Third International Conference on Financing for Development opens 13 July and will run until 16 July 2015. The Conference will gather high-level political representatives, including Heads of State and Government, and Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, as well as all relevant institutional stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and business sector entities. The main … Continued
These proceedings highlight the five days of deliberations, discussions and presentations held at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015. These proceedings highlight the five days of deliberations, discussions and presentations held at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) held at Sendai City, Japan … Continued
With less than six months left to the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris, local governments in Africa gathered in the Ivory Coast to work together to find common goals ahead of the watershed congress. Held from 24 – 25th June in Yamoussoukro, Lakes Region, in the Ivory Coast, the summit was co-organised by the Ivory Coast … Continued