Marketing videos to showcase implementation projects in Urban-LEDS municipalities Download the terms of reference here and the Leadership Showcase concept note here

ICLEI Africa attended the Ninth Session of the Committee on Sustainable Development and Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This high-level meeting is bringing together government ministries and agencies, major groups and other stakeholders to the UN processes. ICLEI is considered as a major group representing Local Governments and Municipal Authorities with regional … Continued

The Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania’s (ALAT) Secretary General Mr Shamumoyo is flying the flag for Tanzanian Local Authorities at Resilient Cities 2015 in Bonn, Germany. ALAT is a membership based organisation that brings together all the urban and district councils in Tanzania and whose overall vision is to be a representative voice for all … Continued

The Subnational Integration of LEDS Working Group has released a new publication highlighting key opportunities, barriers and solutions they could better engage and support their cities and subnational government counterparts to unlock and accelerate mitigation actions, and strengthen both national and international commitments. Download the publication here! About LEDS Global Partnership The Low Emission Development … Continued

At the 2015 Resilient Cities Congress, which forms part of a series of annual global forums, which focus on urban resilience and adaptation, the Deputy Mayor, on behalf of the Mayor of Kaohsiung City, signed the Durban Commitment: Local Governments for Biodiversity. The Durban Commitment was developed and founded by the 21 pioneer Local Action for … Continued

Scientists, corporate leaders, military strategists, financial analysts, and sustainability and conservation experts have all hailed a briefing series focusing on the implications of climate change for cities and various sectors. Comprising the series are 13 briefings based on the Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and compiled by the University of Cambridge Institute for … Continued

On 25 August 2014, ICLEI Member City Cape Town unveiled South Africa’s first green taxi rank. It operates entirely off the electricity grid, as it generates its own electricity, and it derives all the facility’s water (besides drinking water) from rooftop rainwater harvesting and recycling. As a transport facility, the Wallacedene taxi rank is unique, … Continued

The Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities challenge 2014 has officially opened and applications will be accepted from cities that are adopting sustainable policies. The Rockefeller Foundation has identified increasing urbanisation and the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters as the biggest threats to resiliency. 75 per cent of the world’s population is expected to … Continued

Each year Earth Overshoot Day is observed; a day that marks the date when Earth has used up its yearly resources and that date this year is August 19. In less than eight months Earth has managed to use up an entire year’s worth of environmental resources and each year it is happening sooner. This … Continued