Local authorities from Africa convened in Johannesburg, South Africa attending the Africities Summit that took place from 29 November to 3 December. Under the guidance of the theme – SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA WITH THE PEOPLE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO AGENDA 2063 OF THE AFRICAN UNION- the summit provided a platform … Continued

Now on its third year in the continent, the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) continues to expand the platform for local governments to showcase their sustainability initiatives. EHCC 2015-2016 features a mix of returning and new participating localities from South Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda. A round of inception workshops to introduce the challenge and support … Continued

ICLEI Africa has been working with seven municipalities within South Africa on the Urban LEDS (low emission development strategies) project, funded by the European Commission, and implemented by UN-Habitat and ICLEI. The project has the objective of enhancing the transition to low emission urban development in emerging economy countries. It supports selected local governments in Brazil, … Continued

Over the last three years seven fast growing municipalities in South Africa have been teaming up to explore ways to enhance transition to a low emissions development model. They worked closely with other local governments from Brazil, India and Indonesia as part of the Urban-LEDS (promoting low emission development strategies in emerging economy countries) project, … Continued

Mayor Mike Masina of ICLEI Member Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (Middelburg) in Mpumalanga is quite clear that his municipality has benefited greatly from its involvement in the Urban-LEDS project during the past two years. “They’ve opened our eyes. ICLEI – Africa have shown us that this idea of moving to a low-emission, green economy isn’t … Continued

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.   As part of the Urban-LEDS project being implemented in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, ICLEI Africa partnered with Doornkop to support them in their dream … Continued

Mogale City Local Municipality, Magaliesburg Development Initiative, Mphe-Thuto Primary School and ICLEI-Africa are thrilled to announce the unveiling of the first low emission development community showcase project in Magaliesburg. Situated 25km north of Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg has a rich history linked to the local Sterkfontein Caves and primitive mankind. Now looking into the future a local … Continued

The EcoMobility World Festival 2015, organised by the City of Johannesburg in partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, comes to a close this weekend with an “eco-block party” in the Sandton Central Business District. A month-long experiment of an eco-mobile urban transport system, the Festival allowed commuters to leave their cars at home and … Continued

ICLEI Africa released today a brochure demonstrating learnings from the recent Urban-LEDS project and inviting you to partner with us. From 2012 – 2015 we helped strengthen the transition to a low-carbon future in 7 municipalities in South Africa through strategy formulation, leadership development, technical training, demonstration projects, community involvement, and peer-to-peer learning. We invite stakeholders from … Continued

The first Southern African Regional Workshop closed with local governments renewing their commitments creating a more sustainable future and encouraging others to do the same. With the close of the first Southern Africa Regional Workshop on implementation of the Durban Adaptation Charter, local governments in attendance renewed their commitments to implementing action towards building resilience to … Continued

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