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“The solutions rest with us; we just need to find the bridge,” shared Gertrude Rose Gamwera, Secretary General, EALGA, in the opening session of the RISE Africa 2024 Action Festival. This provocation set the tone for three days of sessions focused on inspiring a shift towards a solutions-oriented mindset. This year’s theme, “SOLUTIONS ONLY [failures … Continued

The Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement shares its achievements at the Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change to inspire other local governments Political representatives from the cities in the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement (GLCN on SP) gathered this Friday for the Network’s Mayoral Second Annual Summit in Seoul. Representatives used the occasion … Continued

ICLEI was represented by a dynamic all-women team at the Africities 8 Summit, which took place in Marrakech, Morocco, from 20 to 24 November 2018. ICLEI Africa contributed significantly, convening and participating in a multitude of diverse and exciting sessions, plenaries and events throughout the Summit, which had the following theme: The Transition to Sustainable … Continued

ICLEI Africa Privacy Policy Introduction 1.1 This privacy policy governs data collection and use by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability – Africa NPC, based at Unit 1, 2nd Floor, South Tower, Sable Park, 14 Bridge Boulevard, Century City, 7441 (hereinafter “ICLEI Africa”). 1.2 For the purpose of Data Protection Legislation, ICLEI Africa acts as a … Continued

In order to improve the level of energy access in Africa’s urban informal settlements, organisations on the ground need specific skills and resources. The lack of these poses a significant setback for developing countries in pursuing the ambitious targets set in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access (ENACT) … Continued

Originaly published on the COP27 Presidency website. Partners and experts, from the urban and the climate communities discussed concepts and mechanisms to reach more sustainable cities in the Sustainable Cities Initiative Workshop, hosted by the COP27 Presidency of Egypt in collaboration with The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and facilitated by ICLEI – Local … Continued

UNA Resilience opens “Preserve, Conserve & Tinker” Exhibition launched in Cape Coast and online

As urbanisation accelerates across Africa, the challenges posed by climate change become increasingly urgent, highlighting the valuable role that urban natural assets and nature-based solutions (NbS) can play in fostering sustainable urban environments. As we celebrate International Youth Day, it is important to recognise that youth in African cities have inherited compounding crises that they … Continued

In response, ICLEI Africa’s Sustainable Finance Centre (SFC), with like-minded partners across the world, is charting a new era of increased funding for local action, ensuring we move from policy to practice. By playing crucial and often under-resourced intermediary roles, bridging divides between crucial stakeholders, the SFC is joining the dots and improving engagement between … Continued

In a time when our cities are bursting at the seams, we need deep, systemic change to build climate resilient cities through preserving our urban nature – laws and policies that embed nature in city planning. Changing policy is a slow, uphill journey, which makes our recent influence in Malawi all the more significant. Lilongwe … Continued