“Urban Natural Assets for Africa Project” (UNA Africa) is facilitated and lead by ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability and funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation through SwedBio at Stockholm Resilience Centre. UNA Africa is designed to improve human well-being and contribute to poverty alleviation and building resilience of the urban poor, through building local government … Continued

ICLEI Africa recently participated in an expert workshop around the development of a Green Economy Toolkit, co-ordinated by UNEP and GIZ held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the first week of February 2015. A number of African countries have recognized the potential contribution of Green Economy to sustainable development and have started taking strategic measures at … Continued

A report focusing on the African region and centeres on rainfall, temperatures and extreme weathers has been released by the World Meteorological Orginization is out. AS recent report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) entitled The Climate in Africa: 2013 has been released that the first ever peer-reviewed  comment on African climate conditions. The report was put … Continued

eThekwini Municipality and ICLEI Africa co-host a workshop on the implementation of the Durban Adaptation Charter. eThekwini Municipality, in partnership with ICLEI Africa, are co-hosting the first Southern Africa Regional Technical workshop the on implementation of the Durban Adaptation Charter. Participants from over 55 local governments and from 17 countries attended the workshop. With a clear focus on … Continued

The Resilient Cities Asia Pacific Congress 2015 took place in Bangkok, Thailand on 11-13 February 2015 with the view of providing an Asian-Pacific platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation. Dialogues are conducted to forge partnerships, with the ultimate goal of identifying implementable solutions and creating lasting impacts for cities in the region. It … Continued

Nelson Mandela Bay (NMBM) is one of eight Metropolitan Municipalities in South Africa and as a growing metro has to deal with the usual teething pains of backlogs in service delivery and a growing informal settlement. In line with proactively planning for a resilient urban future, NMBM is one of the 6 cities actively participating in the … Continued

Just 3 months ago in October-November 2013, over 450 registered delegates from 25 countries, including 300 local government representatives, came together to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change in a rapidly urbanising Africa. The Congress was the launching pad for new ideas, initiatives, partnerships and projects. You can see some of the … Continued

It is our pleasure to announce the new ICLEI Africa Executive Committee for the period of 2015-2018. This new pan-African leadership body was elected in the governance process that culminated at the end of last year. The ICLEI Africa Committee represents the ICLEI Members of Africa. As with each other region’s Committee, it consists of several … Continued

Lagos State, the megacity ICLEI Member in southern Nigeria, has consistently led the way in a range of sustainability activities – from solar power in public institutions to innovative adaptation measures – it well deserves this member of the month recognition. Megacity Lagos State, the largest urban area in Africa and the economic powerhouse of West … Continued

ICLEI presents a short video featuring Secretary General Gino Van Begin who offers our members and partners best wishes for 2015. We also look at some of the exciting events that the year will bring. Watch it here!