The South African national climate change response monitoring and evaluation system is the first of its kind globally – one that integrates both adaptation and mitigation into one coherent and integrating system. This process will enhance intergovernmental (as well as interdepartmental) collaboration, national consolidation of mitigation, adaptation and climate finance information as well as informing … Continued

Municipal Mayors and Councillors from four municipalities from around the country visited Cape Town on 27 January 2015 to experience and share examples of low carbon innovation and sustainability in a practical manner. These Mayors are part of a larger group of 7 Mayors participating in ICLEI Africa’s Local Leadership programme that inspires and enables the … Continued

At the 48th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee, at the IUCN headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, a Ramsar draft resolution has been approved by the Standing Committee, to take to the Ramsar COP 12, which will be held in Uruguay in June 2015. The Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation (SC-48-29) will encourage a positive relationship between the … Continued

The Government of ICLEI member Lagos State, Nigeria, has brought solar power to 172 schools and 11 Public Health Centers around Lagos State. This is to provide underprivileged and underserved communities with a clean, sustainable and trustworthy energy supply, and constitutes an immensely significant and progressive move. The immense project was begun on 7 January … Continued

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This webinar will introduce two CDKN-funded projects: “Building coastal resilience” implemented in Ghana and “Public Private People Partnerships for Climate Compatible Development (4PCCD)” implemented in Mozambique. This webinar will introduce two CDKN-funded projects: “Building coastal resilience” implemented in Ghana and “Public Private People Partnerships for Climate Compatible Development (4PCCD)” implemented in Mozambique. These two projects offer … Continued

On 1 October the 2015 EcoMobility Festival kicked off with a press conference at the IDC Conference Building in Sandton Johannesburg, South Africa, and saw Mayor Mpho Parks Tau respond to questions from the media. Mayor of Johannesburg Mpho Parks Tau opened the 2015 EcoMobility Festival with a panel presentation followed by a question and … Continued

Download the ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report here. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region has vast renewable energy resources but the energy market to-date remains underdeveloped. REN21’s ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report documents developments in the region, providing a regional perspective on the renewable energy and energy … Continued

ICLEI’s carbonn Climate Registry provides data to the new portal to demonstrate the collective power of local action and to raise the level of global climate ambition. On 11 December 2014 the Peruvian presidency of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20) launched an online portal showing the actions that cities, companies, regions and investors are taking … Continued

Presenting the 2014 Annual Report for ICLEI Africa, the second in an annual series of reporting to members, partners and supporters in Africa! As the last few weeks of the year draw to a close the ICLEI Africa Secretariat would like to share our Annual Report that reflects on the great work we have accomplished with … Continued