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In this short film ICLEI Africa asked everyday citizens, as well as some delegates at the Local Climate Solutions for Africa Congress in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, what their hopes and dreams were for the city they call home… this is what they had to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgN-93lLAmM The video was made possible by funding from … Continued

In an innovative future scenario planning process, KwaDukuza Municipality and key stakeholders came together to create a low-carbon development vision for the area’s future growth and development. The local stakeholders, joined by neighbouring municipalities and Provincial representatives, continued building on the success of the first scenario planning imbizo in November by delving deeper into one … Continued

Integrated planning is a much touted ideal in cities and could be seen as the holy grail of an urbanising planet. We are living in the Urban Anthropocene, geoengineering the planet to suit the needs, dreams and hopes of its 6 billion human inhabitants. Without achieving effective, dynamic and revolutionary ways of actually implementing integrated … Continued

The 5th of February saw the beginning of the C40 summit held in ICLEI Member city of Johannesburg who will host Megacity leaders from around the world to discuss efficient and proven methods to deal to respond to and reduce the impacts of climate change. Houston mayor Annise Parker expressed the need of the meeting … Continued

This year proves to be a very green year in Africa, with the hosting of many top environmental events, from forums attracting international top figures to conferences that will tackle issues from energy to food.

On Monday, 13 January 2014, Governor of Lagos State H.E. Babatunde Raji Fashola inaugurated the new Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission. The Commission is charged with raising awareness of the importance of conserving and caring for the state’s water resources. ICLEI member Lagos State is home to large estuaries and other water reserves, and has … Continued

The City of Cape Town is proud to announce that its Electricity Savings Campaign was a joint winner in the Eskom eta Awards in the ‘Energy Efficiency Awareness’ category, demonstrating this administration’s commitment to building a sustainable and energy efficient city. The City’s communication campaign aims to guide residents and businesses on a journey to … Continued

Mayor of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, ICLEI Member and recent host of the Local Climate Solutions for Africa (LOCS 2013) Congress, Dr Didas Massaburi was appointed board member of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) at the end of last year. UCLG, like ICLEI, represents and defends the interests of local governments on the world … Continued

The recent Warsaw COP saw important but slow progress towards the goal of effective international climate mitigation policy under the UNFCCC. In the meantime, developing countries continue growing at a level of carbon intensity which the globe cannot sustain. The global window for emissions peaking is narrow, and there is still much work to be … Continued

Food-Water-Energy Nexus approaches to urban planning in the global south