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ICLEI Africa was invited to participate and present at the 2018 Metropolis Annual Meeting which took place from 26 to 28 August 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event was hosted by the Gauteng Province, which ICLEI recently welcomed as a member. This year’s theme was ‘Inclusive Metropolitan Cities and City-Regions’ and the deliberations were … Continued

The winners of the 2018 One Planet City Challenge were announced at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on 12 September 2018. ICLEI has partnered with WWF for a number of years, to work with cities in the development of their One Planet City Challenge submissions. This year’s challenge focused on sustainable urban mobility and attracted 132 cities from … Continued

The Urban Natural Assets for Africa (UNA) programme has expanded, via the addition of two more African countries to the UNA: Rivers for Life project, as well as the initiation of a new project entitled UNA: Coasts for Life, being implemented in Mozambique. Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising continent, with some estimates predicting … Continued

Collaboration is increasingly being acknowledged as an important factor in achieving climate resilient development in African cities. Diverse expertise and skill sets are needed in order to tackle the increasing complexity of urban challenges when overlaid with climate change impacts. The aim of the IMPACT (Improved Municipal Planning in African CiTies) project, funded by the International Development Research … Continued

On 29 May 2018, the Urban LEDS-II Summit, held in Gauteng, brought Urban-LEDS project cities from South Africa together to share the various challenges their cities face in relation to climate change, as well as the opportunities in addressing these challenges, in a peer-to-peer exchange. The Urban-LEDS project, funded by the European Commission, and implemented by UN-Habitat and ICLEI, … Continued

The Urban-LEDS ll Summit held in Braamfontein, Johannesburg opened on 29 May 2018 with the inception meeting of the Urban-LEDS ll National Project Advisory Group (NPAG). This is a high-level group comprised of representatives from leaders in low emissions and climate resilient development in South Africa. The purpose of the National Project Advisory Group (NPAG) is to … Continued

Over 1 000 scientists, practitioners, business leaders and policymakers from around the world met in Cape Town, South Africa, between 18 and 21 June 2018, to connect, learn and inspire at Adaptation Futures 2018. The aim of this 5th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference was to facilitate dialogues for solutions. This is the first time that the biennial … Continued

Left: Mayor of Tshwane, Solly Msimanga, congratulating Kobie Brand (Director of ICLEI Africa) and Xolile George (CEO of SALGA) on their newly signed MoU ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability’s Africa Secretariat and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) formalised their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 21 June 2018 at … Continued

The focus and approach of the project in Rwanda were successfully agreed after a day-long workshop held where valuable discussions took place between representatives from ICLEI Africa, UN Habitat and key stakeholders in Rwanda Representatives from ICLEI Africa and UN Habitat visited the City of Kigali, Rwanda, from 26 to 28 March 2018. The visit provided an … Continued

Yesterday, 6 June 2018, Premier David Makhura addressed the African Capital Cities Sustainability Forum (ACCSF), held in Tshwane, South Africa. In his thought-provoking and inspiring speech – just a day after nations of the world marked the United Nations’ World Environment Day – the Premier highlighted the need for local and subnational government leaders in … Continued