Durban initiative to clean up carbon footprint
2011/04/11

With over 25,000 delegates expected to arrive in Durban for the COP17/CMP7 Convention this month, the local municipality has plans to reduce the expected carbon footprint. More»

SSWM Toolbox turns one
2011/03/11
The Sustainable Sanitation, Water Management Toolbox (SSWM) celebrates its first birthday and treats herself to a user survey! More»

Zuma: A positive outcome from COP17/CMP7 'crucial' for Africa
2011/31/10
President Jacob Zuma says a positive outcome from the upcoming COP 17 is especially important for Africa as it is vulnerable to the effects of climate change. More»

World Bank releases ‘Guide to Climate Change Adaption for Cities’

2011/28/10

The World Bank, with support from a group of contributors, including ICLEI Africa members, has released a publication entitled the ‘Guide to Climate Change Adaptation for Cities’. More»

Voting period has ended: ICLEI celebrates new Charter!
2011/27/10

With the voting period now finally over, a new Charter has been approved by the ICLEI Council. More»

Cape Town awarded World Design Capital 2014
2011/26/10
Cape Town has been named World Design Capital for the year 2014, beating  short-listed cities, Dublin and Bilbao. More»

ICLEI Africa brings local element to national and regional planning of DRR in SADC
2011/18/10
SADC’s annual disaster risk reduction and preparedness consultative workshop took place in Seychelles last week, 10-14 October 2011 on Mahé Island. More»

Towards a Low Carbon City: Focus on Durban

This interesting and relevant publication from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) arrived on our desk recently and we would gladly recommend it to all who are interested in low carbon development! We are impressed with and proud of the actions being taken by the city of Durban, one of ICLEI’s leading members in Africa.

Voting period extended to 21 October!
October 18, 2011

ICLEI has grown for the last 20 years to over 1200 members. To keep up with this growth, our current governance structures need to be updated. All ICLEI Members can have their say by voting until 21 October! [more]

FAO Food for the Cities multi-disciplinary initiative position paper
2011/19/10

ICLEI is pleased to announce a newly launched publication by the FAO, entitled “ Food, Agriculture and Cities - Challenges of food and nutrition security, agriculture and ecosystem management in an urbanizing world". For more on this innovative publication see . More»

The Highlights Report is now available for the West African Mayoral Climate Change Congress

The final report of the highlights of the very successful African Mayoral Climate Change Declaration – West African pre-COP17 Congress has now been released. Containing a breakdown of the main speakers, statements, events and outcomes, this report also concludes with a list of the Congress recommendations.

It is available for download here, as well as from the main page for the Congress.

Global Hand Washing Day

2011/15/10
Global Hand Washing Day, initiated in 2008, is held annually on 15 October, and is recognised and promoted globally by a wide range of stakeholders, including local governments. More»

International Day for Disaster Reduction: 13 October 2011

13/10/2011

As part of the build up for The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) held on 13 October, the city of Cape Town hosted Making Cities Resilient - Cape Town is Ready! on 12 October. The aim was to heighten awareness and participation amongst citizens and governments to get involved in building more disaster resilient communities and nations. More»

ICLEI Africa and UCLGA sign MoU for strengthened local action in Africa towards COP17/CMP7 and beyond

The closing plenary of the ‘African Mayoral Climate Change Declaration – West African pre-COP17/CMP7 Congress’ held in Lagos, Nigeria saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability – Africa and the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG-A).  

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The African Mayoral Climate Change Declaration – West African pre-COP17 Congress officially began on 21 September 2011 in Lagos, Nigeria.

The event, co-hosted by Lagos State Government and ICLEI Africa, saw over 600 participants, including Mayors and other local government representatives from across West Africa meeting to sign the "African Mayors Climate Change Declaration".

Nearly a hundred Local Government representatives - led by his Excellency the Governor of Lagos -  signed the declaration, and the event received extensive coverage in the local and national media.

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World Water Week in Stockholm: Saving our water
2011/09/06
World Water Week 2011 opened on 22 August in Stockholm, Sweden with a record attendance of 2,600 delegates and offered a platform for experts to gather and discuss this year’s theme: Water in an Urbanising World. More»

Namibia National Mayor’s Forum Annual General Meeting

2011/08/24

More than 120 Mayors and Chief Executive Officers from across Namibia participated in this year’s Namibian African Mayors Climate Change Declaration Conference (AMCCD) as build up to the Namibia National Mayors Forum/ Annual General Meeting. More»

ICLEI Africa Membership Profiling

ICLEI Africa is pleased to announce Membership Profiling, our latest service to ICLEI members in Africa. Your member profile is your opportunity to showcase your municipality's innovative sustainability strategies, and we encourage all members to share their stories. More»

Registration for the Durban Local Government Convention: adapting to a changing climate – towards COP17/CMP7 and beyond -  is now open. For more information visit our page.

Click here to download your registration form and click here for the first announcement.

Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2011

We would like to invite all local governments and their representatives to sign the African Mayors Climate Change Declaration. This document calls on nations to recognise Africa’s local governments as pivotal partners in implementing climate change action and to build and develop a just and pro-poor framing of the global response to climate change. More»

News on this year's UNFCCC COP17/CMP7
Durban is the setting for this year’s COP17 – MOP7, and what better place than a geographically diverse African city that represents the challenges faced by cities in the global south. More»

The African Mayoral Climate Change Declaration – West African pre-COP17 Congress
Lagos, Nigeria, 20-22 September 2011

The "African Mayors Climate Change Declaration" calls for due recognition of the role of local governments in international climate change debate and implementation. The outcomes of this Congress will feed into various local, national, regional (African) and global debates, events and preparations towards COP17, Rio+20 Summit, the Millennium Development Goals and National Development Plans. More»

Call for applications: ICLEI’s Young Municipal Leaders Initiative

Closing date: 30 September 2011

The FutureCityLeaders programme offers capacity building for 21 selected young Mayors and Council Members. Elected young leaders often face significant challenges to the implementation of sustainable actions as they have limited networks, knowledge and experience. The initiative therefore aims to empower young leaders by connecting them with like-minded peers and by sharing relevant information. Download the Concept Note, and the Official Call for Applications. More»

1st World Congress on Mobility for the Future of Sustainable Cities

Changwon, Korea, 22-24 October 2011

Although our environment faces significant pressures from modern modes of transport, we have already produced a selection of highly under-utilised sustainable alternatives. The EcoMobility Congress provides comprehensive international knowledge on the field of EcoMobility, with visionary perspectives on sustainable urban transport. More»

UNFCCC COP17

Durban, South Africa, 28 November - 9 December 2011

The 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in the sunny city of Durban, South Africa. Based on experience gained during the 2010 FIFA Soccer World CupTM, the City has impleimented a number of event greening initiatives and aims for a carbon neutral COP17. More»

6th World Water Forum: 'Time for Solutions'

Marseille, France, 12-17 March 2012

The World Water Forum has been held every 3 years since 1997 to mobilise local and regional authorities in working together to strengthen their role in water and sanitation governance and raise global awareness of water challenges. More»

ICLEI World Congress 2012

30 May – 2 June 2012, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

We are pleased to announce that the ICLEI World Congress 2012 will be held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil from 30 May to 2 June 2012. More»

Regional Office based in Cape Town, South Africa

ICLEI Africa, the regional office for ICLEI, based in Cape Town, South Africa, collaborates closely with our ICLEI network and other regional offices around the world in sharing tools, materials, strategies and good practices, specifically designed and implemented at local level. Regional Office contact details »

ICLEI AS is international home for ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center and LAB Project

The ICLEI Africa Secretariat is the ‘hub’ of the Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) project, based in Cape Town, South Africa. LAB is a global urban biodiversity pilot project running from 2006 to 2009 and working with a select group of local and regional authorities from around the world. Its overarching aim is to improve biodiversity management at the level of local government. The project forms the first step in the broader ICLEI Biodiversity Initiative. Visit the LAB website for more: www.iclei.org/lab