At the Eco-City Forum Tianjin, the Chinese Low-Carbon Eco-Cities Association was formed. ICLEI and Chinese Eco-Cities signed a joined statement for creating a platform for Chinese and global eco-cities networks to exchange on their policy approaches, solutions and experiences. [more]
The Mayor of Changsha City in China invited ICLEI Secretary General and Capacity Center Director to learn about the city’s urban development policy and environmental projects. [more]
From 6-15 September, over 10,000 delegates from 153 countries participated in the World Conservation Congress (WCC) on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. ICLEI was there to host several workshops promoting local nature-based solutions to global challenges. [more]
Thimphu, Kathmandu, and Matale -three ICLEI member cities from South Asia- participated in the event organized by ICLEI Asia in collaboration with other partners... [more]
At the recently held climate talks in Bangkok, climate negotiators explore collaborations with local governments and ICLEI to raise level of ambition [more]
In a robust effort to protect a global biodiversity hotspot, the City of Cape Town embarked on a comprehensive and systematic conservation planning exercise. [more]
Mayor Park Won Soon pledged to improve the environment, the city’s fiscal health and social welfare when he took over as Mayor of Seoul in October last year. Mayor Park has kept true to his promise, most notably on the environmental front. [more]
ICLEI is an association of over 1200 local government Members who are committed to sustainable development. Our Members come from 70 different countries and represent more than 569,885,000 people. [more]
Start reporting to cCCR - the local governments' global response to measurable, reportable, verifiable climate action! Over 160 cities from 22 countries, covering 1 billion tCO2e/yr GHG emissions have reported 300 energy & climate commitments, 250 GHG inventories & 750 mitigation/adaptation actions. [more]
Are you a young municipal leader passionate about solving local environmental issues? Do you want to work in a global partnership with other leaders and sustainability experts? Join the FutureCityLeaders Initiative today! [more]
It is cities who have made the real mark in Rio+20! At the Global Town Hall, Mayors from cities worldwide attested that cities are implementing sustainability solutions and that they will continue to do so despite a much needed global framework that involves and appropriately supports them. [more]
