Gino Van Begin, ICLEI Deputy Secretary General, offers you a synthesis of the results from ICLEI World Congress 2009 formulated into five strategic directions for our future work. [more]

Watch our keynotes directly from the ICLEI World Congress 2009 website. In a few days we will offer you the audio too. [more]

At ICLEI World Congress 2009, the four Asian regional ICLEI offices have announced 'ICLEI Asia', a unit to serve Asian local governments.  [more]

Urban Nature 2009 began today, a side event to the ICLEI World Congress 2009, began today. Speakers addressed the importance of conserving local urban biodiversity, accomplishments of the LAB Programme and the vital role of local governments in biodiversity preservation. [more]

ICLEI Member City, Cape Town (South Africa), is seeking to reduce methane gas emissions from the city's landfill sites by using the gas to produce electricity.  [more]

Gwangju (South Korea) will work side by side with San Francisco (America) to host a U.N. conference on environmental issues in 2011. The event will coincide with the 2011 Gwangju World Environment Expo. [more]

Tour-de-Korea kicked off in Seoul on April 25 and wrapped up in Changwon City on May 3. Changwon City, an ICLEI Member, has made eco-mobility a top priority by promoting bike campaigns throughout the city, including a public bicycle rental program. [more]

ICLEI is an association of over 1000 local governments from 67 countries who are committed to sustainable development. Founded in 1990 as the 'International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives' (I.C.L.E.I) its name was officially changed in 2003 to 'ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainabili... [more]

- Cascais, Portugal
- Guelph, Canada
- Moshi, Tanzania
- Arusha, Tanzania
- Cape Winelands, South Africa

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All communities with C02 reduction targets are invited to share their climate protection targets in the new Copenhagen World Climate Catalogue of City Commitments to Combat Climate Change. [more]

Leading Local Government associations worldwide embark on a two year strategy 'From Bali (COP 13) to Poznan (COP14) to Copenhagen (COP 15)' [more]