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17.05.2013

MIT and ICLEI co-launch Urban Climate Governance Survey

In collaboration with ICLEI, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is launching the Urban Climate Governance Survey (UCGS) in May 2013.

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NEWS

16.05.2013 Austin on its way to carbon neutrality

15.05.2013 Resilient Cities 2013 is ready to go!

14.05.2013 Mexican municipalities Culiacan and Veracruz advance climate action plans

08.05.2013 Eight Brazilian Mayors Commit to Low Emission Urban Development

07.05.2013 Nations show greater interest to work with local and subnational governments to scale up concerted climate actions

BLOG

05.03.2013

New ICLEI website launched

ICLEI’s recently launched website boasts of a slick and interactive design, a user-friendly architecture and a powerful search engine that...

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20.11.2012

Novel ways to incorporate stakeholders into adaptation planning

It is common knowledge by now that adaptation to climate change is only possible if a wide range of society engages itself into the process...

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NEW PUBLICATIONS

29.04.2013

Green Urban Economy discussion paper by ICLEI and BMZ/GIZ

The paper translates the Green Economy debate to urban areas, providing the conceptual basis and courses for action for urban actors to...

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07.11.2012

The Economy of Green Cities

Bringing together 35 contributions from over 60 experts from research, the private sector, international organizations and local...

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Events

08.04.2013 - 12.04.2013 Global Town Hall @ Metropolitan Solutions

17.04.2013 - 19.04.2013 7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns

13.05.2013 - 14.05.2013 VERGE Boston

15.05.2013 National Brownfields Conference

16.05.2013 2013 Global Forum on Human Settlements

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ICLEI accelerates action

Local government and city leaders are not waiting for action - they are early movers, shakers, adopters of sustainable change.

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ICLEI - Advocacy
ICLEI President David Cadman urges the global sustainability community to
recognize the role of cities in sustainable development.
ACCELERATING ACTION
ICLEI accelerates action and strengthens its base in East Asia through
the opening of the Korea office.
AGENDA: Smart Urban Infrastructure
Buses running on hydrogen

ICLEI serves as a gateway to solutions

Together with leading global partners, ICLEI builds local government capacity on sustainability in the areas of science, networking, technical support policy and communications.