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.  [Full text...]

Thimphu, Kathmandu, and Matale -three ICLEI member cities from South Asia- participated in the event organized by ICLEI Asia in collaboration with other partners... [Full text...]

At the recently held climate talks in Bangkok, climate negotiators explore collaborations with local governments and ICLEI to raise level of ambition  [Full text...]

The new study, "Making Cities Resilient Report 2012" identifies political leadership as more important than a city’s wealth when it comes to protecting the lives and economic assets of cities and towns from disasters. [Full text...]

In a robust effort to protect a global biodiversity hotspot, the City of Cape Town embarked on a comprehensive and systematic conservation planning exercise. [Full text...]

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. [Full text...]

Major roll-outs of UNISDR's Making Cities Resilient campaign in Austria and Iran were outlined yesterday at the 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference, in Davos, Switzerland, which has brought together experts from around the world.  [Full text...]

This report critically evaluates the United Kingdom local government's track record on climate change and makes recommendations for local government, central government and other stakeholders on how the local government response must be improved. [Full text...]

A half day event was organised by the Thane Municipal Corporation (India) for the signing of MoU between ICLEI South Asia and Thane Municipal Corporation under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Project on in June 2008.  [Full text...]

The Lower Don Lands project is just one part of Waterfront Toronto's 8000 Hectare project to transform the City of Toronto's central waterfront. The design for the Lower Don Lands promises to turn unused land in Toronto's central waterfront into a sustainable "green" city, a new destination. [Full text...]

Makati City, an active ICLEI Member is launching the first public transport system of its kind in Southeast Asia transforming the iconic Jeepney into a model of sustainable mobility. [Full text...]

Mr. Chikara Murayama, Director of Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Society Creation Division of Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan), has developed zero-emission scooter that is wholly powered by solar energy. He has commuted to work, 10km both-way, by the zero-emission scooter everyday and has proved its feasi... [Full text...]

The GLA group – which invests over £3 billion each year in goods, works and services recently joined Procura+ an initiative designed to help support public authorities across Europe in implementing Sustainable Procurement. [Full text...]

Local awards such as the Toronto Green Awards promote citizens’ engagement in sustainability. Many ICLEI Members around the world are following the same strategy - share yours here [Full text...]

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ICLEI Latin American and Caribbean Secretariat presents the International Conference Sustainable Construction for a New Economy, which will take place from on May 19th, in Brasília, Brazil.  [Full text...]

The First Brazilian Journey on Climate Change and Sustainable Consumption will be held from 18-20 May, 2009 in Brasilia, Brazil and will look the impact of climate change on Brazilian cities.  [Full text...]

Register now! Join mayors, local governments, and colleagues, as more than 800 delegates worldwide come together in Edmonton, Canada. [Full text...]

"Climate Neutral through Procurement”. To be held in Reykjavik, Iceland. [Full text...]