ICLEI's World Secretariat Now Based in Bonn, Germany
The move of ICLEI's headquarters to Bonn from Toronto is completed. ICLEI now works out of Germany's UN city. Please update your database records and address books! Read more...
ICLEI Signs Host Agreement with Bonn Read more...
Local Governments final statement at COP 15
The Local Government Climate LOUNGE – the base for operation during COP 15
- Click on image for COP 15 LG Climate Lounge- Photos, Vidoes, Daily Reports.
The base for local governments’ activities at COP 15 is the Local Government Climate LOUNGE. Due to the importance of the COP 15, specific local government advocacy efforts are being organised in and around the Local Government Climate LOUNGE at COP 15. This replaces the usual Local Government Climate Sessions at COPs.
Indonesia National Dialogue "Strategy to Address Climate Change" - 22 October 2009
Indonesian local governments raise their voice to combat climate change at the national dialogue in Palembang, Indonesia.
For more information, please visit the Local Government Climate Roadmap-Indonesia website.
For more information, please visit the Local Government Climate Roadmap-Indonesia website.
Local Governments at the UNFCCC Climate Change Talks in Bangkok - 28 September to 9 October
Local governments’ (LGs) advocacy efforts for inclusion of references to local governments and regions in the next global agreement on climate change continue at the UNFCCC Climate Change Talks in Bangkok from 28 September to 9 October. Read more...
ICLEI Joins the UNEP-led Climate Neutral Network for a Low-Carbon Future
In keeping with its advocacy for a stronger role for cities in the future international climate region, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability joins forces with the UNEP-led Climate Neutral Network to help promote a global transition to low carbon economies and societies.
“As the largest global network of local governments dedicated to sustainable development, ICLEI is pleased to partner with UNEP on the Climate Neutral Cities component of the Climate Neutral Network. We are proud to share our 18-year experience in local climate action planning and to motivate our member cities to go down the path towards climate neutrality,” said Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, ICLEI Secretary General
Source: www.iclei.org
“As the largest global network of local governments dedicated to sustainable development, ICLEI is pleased to partner with UNEP on the Climate Neutral Cities component of the Climate Neutral Network. We are proud to share our 18-year experience in local climate action planning and to motivate our member cities to go down the path towards climate neutrality,” said Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, ICLEI Secretary General
Source: www.iclei.org
ICLEI World Congress 2009
From 14 to 18 June 2009, 600 participants from 57 countries gathered in the City of Edmonton in Western Canada for the triennial World Congress of 'ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainabiltity', a global network of 1100 cities working on sustainable development. Read more...ICLEI SEA Secretariat gets Accredited as a Training Institution
One of the paramount accomplishments for 2005 of the ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat is its accreditation as a licensed training institution by the Philippine Civil Service Commission in September 2005. This accreditation recognizes the mission of ICLEI-SEA and the quality of service it has provided over the years. It allows the SEA Secretariat to run training programs in partnership with, among others, the national agencies and local governments. Aside from training programs in collaboration with ICLEI’s International Training Center (ITC) based in Germany, this latest feat will allow the SEA Secretariat to further navigate the local, national and international networks within the region.
Launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, the World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC), United Cities and Local Government and the C40 Climate Leadership Group in Bali, Indonesia, 12 December 2007. 
The international City Climate Catalogue is the first global attempt to collect and centralize facts and figures on community climate action – from targets to achievements. It has been developed and will be used by the City of Copenhagen, host of the COP 15 in December 2009, together with ICLEI, during the current international climate negotiations on a post-2012 global climate agreement. Cities, towns, villages and counties around the globe are invited to share their municipal (corporate) and community before 10 November 2009.
