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Resilient Cities 2012 wraps up
2012/05/15
As the third Resilient Cities congress unfolded in Bonn over the past three days, it became clear that cities have huge challenges to deal with. More»
Living Planet Report launched from space
2012/05/15
The 2012 edition of the Living Planet Report was launched on May 15th from the International Space Station by ESA astronaut André Kuipers from his European Space Agency mission. More»
Launch of “community protocol”
2012/05/15
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, together with international partners have launched a pilot version of the Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions. More»
Climate Negotiations in Bonn Newsletter
2012/05/14
ECO's 14 May newsletter on the proceedings in Bonn. More»
ICLEI members score in water report
2012/05/7
South Africa's drinking water is among the best in the world, and the country remains among a few in the world where water can still be consumed from the tap, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has said. More»
World’s first EcoMobility Festival to showcase a new urban lifestyle
2012/05/02
The City of Suwon and ICLEI, together with UN-HABITAT officially signed a partnership today to host the world’s first EcoMobility Festival to take place in Suwon, Korea in 2013. More»
Connect the Dots day
05/05/2012
An innovative approach to highlighting the plight of our planet was launched on 5 May and aptly named ‘Connect the Dots’. More»
New Climate Change Centre launched
2012/04/19
On 18 April 2012 Southern African countries agreed to launch a centre that links climate change studies across the region. More»
UN launches new initiative to assess urban risk
2012/04/18
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has launched a new initiative to support cities around the world to manage risk following the worst year on record for economic losses from disasters. More»
Cape Town wins in Climate Change Leadership Awards
2012/04/02
The city of Cape Town, ICLEI Africa's host City, was the winner of the new Local Municipalities category for its long term sustainability strategy, a string of active initiatives, and setting a good example to other municipalities. More»
Mexico City Pact gets new signatory and award nomination
2012/04/02
The Global Cities Covenant on Climate – the Mexico City Pact gains a new momentum in 2012 by being nominated for the Prince of Asturias Award in the category of International Cooperation. More»
Earth Hour a record success
2012/04/01
As a record Earth Hour wraps up across the world, the I Will If You Will campaign has been adopted by hundreds of thousands of people from all corners of the globe, turning their symbolic lights off action into an ongoing commitment to a sustainable planet. More»
World Water Day
2012/03/22
Today is International World Water Day which is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. More»
Territorial approach to Climate Change workshop and training
2012/03/14
UNEP and partners held an awareness raising and knowledge sharing workshop to address climate change at the Territorial level in the Southern Africa Region, from 13-14 March in Midrand, South Africa. More»
URBAN-LEDS
2012/03/09
UN-Habitat and the European Commission (EC) have signed an agreement to begin a new project that encourages cities to lower their emissions as they grow. More»
Local Governments at COP17 report
2012/03/08
This report provides brief summaries of a variety of activities undertaken by ICLEI, local governments and key partners at COP17/CMP7 towards driving the urban climate agenda. More»
Increased global water access
2012/03/06
Five years ahead of its 2015 international target, the UN has said the international target of halving the number of people who do not have access to safe water has been reached. More»
National Water Week
2012/03/05
Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Ms Edna Molewa is calling on all South Africans to join the Department in celebrating National Water Week by making a positive contribution toward efforts to conserve and protect the country`s water resources. More»
Water and Sanitation Network meeting
2012/03/01
Eleven national associations of local government gathered on 27 February 2012 at the SALGA (South African Association of Local Governments) offices in Tshwane, SouthAfrica for the opening day of the second Focal Point Network meeting. More»
ICLEI Africa Membership Profiling
ICLEI Africa is pleased to announce Membership Profiling, our latest service to ICLEI members in Africa. Your member profile is your opportunity to showcase your municipality's innovative sustainability strategies, and we encourage all members to share their stories. More»
Addis Ababa
April's Featured Member of the Month is Ethiopia’s Capital City Addis Ababa! Addis Ababa is also a state and is where the African Union (AU) is based. It also hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). More»
City Government of Addis Ababa joined ICLEI on 2011/15/12. We warmly welcome the City Government of Addis Ababa to the ICLEI network of local governments!
Previous new members
COP17/CMP7 outcomes
A page dedicated to information on what took place at the UNFCCC COP17/CMP7 event and its outcomes. The President of COP17/CMP7 Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said: "What we have achieved in Durban will play a central role in saving tomorrow, today." More»
Durban Local Government Convention information
Information on the event and its outcomes. ICLEI President David Cadman: "our cities cannot wait for the COP Parties. We are at the tipping point of winning or losing the battle against climate change..." More»
World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. More»
Future Cities
May 30-31 2012, Eko Expo Centre, Lagos
Future Cities is a major pan-African conference, taking place in Lagos on May 30-31 exploring innovative approaches to planning, designing, managing and financing Africa's cities. More»
ICLEI World Congress 2012
The ICLEI World Congress 2012 will be held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil from 14 to 18 June 2012. More»
Resilient Cities 2012
ICLEI, the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and the City of Bonn are pleased to announce Resilient Cities 2012 – 3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation, to take place on 12-15 May 2012 in Bonn, Germany. More»
Rio+20 Global Town Hall
in parallel to the UN Rio+20 conference
13-22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. More»
Regional Office based in Cape Town, South Africa
ICLEI Africa, the regional office for ICLEI, based in Cape Town, South Africa, collaborates closely with our ICLEI network and other regional offices around the world in sharing tools, materials, strategies and good practices, specifically designed and implemented at local level. Regional Office contact details »
ICLEI AS is international home for ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center and LAB Project
The ICLEI Africa Secretariat in Cape Town, South Africa, houses the ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Centre, ICLEI’s global biodiversity ‘hub’. The Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Pioneer Project, which is a global urban biodiversity programme, is the Cities Biodiversity Centre’s flagship programme. Piloted in 2006, the initiative was developed and carried out with a select group of 21 local and regional authorities from around the world with the overarching aim of improving biodiversity management at the local level. The project forms the first step in the broader ICLEI Biodiversity Initiative and has since expanded and given rise to a number of ICLEI biodiversity initiatives and projects being run by the Cities Biodiversity Centre. Visit the Cities Biodiversity Centre website for more: www.iclei.org/biodiversity
ICLEI welcomes their newest members
2011/15/12
City Government of Addis Ababa has joined ICLEI. We warmly welcome the City Government of Addis Ababa to the ICLEI network of local governments!
Previous new members
For more information on becoming a member visit the membership page.
Should you like to become a member of ICLEI, please e-mail iclei-africa@iclei.org or phone +27 21 487 2312
To contact the ICLEI Africa Secretariat or a member of staff, please send an email to: iclei-africa@iclei.org
If you would like more information about ICLEI worldwide, send an email to the ICLEI World Secretariat: iclei@iclei.org
View the ICLEI-AS staff details here
ICLEI Africa Secretariat
8th Floor, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town, 8001, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27 21 487-2312 | Fax: +27 21 424-9313
E-mail: iclei-africa@iclei.org
