ICLEI Climate Program
After the initiation of ICLEI as the first global network of cities and local governments to achieve sustainability at the local level, the Urban CO2 Reduction Project, implemented in 14 cities across the US, Europe and Canada, was the first concrete measure in local climate action.
Following this first initiative and as a response to the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by nations at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, the 1st Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change, held in New York in 1993, resulted in the birth of the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign.
In the past 17 years, CCP has been recognized as the instrumental tool to initiate local mitigation and adaptation actions in both developed and developing countries, and provided key inputs in global climate advocacy efforts of cities and local governments.
A chronology of efforts of ICLEI on local climate action is available here.
In response to the fact that tackling climate change has become a key element in achieving sustainability goals at all levels, as of 2009 ICLEI´s climate work is structured under three main areas as Mitigation, Adaptation and Advocacy.
In addition, ICLEI has also taken the lead in a number of partnerships with a variety of stakeholders at the community, local, subnational, national, regional and international level.
ICLEI World Congress held in Edmonton, Canada in June 2009 provided key guidances for future work of ICLEI in climate change. To access the document, please click here.
Following this first initiative and as a response to the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by nations at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, the 1st Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change, held in New York in 1993, resulted in the birth of the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign.
In the past 17 years, CCP has been recognized as the instrumental tool to initiate local mitigation and adaptation actions in both developed and developing countries, and provided key inputs in global climate advocacy efforts of cities and local governments.
A chronology of efforts of ICLEI on local climate action is available here.
In response to the fact that tackling climate change has become a key element in achieving sustainability goals at all levels, as of 2009 ICLEI´s climate work is structured under three main areas as Mitigation, Adaptation and Advocacy.
In addition, ICLEI has also taken the lead in a number of partnerships with a variety of stakeholders at the community, local, subnational, national, regional and international level.
ICLEI World Congress held in Edmonton, Canada in June 2009 provided key guidances for future work of ICLEI in climate change. To access the document, please click here.
Global Partnerships
