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Green Technologies, Innovations and Collaborations Symposium
Randburg, Gauteng
26 - 27 September 2012
Renewables for Cities in Africa: A roadmap from 2012 to 2050
Naples, Italy
2 Septermber, 2012
World Urban Forum 6
1-7 September 2012
Naples, Italy
Solar Power Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
27 - 30 August, 2012
Green Cities: Promoting the NMT (non-mororised transport) agenda
Johannesburg, South Africa
2 - 3 August, 2012
Rio+20 Global Town Hall
in parallel to the UN Rio+20 conference
18-22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. 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»
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»
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»
The African Mayoral Climate Change Declaration – West African pre-COP17 Congress
Lagos, Nigeria, 20-22 September 2011
The "African Mayors Climate Change Declaration" calls for due recognition of the role of local governments in international climate change debate and implementation. The outcomes of this Congress will feed into various local, national, regional (African) and global debates, events and preparations towards COP17, Rio+20 Summit, the Millennium Development Goals and National Development Plans. More»
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»
1st World Congress on Mobility for the Future of Sustainable Cities
Changwon, Korea, 22-24 October 2011
Although our environment faces significant pressures from modern modes of transport, we have already produced a selection of highly under-utilised sustainable alternatives. The EcoMobility Congress provides comprehensive international knowledge on the field of EcoMobility, with visionary perspectives on sustainable urban transport. More»
News on this year's UNFCCC COP17/CMP7
Durban is the setting for this year’s COP17 – MOP7, and what better place than a geographically diverse African city that represents the challenges faced by cities in the global south. More»
UNFCCC COP17
Durban, South Africa, 28 November - 9 December 2011
The 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in the sunny city of Durban, South Africa. Based on experience gained during the 2010 FIFA Soccer World CupTM, the City has impleimented a number of event greening initiatives and aims for a carbon neutral COP17. More»
6th World Water Forum: 'Time for Solutions'
Marseille, France, 12-17 March 2012
The World Water Forum has been held every 3 years since 1997 to mobilise local and regional authorities in working together to strengthen their role in water and sanitation governance and raise global awareness of water challenges. More»
The Durban Local Government Convention: adapting to a changing climate — Towards COP17 / CMP7 and beyond
For more information visit our page.
Click here to download the first announcement.
ICLEI Side Event
Building Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Cities
as an Essential Element of Global Efforts. More»
Call for applications: ICLEI’s Young Municipal Leaders Initiative
Closing date: 30 September 2011
The FutureCityLeaders programme offers capacity building for 21 selected young Mayors and Council Members. Elected young leaders often face significant challenges to the implementation of sustainable actions as they have limited networks, knowledge and experience. The initiative therefore aims to empower young leaders by connecting them with like-minded peers and by sharing relevant information. Download the Concept Note, and the Official Call for Applications. More»
World Water Week
Stockholm, Sweden, 21-27 August 2011
Website
2nd Annual African Mayors and Municipal Authorities Summit 2011
Cape Town, South Africa, 25 - 26 August 2011
Programme
AfricaSan 3
Third African Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene
Kigali, Rwanda, 19 - 21 July 2011
Website
13th Meeting of SuSanA (Sustainable Sanitation Alliance)
Kigali, Rwanda, 17 – 18 July 2011
Website
Resilient Cities
Bonn, Germany, 3 - 5 June 2011
Website
Official Preparatory Meeting for the Local and Regional Authorities process in 6th World Water Forum
Lyon, France 30-31 May 2011
WIOMSA: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in the WIO region: Solutions to the Crisis
Grand Baie, Mauritius, 21 - 23 March 2011
Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2011
Cape Town, South Africa, 27 February - 3 March 2011
Sign the African Mayors Climate Change Declaration. This document calls on nations to recognise Africa’s local governments as pivotal partners in implementing climate change action and to build and develop a just and pro-poor framing of the global response to climate change. More»
Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Workshop 2011
Cape Town and surrounds, South Africa, 1-4 February 2011
Local Initiatives in Promotion of the Attainment of Water and Sanitation MDGs – FPN workshop
Pretoria, South Africa, 16-20 August 2010
Second Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index
Singapore, 2-4 July 2010
World Cities Summit 2010
Singapore, 28 June - 1 July 2010
Third Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on IPBE
Republic of Korea, 7-11 June 2010
Green Week Conference 2010
Brussels, Belgium, 1-4 June 2010. More »
Resilient Cities 2010
Bonn, Germany, 28-30 May 2010. More »
Sustainable Cities and Towns 2010
Dunkerque, France, 19-21 May. More »
South African Green Economy Summit
Johannesburg, South Africa, 18-20 May 2010. More »
World Urban Forum
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 22-26 March 201. More »
C3: Climate Commerce Conference
Johannesburg (South Africa), 29-30 March 2010
Energy 2010 Conference
Johannesburg (South Africa), 24-26 February 2010
Fourth International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), 21-27 February 2010. More»
Climate and Gender Workshop
Nairobi (Kenya), 25-29 January 2010. More»
The 5th Edition of the Pan-African Local Government Days, Africities
Marrakech (Morocco), 16-20 December 2009.
UNFCCC Conference of the Parties 15
Copenhagen (Denmark), 7-18 December 2009.
Urban Development, Biodiversity and Wetland Management
Naivasha (Kenya), 16-17 November 2009.
Carbon Markets Africa
Cape Town (South Africa), 10-11 November 2009.
Urban Socio-Ecological Systems and Globalisation (URBIS)
Cape Town (South Africa), 18 October 2009.
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Workshop: Climate Change, Resources, Migration: Old and New Sources of Conflict in Africa?
Cape Town (South Africa), 4 August 2009. More »
African Local Government Climate Roadmap Pre-Copenhagen Summit
Tshwane (South Africa), 29-31 July 2009. More »
Urban Environmental Management Programme (UEMP) Conference 2009
Somerset West (South Africa), 20 - 21 May 2009. More »
Green Energy for South African Cities Discussion Forum
Cape Town (South Africa), 19 June 2009. More »
Ad-Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA)
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 24-26 June 2009. More »
Fifth Urban Research Symposium - Cities and Climate Change: Responding to an Urgent Agenda
Marseille (France), 28-30 June 2009. More »
The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA) and ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Africa Learning Platform on Climate Change and Sustainable Energy
Lilongwe (Republic of Malawi), 31 March - 1 April 2009. More »
5th World Water Forum
Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009. More »
Workshop: "Groundwater in SADC IWRM Initiative"
Gaborone (Botswana), 18 – 19 November 2008 More »
UNEP Regional Consultation Meeting for Africa (in preparation for the 10th Global Civil Society Forum)
Nairobi (Kenya), 10 – 11 November 2008 More »
2nd Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Workshop
Durban (South Africa), 8 – 10 September 2008 More »
South Africa National Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (NRSCP)
Boksburg (South Africa), 19 August 2008 More »
World Water Week 2008
Stockholm (Sweden), 17 – 23 August 2008 More »
SCP/LA21 Anglophone Africa Regional Meeting of Partners
Mombasa (Kenya), 11 – 12 August 2008 More »
Preparatory Meeting for the 5th World Water Forum 2009
Tunis (Tunisia), 8 – 9 August 2008 More »
1st UCLG Africa (UCLGA) Congress
Accra (Ghana), 9 – 11 July 2008 More »
5th African Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ARSCP-5)
Johannesburg (South Africa), 4 – 6 June 2008 More »
16th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UN-CSD-16)
New York (USA), 5 – 16 May 2008 More »
1st African Water Week (AWW-1)
Tunis (Tunisia), 26 – 28 March 2008 Website »
International Workshop: Water for Sustainability through Integrated Local Governance & Provision of Sustainable Services
Benoni (South Africa), 17 – 18 March 2008 More »