ICLEI World Congress 2024 in São Paulo demonstrates the collective power of cities and regions to address sustainability
Over 1,500 urban leaders from 96 countries addressed critical issues on climate action and urban resilience, setting the stage for city and region significance at COP30 in Belém, Brazil in 2025
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The ICLEI São Paulo Strategic Vision 2024 - 2030 released
"The power of our network in a changing world," ICLEI's strategic vision for the next three years, sets a way towards the transformation to sustainable development
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Our network of impact
Explore our activities and impact in this newly released report, produced for the ICLEI World Congress 2024
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Seven Latin American cities pioneering climate insurance with Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility (UIIF)
This pioneering project takes aim at the challenges cities face in achieving urban resilience against natural hazards by developing innovative insurance solutions that could benefit millions of vulnerable people across Latin America and the Caribbean
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ICLEI announces 8th Summit for Subnational Governments and Cities at Biodiversity COP16
ICLEI and the City of Cali announced this event, which will be held on 26 October 2024 in Cali, Colombia
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Three cities and regions chart a path to power through renewable energy with launch of 100% Renewables Roadmaps
ICLEI, in partnership with the governments of Avellaneda, Kisumu County, and West Nusa Tenggara Province, unveiled roadmaps for realistic and customized pathways towards 100% renewable energy by 2050
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Gender Declaration unveiled to set new standards for urban development
ICLEI announces our new Gender Declaration as a commitment to integrating gender equity into the heart of the organization’s endeavors
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125+ countries, we influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development. Our Members and team of experts work together through peer exchange, partnerships and capacity building to create systemic change for urban sustainability.
2500+
Cities towns & regions
25+
% Global urban population
125+
Countries worldwide
20+
% Global population
WHO WE ARE
Our network in numbers
Local and regional governments across the ICLEI network represent a diversity of cities, towns and regions. Collectively, they form a dynamic force advancing sustainable urban development worldwide.
Our network
FEATURED CITY
São Paulo, Brazil
The City of São Paulo, Brazil, has been an ICLEI Member since 1991. Under Mayor Ricardo Nunes’ leadership, it will serve as the host city for the ICLEI World Congress 2024. As the largest city in Brazil -and in all of South America- São Paulo is the country’s economic and financial center. Home to over 12 million residents and more than 20 million in the Greater São Paulo area, the city’s unwavering commitment to sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has made it a pioneer in Latin America. São Paulo boasts the largest fleet of electric buses, the most extensive network of rain gardens, and the city has recently committed to protecting a green area larger than the city of Paris.
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OUR MISSION
The Power of Our Network in a Changing World
The ICLEI São Paulo Strategic Vision 2024 – 2030 outlines our new vision for how the ICLEI network will advance sustainable urban development worldwide.
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