ICLEI’s membership has grown from 500 to 900 Members in 66 countries in two years, and it continues to grow worldwide. Hamburg (Germany), Darwin (Australia), Albuquerque, NM and Rockland Country, NY (USA) have joined Basel as 898th to 902nd Members.  [Full text...]

ICLEI Korea Office in August 2008 organised "The Forum for Global Sustainable Tourism". Over 300 attendees joined the discussion held in the island of Jeju-do, a favorite tourism destination in Eastern Asia. [Full text...]

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability are joining forces with some of the United States’ largest cities to help them voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate change-relevant data. [Full text...]

ICLEI South Asia with the support from the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency conducted a series of four regional workshops on ‘Energy Efficient Buildings’ in Noida, Bhubaneshwar, Nagpur and Chennai. [Full text...]

ICLEI Japan Office made a presentation on 50 years of Japanese local governments’ activities in pollution control and waste management to Chinese mayors and deputy mayors.  [Full text...]

ICLEI South Asia and ICLEI USA in association with the National Institute for Urban Affairs (India) have recently initiated the Urban Climate Project to include climate measures in core investments in two selected cities. It is funded under the Asia Pacific Partnership program. [Full text...]

ICLEI’s Project Office in Brazil received funding for the project “Promoting Sustainable Construction Policies in South America” from the British Government. This project targets the construction sector exploring solutions to reduce building-related emissions in South America. [Full text...]

The Roadmap supports South Asian local governments to grasp the impacts of urban carbon emissions. It also develops a regional consensus on local action plans and build a network of leaders to influence the post-Kyoto climate negotiations. [Full text...]

At Global Energy Basel, cities and local governments will find partners for sustainable infrastructure and urban development projects. [Full text...]

Climate Neutral through Procurement, Reykjavik, Iceland, 25-27 March 2009. Institutions and individuals working towards climate neutral products and services are invited to respond to this Call for Contributions.

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From the 27 to 29 August 2008, Mexico City (México) invite the local authorities of America to discuss, debate and consult around the big challenges of advancing of Democracy, Development and Decentralization in the Americas. [Full text...]

Local governments from around the world will engage in a dialogue with business leaders and researchers in Toronto, host of the World Secretariat and a leading city in the fight against climate change. [Full text...]

- Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
- Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.
- Burlingame, CA, U.S.A.
- Goodyear, AZ, U.S.A.
- Benalla, Australia

A global leader in renewable energy, Reykjavik has its sights set on greening the transport industry with hydrogen, ethanol, and incentives for the purchase of eco friendly vehicles. [Full text...]

Vancouver is piloting new and improved trash compactors that have five times the capacity of conventional trash bins and only need to be emptied about once a week, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the city’s fleet of garbage trucks. [Full text...]

Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Local Agenda 21 has built an organic agriculture garden for its Children’s Council. Members of the Council which is consist of children between 10-16 ages, are learning about growing organic fruits and vegetables. [Full text...]

This report critically evaluates the United Kingdom local government's track record on climate change and makes recommendations for local government, central government and other stakeholders on how the local government response must be improved. [Full text...]