OUR IMPACT
How ICLEI is working across the globe
Every year, ICLEI’s works on hundreds of activities with thousands of cities, towns and regions around the globe
Search our activitiesOur activities and action plan
Every three years, ICLEI commits to a Strategic Vision. Our action plan of hundreds of activities around the world gives a roadmap for how we will fulfill this vision.
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WHAT WE DO
ICLEI's network of impact
ICLEI is engaged in hundreds of activities in more than 2,500 cities, towns and regions worldwide. Our activities, guided by five interconnected pathways, are designed to facilitate integrated sustainable urban development.
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ICLEI in numbers
Our Impact
465+
global activities
2500+
local & regional governments involved
1200+
local & regional governments reporting climate actions
560+
jurisdictions committed to climate action by 2030
multilevel action for stronger national climate plans
The road to COP30 and beyond
ICLEI stands ready to work with Parties so that, by the time the IPCC Special Report on Cities is released in 2027, local and subnational leadership is fully embedded in global decision-making, finance and accountability.
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Local Governments and Municipal Authorities Constituency
Despite being on the frontlines of climate impacts and responsible for a significant share of emissi...
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Town Hall COP Initiative
Every year, national governments from all over the world gather to discuss their climate goals and a...
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Daring Cities 2025
The climate leadership gap following COP29 has made local and regional governments more essential th...
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CHAMP: Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnership for Climate Action
As the world grapples with the harsh reality of falling off the Paris Agreement track, the COP28 Coa...
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Engagement and promotion of East Asian Local Governments’ climate actions at UNFCCC COP30
The UNFCCC COP is the leading global platform for advancing climate strategies and fostering collabo...
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World Local Government Climate Summit
As countries are expected to update their greenhouse gas reduction targets in 2025 under the Paris A...
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Building long-term urban resilience
Risk management in cities
ICLEI helps cities strengthen their risk management by developing robust, multilevel risk assessments and building the financial literacy needed to navigate complex financing and insurance options, protecting vulnerable communities and critical infrastructure from climate impacts.
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Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility
The Project concerns insurance protection against natural hazards for cities in Latin America. The o...
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Climate Risk and Vulnerability Analysis for the state of Rio Grande do Sul
Climate change causes a variety of adverse impacts that affect environmental balance, the economy, h...
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Climate Resilience for Communities Project
Dual challenges of flooding and heatwave events present significant threats to community well-being ...
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Climate Risk Atlases for municipalities and states
Risk Atlases are very important tools for several reasons: - Serve as a basis of knowledge of the te...
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Urban Infrastructure Security Mechanism
The UIIF is coordinated and implemented by the ICLEI World Secretariat, the ICLEI Secretariat for So...
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Safe Cities: How to Use a Risk Atlas for Municipal Management
Through comprehensive training, ICLEI provided a general understanding of the importance of developi...
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InsuResilience Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Gender-smart Solutions Technical Advisory Facility
Given the forecasted consequences of climate change, which are expected to force an estimated 132 mi...
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CAF Project – Vulnerability Index and Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the city of Recife
Recife is one of the world's cities most susceptible to the effects of climate change due to its geo...
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ARCH – Advancing Resilience of Historic Areas against Climate-related and other Hazards
While negative impacts of climate-related and other hazards on urban areas are widely discussed, the...
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CAF Project – Vulnerability Index and Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the city of São Bernardo do Campo
São Bernardo do Campo needs to adapt to counter such effects through even more efficient risk manag...
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2024 Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Cohort
ICLEI USA member local governments requested support in developing climate risk and vulnerability as...
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Charlottesville, VA Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
The City of Charlottesville, VA, wished to assess their jurisdiction’s vulnerability to the changi...
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City of Grand Rapids Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
To support its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, contra...
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Climate Risk and Vulnerability Analysis for the City of Contagem, MG
Climate change causes a variety of adverse impacts that affect environmental balance, the economy, h...
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Climate Risk and Vulnerability Analysis for the city of Conceição do Mato Dentro, MG
Climate change causes a variety of adverse impacts that affect environmental balance, the economy, h...
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Climate Risk and Vulnerability Analysis for the city of Pindamonhangaba, SP
Climate change causes a variety of adverse impacts that affect environmental balance, the economy, h...
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Disaster Risk Reduction: A Resilience Agenda for Urban Africa
Results from the World Risk Pool 2022 indicate that the four regions of Africa have the lowest resil...
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Climate Vulnerability Assessment
With natural disasters becoming more commonplace and devastating, it is clear that climate change is...
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Featured city
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
An ICLEI Member since 2015, Tegucigalpa, Honduras’ capital and largest city, faces high exposure to heavy rains, floods and droughts. Its climate risk management focuses on empowering communities through upgraded infrastructure and integrating urban green infrastructure to reduce heat and provide ecosystem services. Through its Project Development Objective (PDO), Tegucigalpa is also helping to strengthen Honduras’ institutional and financial framework for managing climate risks, combining adaptation and mitigation to build urban resilience.
Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility
The Project concerns insurance protection against natural hazards for cities in Latin America. The objective…
Local stocktake at Tegucigalpa/MINI COP
The global community committed to several important activities through the Paris Agreement. The Global Stocktake…
MINI COP Training to Tegucigalpa
The global community committed to several important activities through the Paris Agreement. The Global Stocktake…
Our five pathways
How we are working across the five pathways
With more than 2500 cities, towns and regions from around the world engaged in our work, ICLEI is the largest network of local and regional governments committed to sustainability