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 activitiesICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.
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.
Learn moreICLEI 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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The ICLEI World Congress 2024, hosted by the City of São Paulo, Brazil, running from 18 – 21 June, was a pivotal gathering focused on advancing sustainable urban development and equitable adaptation to local and regional challenges. This year’s Congress was a journey of reflection and forward-looking vision, emphasizing the critical challenges and opportunities facing cities, towns, and regions due to rising global risks and changes. Over 1500 attendees, from 96 countries, joined the event to exchange with and inspire one another on the best practices in sustainable urban development, brought to life by the City of São Paulo as our 2024 host.
Here were some of the main activities profiled at the Congress.
In many countries renewable energy (RE) potential remains largely untapped, with a need to scale up ...
Learn moreThe Malmö Commitment on Inclusive and Equitable Communities was launched during the ICLEI World Con...
Learn moreThe Project concerns insurance protection against natural hazards for cities in Latin America. The o...
Learn moreAustralian cities are grappling with the challenge of tackling both the Climate and Biodiversity em...
Learn moreDhaka North and Dhaka South have committed to preparing an action plan for climate resilience. ...
Learn moreThe Daring Cities community is a global collective of cities, towns and regions committed to tacklin...
Learn moreEvery year, ICLEI’s works on hundreds of activities with thousands of cities, towns and regions around the globe
Search our activitiesICLEI has been working for more than thirty years to continually reinforce the collective power of cities, towns and regions and work together with all levels of government to bring sustainability home. We are undertaking these advocacy efforts nationally and multilaterally with over 50 advocacy and diplomacy experts in every ICLEI regional secretariat and country office. The Summit of the Future (SoF) will be held on 22-23 September at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. ICLEI will send delegates to advocate for strengthened multilateralism that includes multilevel action and cooperation, and advocate for local and regional government leadership in a Global Digitalization Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations.
The cities of Espoo (Finland), Mannheim (Germany) and Umea (Sweden) have joined forces in ALLIANCE, ...
Learn moreWith the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 drawing to a close, a new post-2020 Global Biodiv...
Learn moreIndependent Dialogue about Food Systems in Cities of Latin America, organized on the processes of UN...
Learn moreThe project delivers, in Oceania, the Global Covenant of Mayors outcomes and support for cities tak...
Learn moreThe Daring Cities community is a global collective of cities, towns and regions committed to tacklin...
Learn moreSão Paulo, Brazil, our host city, has been an ICLEI Member since 1991. The largest city in Brazil and all of South America, it also serves as Brazil’s main economic and financial center. The City of São Paulo is home to over 12M residents, with more than 20M living in the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area.
The City of São Paulo plays a leading role among Brazilian cities in sustainability commitment, action and innovation. The City is also committed to creating solidarity and opportunities for international collaboration among cities and regions as an essential part of addressing the global environmental, humanitarian, economic and health crises of our time.
Learn moreThe Climate Action Planning Framework was developed by C40 to support cities in developing climate a...
Learn moreAccording to the BASIC approach determined by the GPC - Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhou...
Learn moreAs major energy consumers and heavy GHG emitters, cities must address their local GHG emissions in o...
Learn moreLocal and regional governments can’t manage what they don’t measure. The climate reporting proce...
Learn moreWith 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
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