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ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.

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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS

ICLEI’s Knowledge Products

Every year, ICLEI works with local and regional governments, partners, leaders and other experts to develop and publish state-of-the-art, context specific resources that informed by our work around the world. These resources are available in one central location for all to access.

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Practical tools to guide sustainable urban development

New resources launched at COP30

At COP30, ICLEI introduced a suite of new knowledge products spanning equitable climate action, food systems, waste, multilevel governance, nature, finance, and more.

 

No time to waste: Improving waste management in African cities

Solid waste management (SWM) is an essential and foundational public utility service and right, with…

From Incentivizing to Enabling: A practitioner’s guide to equitable climate action in cities

The INCLU:DE practitioner’s guide offers practical support for urban practitioners and policymakers to integrate social…

The CityFood Market Handbook for Healthy and Resilient Cities (Second edition)

With 31 real-world case studies from cities across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, the…

Guidance for South African municipalities
Financing and ownership models for municipal embedded generation

Municipalities in South Africa face intersecting challenges in the electricity sector. These include increasing electricity…

Convening Town Hall COPs across Sub-Saharan Africa

The report captures the outcomes of the Town Hall COPs hosted in 2025 by numerous…

Climate Action Plan – City of Belém

It is with great satisfaction that I present Belém’s Local Climate Action Plan (PLAC), a…

Delivering climate solutions on the ground

ICLEI at COP30

Daring Cities 2025: Compendium of Good Practices and Resources

Under the theme “Stronger national climate plans through multilevel action,” Daring Cities 2025 brought local…

ICLEI and Belém: A leading partnership in the Amazon

An ICLEI Member since 2022, the City of Belém is working with ICLEI to develop…

Empowering cities to safeguard the worldʼs largest tropical forest by building sustainable, resilient, and inclusive communities for all
ICLEI in the Amazon

This briefing offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of ICLEI’s work in the Amazon. Since…

Connecting climate action at all levels
Town Hall COPs Fact Sheet

What if your community could connect to all levels of climate action — from right…

KNOWLEDGE SHARING

Technical and regional expert knowledge products to power your sustainability journey

Check out the hundreds of resources available based on the lessons learned from the ICLEI network.

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EXPLORE OUR APPROACH

The five ICLEI pathways towards sustainable urban development

Delve into ICLEI’s five pathways towards sustainable urban development and see what knowledge products are on offer in each area.

FEATURED REGION

South America

ICLEI has been active in Latin America since 1994, with the South America Secretariat based in São Paulo since 2011. Today, ICLEI South America connects 100+ Members in 12 countries to the global ICLEI network, supported by regional offices in Colombia and Argentina. The Secretariat has become a key regional actor in projects on climate and low-carbon development, resilience, solid waste, sustainable public procurement, urban biodiversity and more.

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ICLEI World Secretariat
Europe
European Secretariat
Leopoldring 3
79098 Freiburg, Germany
iclei-europe.org
Brussels Office
Av. de Tervuren 35
1040 Bruxelles
Belgium
Berlin Office
St. Oberholz ROS Team Room 4.02
Rosenthaler Str. 72a
10119 Berlin
Germany
Africa
Physical address:
Unit 1, 2nd Floor,
South Tower
Sable Park, 14 Bridge
Boulevard
Century City
Cape Town
South Africa
Tyger Valley, South Africa
africa.iclei.org
ICLEI Africa Foundation
Ebène Junction, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
North America
USA Office
536 Wynkoop St.
Suite 901
Denver, Colorado
USA 80202
www.icleiusa.org
Canada Office
401 Richmond St. W
Studio 204
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3A8, Canada
www.icleicanada.org
British Columbia Office
Victoria City Hall
1 Centennial Square
Victoria,
BC V8W 1P6
www.icleicanada.org
Québec Office
Montréal City Hall
275 Notre-Dame St E
Montreal,
QC H2Y 1C6
www.icleicanada.org
Central America & the Caribbean
Mexico, Central American and Caribbean Secretariat
Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas 13
Building Miguel Abed, Floor 5 Of. 506 and 507,
Col. Centro, CP 06050 Del.
Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City, Mexico
www.iclei.org.mx
South America
South American Secretariat
Rua Marquês de Itu 70, 14° andar.
São Paulo, SP, Brasil
CEP 01223-000
americadosul.iclei.org
Colombia Office
Carrera 53 N° 40A - 31,
Medellín, Antioquia – Colombia
americadosul.iclei.org
Argentina Office
Boulevard Gálvez, 1150 Planta Alta.
Rosário, Santa Fé, Argentina
South Asia
South Asia Secretariat
c, 3, Green Park Extension Road, Block B, Green Park Extension, Green Park, New Delhi, Delhi, India
southasia.iclei.org
Southern Center
Door No. 6-3-596/47/2
Sri Venkata Ramana Colony
Hyderabad 500 004
Andhra Pradesh
East Asia
East Asia Secretariat
14/F, Seoul Global Center Building, 38 Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea (110-110)
eastasia.iclei.org
Japan Office
1-14-2 Nishi-Shimbashi,
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan 105-0003
japan.iclei.org
Kaohsiung Capacity Center
Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
icleikcc.org
Korea Office
217-59 Kintex-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10390, Republic of Korea
www.icleikorea.org
Beijing Office
38 Haidian Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Secretariat
c/o The Manila Observatory Ateneo de Manila University Campus Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1101 Manila, Philippines
icleiseas.org
ICLEI Indonesia Project Office
Jl. Karbela Sel. No.46, RT.2/RW.4, Kuningan, Karet, South Jakarta City, Jakarta 12940, Indonesia
Oceania
Oceania Secretariat
l8/225 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
www.icleioceania.org