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
Towards healthier, more equitable, and resilient cities
Sustainable food systems
Food is deeply connected to every aspect of sustainable urban development, linked to multiple sectors from energy and water to infrastructure, the economy, climate, health, and well-being. With impacts spanning the public, private, and civil society spheres, transforming food systems requires coordinated action and shared responsibility across local, regional, and national levels.
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Transformative Initiative: Strengthening local fresh food markets for healthier food environments within planetary boundaries
African cities are rapidly growing and having to tangle with the need to provide services for a grow...
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Urban agrifood systems global workshop: mobilizing stakeholders towards a shared vision and a collective impact
Numerous organizations and networks are working to support local and regional governments to take tr...
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Shifting school meals and schools into a new paradigm, addressing public health and territorial, social and environmental resilience
Schools have the potential of being the place where young people learn about healthy diets and where...
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Transforming Africa’s urban food environments through strenghtening linkages between food system stakeholders in cities actoss Europe and the continent
Nutrition and food security are key to human development. The increase in food insecurity is a major...
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#AfricanCITYFOODMonth
African Cities are increasingly seeing the importance for improving their urban food systems. Howeve...
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CITYFOOD Network
We are now in an urban era: 55% of the world’s population is urban. This number is expected to ris...
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FoodCLIC integrated urban FOOD policies – developing sustainability Co-benefits, spatial Linkages, social Inclusion and sectoral Connections to transform food systems in city-regions
Everyone should be able to fill the plate with nutritious, safe, sustainable and affordable food. Ho...
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FOODPathS – Prototype Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) for people, planet and climate
The EU-funded project FOODPathS aims to set up a prototype of the European “Partnership for Sustai...
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Buy Better Food Campaign for sustainable food on the public plate
The Buy Better Food is a European advocacy campaign which focuses on public food procurement as an i...
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Circular Food System
By estimation, in 2050 cities will consume 80% of the food. On the other hand, Asia is responsible f...
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Collaborative Agri-food Chains: Driving Innovation in Territorial Food Systems and Improving Outcomes for Producers and Consumers
Farmers and small operators are often in a weak position in the value chain. They lack bargaining p...
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Collaborative Agri-food Chains: Driving Innovation in Territorial Food Systems and Improving Outcomes for Producers and Consumers
Farmers and small operators are often in a weak position in the value chain. They lack bargaining p...
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Procurement across the Food Value Chain
As major procurers of food and catering services, public authorities can play a strong role in suppo...
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Understanding Innovative Initiatives for Governing Food, Water and Energy Nexus in Cities
The trade-offs between food, water and energy (FWE) can generate unsustainable urbanization pathways...
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Supporting Advanced Learning for Stakeholders Involved in sustainable Food systems Initiatives
SALSIFI aims to develop and implement an innovative transnational education program to increase the ...
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CUES Consumers’ Understanding of Eating Sustainably
Currently, our food system is unsustainable in three dimensions. At the environmental level, the con...
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Independent Dialogue about Food Systems in Cities of Latin America
Independent Dialogue about Food Systems in Cities of Latin America, organized on the processes of UN...
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Inclusive Metabolism: Using co-produced theory of informal decentralised urban infrastructures to transform the delivery of urban food, water and energy services in Ghana & South Africa
This project uses narrative and photography to convene stakeholders and explore interlinkages betwee...
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FEAST Food systems that support transitions to hEalthy And Sustainable dieTs
Diet related illnesses are on the rise in the EU. This project addresses the need to support transit...
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CULTIVATE: CO-DESIGNING FOOD SHARING INNOVATION FOR RESILIENCE
CULTIVATE is an EU-funded project aiming to increase awareness and knowledge of foodsharing initiati...
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Bold leaders tackling the climate emergency
Six years of Daring Cities
Co-convened by ICLEI and the Federal City of Bonn, Germany, Daring Cities serves as a pivotal platform for local and regional government leaders to foster multilevel and collective climate action to tackle the climate emergency.
This year, Daring Cities 2025 marks the sixth edition of the annual event, building on the legacy established since its inception in 2020. Under the theme “Stronger national climate plans through multilevel action,” Daring Cities 2025 will support local and regional governments to influence global climate negotiations. The agenda is packed with dialogues, workshops, and high-level roundtables throughout the year, all aimed at promoting leadership, knowledge exchange, and the implementation of ambitious climate strategies towards UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, Brazil, and beyond.
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Daring Cities 2024
Under the theme “Powering collective action to respond to the climate emergency,” Daring Cities ...
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Daring Cities 2023
The Daring Cities community is a global collective of cities, towns and regions committed to tacklin...
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Daring Cities 2022
Created by ICLEI and the Federal City of Bonn, Daring Cities is a virtual, action-oriented forum to ...
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Daring Cities 2021: The Global Virtual Forum for Urban Leaders Taking on the Climate Emergency
In 2021, the international climate stage is even more important, with so much put on hold during the...
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Daring Cities 2020
The first edition of the Daring Cities Forum, convened virtually in September 2020, created a signif...
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Featured city
Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
An ICLEI Member since 2006, Kaohsiung City is the leading industrial and port hub located on the island of Taiwan. Committed to ambitious climate goals, the city aims to cut CO₂ emissions by 80% by 2050.
Kaohsiung launched the first Net-Zero Industrial Alliances, supporting industrial cities in reducing emissions by leveraging larger enterprises to aid smaller ones. It also enacted the Net-Zero Development Ordinance, mandating net-zero emissions by 2050, and founded the Net-Zero Institute to develop expertise in green technology.
Building on its success with the EcoMobility Alliance, a network of 30 cities advancing sustainable mobility, Kaohsiung introduced the Kaohsiung-ICLEI Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Community of Practice in 2024. This initiative aims to be a hub for knowledge sharing and exchange on critical climate neutrality issues, particularly across cities in East Asia and the Asia Pacific.
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2023 Kaohsiung Smart City Expo: Sustainable City Summit and ICLEI Member Assembly
Industrial cities have made significant contributions to the economies of many countries, but the lo...
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Workshops Towards a Sustainable and Resilient Kaohsiung
Since municipal governance in Chinese Taipei requires the harmonious collaboration and consensus bet...
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2019 ICDF x ICLEI KCC Workshop on Water Management (International Class)
The class is the 3rd collaborating program between ICLEI KCC and ICDF as part of Making Cities Resil...
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Workshop on Climate Reporting Towards Ambitious Local Actions
Beginning in April 2019, local and regional governments will report their climate action once on CDP...
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2019 Annual Assembly for ICLEI Taiwan Members
To make a consensus and common visions throughout ICLEI Members in Taiwan, ICLEI KCC undertakes tran...
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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