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
Looking ahead to COP30 and the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0), local and regional governments have a unique opportunity to engage national governments, shift the trajectory of the climate emergency, and push for inclusive, multilevel climate action. In the run-up to the climate summit in Belém, Brazil, key milestones -including Africa Climate Week, Climate Week NYC, and the upcoming COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro- have enabled subnational leaders to spotlight local climate solutions and demonstrate how cities and regions are accelerating progress on global climate goals.
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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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Toward healthier and resilient cities
Fostering sustainable urban 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 wellbeing. ICLEI works across levels of government, sectors, and communities to transform food systems, enabling everyone to access healthy diets, building healthy, resilient cities in harmony with the planet.
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ICLEI GLOBAL CITYFOOD PROGRAM
In recent years, increasing climate challenges have highlighted how important it is to rethink food ...
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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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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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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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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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#AfricanCITYFOODMonth
African Cities are increasingly seeing the importance for improving their urban food systems. Howeve...
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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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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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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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Changing practices and Habits through Open, Responsible, and social Innovation towards ZerΟ food waste
The project´s main goal is to address existing research gaps and will use its outcomes to deliver a...
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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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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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Food System Training
Global food security is a priority issue for the United Nations, and ICLEI addresses this global pro...
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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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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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Blue-Green Development in Kiribati: Sustainable community-based development for climate and pandemic resilience
Focusing on Kiribati, the project builds resilience to common challenges faced by Small Island Devel...
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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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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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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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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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Urban Lab for Food Public Policies
LUPPA, the Urban Laboratory for Food Public Policies, is a collaborative platform designed to facili...
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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 (ComP) 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, with Kaohsiung City serving as Chair of the ComP.
[Kaohsiung Smart City Expo] 2025 CityCOP Forum
Corresponding to major of COP30 and featuring the signing ceremony of Climate Neutral and Smart…
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 long-term…
Workshops Towards a Sustainable and Resilient Kaohsiung
Since municipal governance in Chinese Taipei requires the harmonious collaboration and consensus between City Government…
2019 Annual Assembly for ICLEI Taiwan Members
To make a consensus and common visions throughout ICLEI Members in Taiwan, ICLEI KCC undertakes…
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…
Workshop on Climate Reporting Towards Ambitious Local Actions
Beginning in April 2019, local and regional governments will report their climate action once on…
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