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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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Toward Healthy, Resilient Cities

Sustainable urban food systems

16 October marks World Food Day 2025, calling for global collaboration to create a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure future. ICLEI works across levels of government, sectors, and communities to transform food systems, enabling everyone to access healthy diets, building resilient cities in harmony with the planet.

The CityFood Market Handbook for Healthy and Resilient Cities

This handbook equips local governments with a practical, case-based guide to transforming food markets to…

Trusting Island Wisdom: Customary Knowledge at the Heart of Kiribati’s Blue-Green Development

Knowledge can take many forms, and emerge from many sources. While others may privilege international…

City practitioners handbook: Circular Food Systems

The Practitioners Handbook series aims to support local governments that have already identified priority sectors…

Strengthening Fresh Food Markets (Lilongwe City Assessment Report)

This report provides insights into the current state of the fresh food markets in Lilongwe…

Strengthening Fresh Food Markets (Lusaka City Assessment Report)

This report provides insights into the current state of the fresh food markets in Lusaka…

Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop Outcome Paper

The Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

URBAN RESILIENCE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE SERIES
Urban Food Systems and Planning: Growing Sustainable Cities for Tomorrow

Tanzanian cities face an urgent urban food security challenge due to high population growth. In…

Sustainable Livelihoods for Kiribati and Broader Pacific

The Sustainable Livelihoods for Kiribati and Broader Pacific project aims to address the extreme vulnerability…

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), what cities and regions do in advance of this global climate summit may matter more than the conference itself. On the road to Belém, local and regional governments have a unique opportunity to engage with their national governments, shift the trajectory of the climate emergency, and push for inclusive, multilevel climate action.

 

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…

ICLEI and Belém: A leading partnership in the Amazon

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

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 Asia

In 2025, ICLEI South Asia celebrates 20 years of empowering local and regional governments to lead on sustainability and climate resilience.

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Jammu local biodiversity action map

Local biodiversity action map in Jammu, India.

Srinagar local biodiversity action map

Local biodiversity action map in Srinagar, India.

TAP-TUMI e-Bus Mission Pitch Training - 23-25 April 2025
Investor Brief: E-Mobility Financing in Brazil, Ecuador and India

The TAP-TUMI Investor Brief presents a compelling snapshot of the growing e-bus market in Brazil,…

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