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The ICLEI e-Library features extensive knowledge products from our experts and partners, including fact sheets, case studies, podcasts, reports and webinars.
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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.
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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.
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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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