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Insuring our future: Strengthening disaster resilience in Latin America and...
In November 2023, the Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility (UIIF) Project hosted its first in-person event in San José, Costa Rica. The gathering brought together representatives from various Latin...
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Can you build an investment-ready climate project?
How can we build capacity for local and regional officials to access diverse funding sources for climate adaptation and mitigation projects? Between 13-16 February, UrbanShift hosted the Marrakech City...
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Launch of Tokyo-NbS Action
Written by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Environment. (translation by ICLEI Japan) Nature-based solutions (NbS) are one of several targets in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...
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What is the progress on the Global Plastic Treaty and how it could impact...
2023 has been a year of tremendous progress for Circular Development, but we have a lot more work that needs to be accelerated as 2030 is not far away. At the same time, we need to ensure that all...
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São Paulo’s Green Gift
The City of São Paulo has recently declared the acquisition of 32 private green areas as a public utility, equivalent to the size of Paris or 15,500 football fields. With this significant addition, the...
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World Water Day calls for building peaceful, inclusive futures
Gender-inclusive, multilevel, and cross-boundary water governance approaches are ever more crucial for achieving peace and safety. Such approaches can improve access to safe sanitation and water,...
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Cities and regions at UN’s Environment Assembly: Safeguarding environmental...
At the recent sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, resolutions shaped the strategic direction of global environmental policy through multilateral actions. How do cities and...
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Equity served: How local governments can ensure a just transition for...
Access, participation, and opportunity are three key ingredients local governments should consider when promoting local agriculture, reducing food miles, or supporting community markets. Explore how to...
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Urban practitioners invited to help scope critical IPCC Special Report on...
Authored by Pourya Salehi, Ariel Dekovic, Yunus Arikan, and Maryke van Staden from ICLEI World Secretariat At the 43rd session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Nairobi in...
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Sowing the seeds for urban agriculture
Covering a third of São Paulo, rural areas are seamlessly connected to the city through the Sampa+Rural Program, a groundbreaking platform where citizens and visitors can discover local farmers,...
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Synchronize your calendar with our pick of urban sustainable development events
Keep important sustainability events right in your own calendar! You can subscribe to a global events list that highlights political events (such as UNFCCC meetings), webinars (from our Advocacy team...
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The City of São Paulo is on the move: Driving sustainable public transport
A wave of sustainable mobility is reshaping urban public transport in Brazil, led by the City of São Paulo’s pioneering eco-mobility solutions, boasting the largest fleet of electric buses in Latin...
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Local & Subnational governments’ voice in international negotiations to end...
The local and subnational governments coalition to end plastic pollution was officially launched on 22 April 2024, and spent INC4 building momentum for the recognition of local and subnational...
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Three pillars to empower women in climate and disaster risk financing:...
“Natural hazards, such as floods, droughts, and earthquakes, are gender-neutral, but their impacts are not.” This statement from the World Bank highlights the inequalities women face when experiencing...
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UrbanShift Asia Forum 2023: Transforming cities for a sustainable tomorrow
This blog was written by Rene Nüsslein, Karishma Asarpota, and Matteo Bizzotto from ICLEI, and Eillie Anzilotti from WRI In the last ten years, the population of Delhi’s metro area has nearly doubled....
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Lessons from five daring cities that are paving the way toward a just and...
Throughout this year, hundreds of cities, towns, and regions have gathered at Daring Cities 2023 to discuss their approaches in the face of the climate emergency. These exchanges have produced a set of...
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Nature-based solutions in MENA Cities: A key theme across the MENA Climate Week
This blog was written by León Díaz-Bone, Dr Nuha Eltinay, Madison Hodges, and Heba Mousa from ICLEI World Secretariat. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, identified as a climate change hot...
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Iida City promotes renewable energy based on its Local Environmental Rights
Author: Suzumu Kobayashi, Zero Carbon City Promotion Division, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, Assistant Manager and Head of Regional Energy Policy Section The original article can be found here....
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Cities in motion: Celebrating the First World Sustainable Transport Day
26 November marks the first-ever United Nations World Sustainable Transport Day, promoting sustainable, efficient, and inclusive transport. ICLEI joins this celebration by spotlighting exemplary cities...
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Localizing the Global Stocktake: Subnational governments making a global...
Under the #Stocktake4ClimateEmergency banner, 28 cities and regions have staged their local events that officially contribute to the first Global Stocktake by turning their municipalities into mini-COP...
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