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14 - 17 June 2012
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

ICLEI World Congress 2012

The ICLEI World Congress 2012 brought together ICLEI Members, partners, global strategists, businesses, academics and NGOs. Key themes included the Green Urban Economy and Local Governance and Leadership for Sustainable Development. ICLEI Members sent a strong message on local government action to t...
13 - 22 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Global Town Hall at the UN Rio+20 conference

Rio+20 builds on milestone UN conferences such as the Stockholm Environment Summit in 1972, the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, and the 2002 Johannesburg Summit on Sustainable Development – it is a rare and potentially historic opportunity for the global community.The Rio+20 Global Town Hall was the space...
23 - 24 May 2012
Gothenburg and Stockholm, Sweden

Tackling Sweden’s climate change challenge by addressing organisational and systemic capacity – an introduction to PACT

New approaches are needed to take climate challenges seriously. The PACT Framework and Action Planner Tool is one of the new approaches that have evolved out of this reality. According to the UK Climate Impacts Programme, PACT, is the world's most useful and comprehensive approach to measuring and d...
16 May 2012
Sofia, Bulgaria

capaCITY Stakeholder Involvement Workshop

Improving engagement in sustainable energy roll-out

Local government representatives, local decision-makers, and local government associations/networks were invited to participate in this free workshop, organised as part of the capaCity project.How does one engage local stakeholders in local climate and energy action? How can one keep their interest?...
15 May 2012
Sofia, Bulgaria

capaCITY Trainer Workshop

Train-the-trainer event

The workshop was open to staff of local government associations and networks, as well as energy agencies, and aimed to explore the complex field of local climate and energy action. As cities and towns face several challenges when building on their existing climate initiatives or starting for the fir...
12 - 15 May 2012
Bonn, Germany

Resilient Cities 2012

3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation

The Resilient Cities series has cemented its position as a milestone event in the field of urban resilience and climate adaptation. Gathering over 500 participants and over 30 endorsing partners from diverse geographical and professional backgrounds, Resilient Cities is an unmissable event. In its t...
26 April 2012
Brussels, Belgium

11th Breakfast at Sustainability’s

Will RIO+20 waves have enough power to revitalise local processes in Europe?

The 11th Breakfast at Sustainability’s (B@S) was entitled Will RIO+20 waves have enough power to revitalise local processes in Europe? and explored EU and local government policies and processes towards RIO+20.The focus was not only on what will happen in the UN-conference, but also what may h...
23 April 2012
Norderstedt, Germany

Landmarken setzen / Creating Landmarks

Netzwerktreffen zum Thema zeitgemäße öffentliche Beschaffung / Networking meeting for green public procurement

***Siehe unten für Information auf Deutsch***The event was aimed at serving the networking of decision makers and procurers interested in green public procurement in Northern Germany. The exchange of experiences between local authorities strengthened environmentally-friendly public procurement in ...
22 - 23 March 2012
Coimbra, Portugal

Social inclusion in urban transport and mobility systems - CIVITAS training workshop

CIVITAS MODERN and CIVITAS VANGUARD held a training workshop on social inclusion in urban transport and mobility systems. The focus was on different target groups, existing factors of exclusion (physical, geographical, economic, time-based, fear-based) and how they can be remedied.The training works...