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Events Justice, Equity & Democracy Advocacy Membership

31 August 2023

Better together: partnerships between local governments and community-led initiatives

How can community-led initiatives and local governments work together to build more sustainable and just cities? How can partnerships between them be designed to lift both parties up, to amplify their impact and reach? Given that communities are well-positioned to know on-the-ground challenges and ...

Sustainable Food Systems Advocacy

26 July 2023

Putting sustainable food on the public plate

When you think of public canteens like those in hospitals and schools, do you think of sustainably sourced, healthy, and delicious food? Maybe that isn’t what you currently associate with canteens, but recent polling shows that this is precisely what people across Europe want. In just a few m...

Advocacy Membership

10 July 2023

U7 brings urban perspectives to G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers Meeting in Takamatsu, Kagawa

Representing the Urban7, Mayor Kizō Hisamoto of ICLEI Member Kobe (Japan) joined the G7 ministers for urban development this month to address pressing issues facing cities. The meeting, which took place from 7-9 July 2023, marked the second time that a mayor has directly participated in a G7 minist...

Sustainable Energy Systems Advocacy Membership

28 June 2023

Energy systems that work for everyone

Energy systems in Europe are shifting quickly. The energetic impacts of global events like the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian war in Ukraine have made absolutely clear the need for rapid and just energy transition. While European- and national-level interventions are undoubtedly needed, the impacts o...

Climate Change Mitigation Justice, Equity & Democracy Advocacy Membership

26 June 2023

German cities collaborate to ensure climate actions are grounded in social equity

How should cycling and pedestrian experiment zones be distributed across a city district so as to benefit all residents equally? How can balcony solar subsidy programmes benefit low-income and other vulnerable groups? How can energy retrofitting of residential buildings be implemented in an equitabl...

Sustainable Mobility Built Environment & Culture Advocacy Membership

22 June 2023

ICLEI Europe commends longstanding network leader Ana Oregi

As a network, ICLEI Europe is governed by the ambitious local governments that make up its membership. Cities steer the organisation through the European Regional Executive Committee (REXCom), made up of Mayors and Deputy Mayors of ICLEI Members who are elected to the Committee. REXCom members take ...

Events Climate Change Mitigation Advocacy Membership

16 June 2023

ICLEI Europe calls for multilevel climate action at UN-Habitat Assembly in Nairobi

ICLEI Europe was represented by Matthew Bach, Coordinator, Social Equity & Justice at the United Nations Habitat Assembly, which took place this month in ICLEI Member Nairobi (Kenya). Throughout the Assembly, ICLEI’s messages were clear: multi-level action has never been more important; ur...

Events Resilience Advocacy Membership

15 June 2023

ICLEI Member Bonn recognised as a ‘Resilience Hub’

This week marked the inauguration of a brand-new Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) Resilience Hub – i.e. a city with a history of resilience-building, and a mandate to share their experiences with other communities. During the MCR2030 Resilience Hub and Local Governments Forum at ICL...

Biodiversity & NBS Advocacy

14 June 2023

An affirmative vote on the EU Nature Restoration Law is key for a green future

Note: this article reflects ICLEI Europe’s position on the EU Nature Restoration Law, which was first voted on by MEPs on 15 June. The vote on 15 June on a motion to reject the law altogether resulted in a 44-44 tie, meaning the proposed law was allowed to make it through. Lawmakers began then...

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