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29 March 2022

The International Sustainable Cities Summit: building bridges for a sustainable urban world in the age of emergency

This month, ICLEI and ICLEI Member Kadıköy (Turkey) joined forces to convene the International Sustainable Cities Summit. Local leaders from Sweden, Germany, Finland, Turkey, and the USA – including ICLEI First Vice President Mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh of Malmö (Sweden) and ICL...

28 March 2022

The U7 alliance continues to amplify urban voices on the global stage

ICLEI, the Association of German Cities, and the Global Parliament of Mayors have formed a strong urban alliance to accompany the German G7 Presidency. This alliance of urban leaders continues a so-called “G7 Urban7” (U7) process, and is thus aptly referred to as the “U7”. Th...

24 March 2022

Cities helping cities: the war in Ukraine

International crises have local repercussions, directly impacting cities and their communities. The ongoing war in Ukraine has displaced countless communities, with the United Nations reporting that over 3.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since 24 February. As Mayor Peter Kurz of ICLEI Member M...

4 March 2022

Checklist, tools, and insights on testing out energy transition solutions

Over the past several years, ICLEI Members Antwerp (Belgium), Basel (Switzerland), Bristol (the United Kingdom), Grenoble (France), Mannheim (Germany), and Warsaw (Poland) have been experimenting with using an innovative “City Lab” approach to push forward local energy transition. Now, t...

1 March 2022

Joint statement by ICLEI Europe, in solidarity with all the cities, their leaders and their communities affected by the invasion of Ukraine.

ICLEI Europe expresses its solidarity and support for the people of Ukraine that are affected by the military attacks and acts of war. We condemn this attack on Ukraine and the break of the principle of territorial integrity and international law. It does not only bring an unnecessary loss of human ...

28 February 2022

Multi-level cooperation is the only way to reach climate neutrality

Time and time again, we have seen resounding calls from local governments demanding multi-level climate change action. From the Mannheim Message (2020) to COP26 (2021), local leaders have consistently called on higher governing levels to meaningfully bring local leaders to their decision-making tabl...

24 February 2022

Learn from Zagreb how to make nature-based solutions thrive

ICLEI Member Zagreb has successfully introduced nature-based solutions (NBS) to revive post-industrial areas. Now, the city is on a mission to spread these solutions, and their wealth of knowledge, further. To that end, stakeholders from Zagreb met up this month with leaders from nearby cities to ex...

24 February 2022

Strong urban alliance formed to accompany the German G7 Presidency

ICLEI, the Association of German Cities, and the Global Parliament of Mayors have launched an urban alliance to accompany the German G7 Presidency. The alliance will support the G7 Presidency programme, which has highlighted the importance of harnessing the transformative power of cities. Cities can...

18 February 2022

Bidding to host the 10th ESCT conference is now open!

The bidding process for the 10th edition of the European Sustainable Cities and Towns conference is now open. All cities are warmly invited to bid to host this flagship event. The purpose of this key ICLEI Europe conference series is to share the most advanced approaches, tools and inspiring ideas ...