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30 April 2025

ICLEI Europe partners with Urban Future Conference 2025 in Łódź

ICLEI Europe will once again partner with the Urban Future conference, taking place from 21–23 May 2025 in Łódź, Poland. ICLEI and representatives from its Member cities will actively contribute to key sessions on trust-building, AI for cities, citizen engagement, nature-based plannin...

25 April 2025

Europe’s competitiveness will be won and lost in our cities and regions

In an era marked by geopolitical tension, climate urgency, and volatile global markets, the key to Europe’s economic resilience and competitiveness lies closer to home than we might think. It’s not just about national strategies or EU-level policies - it’s about empowering the very...

23 April 2025

Playgrounds transformed into biodiverse spaces to promote wellbeing and learning

Local authorities are increasingly recognising that sustainable cities start with educated, empowered communities. The Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Education Summit 2025, hosted by NBS EduWORLD, offered valuable insights for municipalities striving to embed sustainability into education systems and ...

22 April 2025

ICLEI Member Aarhus leads Danish push for nature-based water solutions

As cities worldwide seek sustainable solutions to manage water resources and build climate resilience, ICLEI Member Aarhus (Denmark) is stepping up as a leading example. Through the NICE project, Aarhus University is driving capacity-building and international collaboration to scale Nature-Based Sol...

1 April 2025

Leaving the known, entering the unknown: Al Gore's warning at Climate Reality Training in Paris

The Climate Reality Project and former United States Vice President Al Gore organized the event, with support from ICLEI. Attending the event, ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö, Sweden, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, highlighted the urgent need for climate action and well-funded solutions. Paris,...

17 March 2025

ICLEI Europe and partners launch the Local Sustainability Award 2025

The Local Sustainability Award 2025 is now open for applications! This new initiative aims to recognise and celebrate the most ambitious and innovative sustainability actions taken by cities, towns, and regions across Europe. It is spearheaded by ICLEI Europe, in collaboration with the Bertelsmann ...

14 March 2025

ICLEI collaborates with UWC Robert Bosch College fostering youth engagement in sustainability

On 12 March 2025, ICLEI Europe joined forces with UWC Robert Bosch College in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), for an inspiring workshop as part of the school’s annual Liveable Cities Week. The interactive session brought together around 20 students, aged 16-20, and focused on co-developing the...

12 February 2025

ICLEI Europe appoints new Managing Directors

The ICLEI European Secretariat has announced the appointment of Shtilyana Koppe and Matthew Bach as our new Managing Directors. They will succeed Wolfgang Teubner, who will leave his position at the end of 2025 to become a Senior Advisor to the new leadership, ensuring the organisation will still pr...

23 January 2025

Local Alliance outlines recommendations for the next EU budget

The Local Alliance—a coalition of Europe’s eight leading city and regional networks, including ICLEI Europe—has published a joint position paper outlining its vision for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034. The paper calls on EU leaders to ...