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Urban Governance Membership

16 May 2019

Zagreb to launch Croatia’s first therapeutic urban garden

Ten years ago, a series of plots of land around ICLEI Member Zagreb (Croatia) were standing unused as they waited for redevelopment. Competition over land in Europe’s capital cities is fierce, and Zagreb is no different. So, in spring 2013, rather than leave the lots derelict, the Mayor of Zag...
Biodiversity Urban Governance Finance Membership

14 May 2019

Last chance for cities to join the European Urban Resilience Forum

The European Urban Resilience Forum, formerly known as Open European Day, will be taking place in Bonn (Germany) on 25 June 2019. The Forum has a few spaces left, which are exclusively reserved for cities. Limited funding is available for ICLEI Member Cities. Since its first edition in 2013, the F...
Mobility Membership

13 May 2019

Antwerp ports and mobility recognised at the IAPH World Ports Conference

On 9 May, the winners of International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) Sustainability Awards were announced, and ICLEI members were among the distinguished winners. The project CIVITAS PORTIS won in the category of ‘Community Outreach: addressing externalities’. CIVITAS PORTIS ...
Biodiversity Climate Change Mitigation Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Energy Food Construction Mobility Procurement Waste & Circular Economy Water Performance Measurement Integrated Management Urban Governance Smart Cities Finance Cultural Heritage Advocacy Membership

10 May 2019

ICLEI Europe joins EU Green Week

Each year, the European Commission hosts #EUGreenWeek – an event that convenes a range of stakeholders and experts to engage around Europe’s sustainable future. This year’s event will centre on implementation of environmental laws, based on the Commission’s reports on the top...
Climate Change Mitigation Advocacy Membership

9 May 2019

EU Overshoot Day and the critical moment we are in

Tomorrow, 10 May, marks ‘EU Overshoot Day’. This means that if everyone in the world consumed the Earth’s resources at the same rate as the average EU resident, we would use up all the resources that the planet can renew annually by 10 May. This can be compared to World Overshoot D...
Mobility Membership

8 May 2019

What can be learned from Dresden’s multi-mobility solutions

This year, ICLEI Member Dresden (Germany), became the first European city – alongside Greater Manchester (United Kingdom) – to be a two-time finalist for the European Commission’s SUMP Award. The SUMP award, which stands for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, recognises local and re...
Advocacy Membership

7 May 2019

210 European Mayors Demand EU Emissions Peak by 2020, Halve by 2030 and Reach Net-Zero by 2050

A total of 210 Mayors and Deputy Mayors of ICLEI Members and other cities across Europe, representing 62 million citizens, have today urged the European Council and Member States to step up the EU’s climate commitments, to show global leadership and drive ambition to make rapid progress in the...
Advocacy Membership

2 May 2019

ICLEI Europe and Mayors launch EU election campaign

Today, ICLEI Europe and its Member Cities’ Mayors have launched a campaign to encourage European citizens to vote in the upcoming EU elections – taking place from 23-26 May – and to do so for parties concerned with the sustainable future of Europe. Every day, ICLEI Europe will sho...
Mobility Membership

29 April 2019

Cities visit Vitoria-Gasteiz to learn about sustainable mobility in superblocks

ICLEI Member Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque country) recently hosted other European cities to share its successful implementation of ‘superblocks’ and how the city has used these areas to foster sustainable urban mobility. The city began to work on its first Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SU...
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