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26 April 2019

New report presents green solutions for former industrial cities

On 22 April, in celebration of Earth Day 2019, the Urban Transitions Alliance released a report that details innovative and tested solutions that cities can implement to help transition away from their industrial pasts. The Alliance – which is a network and knowledge hub managed by ICLEI and ...

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23 April 2019

Apply now to host an ‘aspiring pioneer’ in climate change action

Applications are now open to host climate change professionals as part of EIT Climate-KIC’s “Pioneers into Practice” programme. The programme provides climate change professionals from various sectors with professional coaching and the opportunity to apply their newly developed kn...

Mobility Membership

18 April 2019

Join ICLEI Members in Amsterdam to discuss smart mobility challenges and solutions

IMPACT>MOBILITY is offering complimentary tickets for ICLEI Members to join their upcoming conference which is set to take place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 24-25 June. The conference will unite 200+ cities, public transport authorities, automakers, mobility service providers, and technology...

Advocacy Membership

16 April 2019

ICLEI Members make up the finalists for the 2021 European Green Capital award

The finalist cities for the 2021 European Green Capital have been announced and all of them are ICLEI Members – Lahti (Finland), Lille (France), and Strasbourg (France). Another ICLEI Member, Lappeenranta (Finland), is a finalist for the 2020 European Green Leaf award. This title is similar to...

Mobility Membership

12 April 2019

Vitoria-Gasteiz continues to drive initiatives for a greener city

ICLEI Member Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque country) made advances this week in greening their municipal transport fleet, with the purchase of five new hybrid buses. This move is part of the municipality’s aim to renew their fleet. In order to meet this goal, the municipal transport company, TUVISA,...

Advocacy Membership

10 April 2019

UN “Day of Cities” showcases cities’ critical role in achieving global goals

ICLEI Europe and several ICLEI Members participated in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)’s “Day of Cities” in Geneva (Switzerland) on 8 April 2019, which was held in advance of the 68th session of the Commission on 9-10 April. The 68th session provided a for...

Biodiversity Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Membership

9 April 2019

How urban partnerships can drive nature-based innovation

For the past three years, ICLEI has been coordinating Urban-Regional Innovation Partnerships, or URIPs, as part of the NATURVATION project that aims to create a step-change in how nature-based solutions are understood and used for sustainable urbanisation. These collaborative processes in six Europ...

Membership

2 April 2019

Ljubljana wins sustainability award at ITB Berlin

In March 2019, ICLEI Member Ljubljana (Slovenia) was recognised at the ITB Berlin awards. Ljubljana won “Best of Cities” in the Green Destinations award category. This achievement recognises Ljubljana for “showing global leadership in urban sustainability and avoiding disruptive ma...

Biodiversity Advocacy Membership

28 March 2019

Earth Hour 2019 to cast light on why nature matters

Starting as a symbolic lights out climate event in Sydney (Australia) in 2007, WWF’s Earth Hour has grown to become the world's largest grassroots movement for the environment, inspiring individuals, communities, governments, businesses and organisations to turn off their lights. This year th...

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