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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...

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29 April 2025

Urban7 Mayors' Summit 2025 in Kobe pushes for formal recognition of cities in the G7 process

Local leaders from across the G7 gathered today in Kobe for the fourth Urban7 (U7) Mayors' Summit, held alongside the Kobe City Global Conference marking the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The Summit highlighted the critical role of cities and regions in shaping G7 discussio...

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...

Biodiversity & NBS

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 ...

Biodiversity & NBS

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...

Sustainable Energy Systems

17 April 2025

Slovenia and Poland coal regions lead new peer-led transition efforts

Public authorities and other actors in coal regions across Europe are contending with the need to create holistic and just transformations in their regions. Some regions are prioritising economic diversification, while others must find ways to better include ordinary citizens in an evolving society ...

Procurement

7 April 2025

Procura+ Awards reveal jury and new deadline

The deadline for submission of ICLEI’s Procura+ Awards has been extended to 30 April to give public authorities more time to prepare their applications. The Global Initiative of the Year category is now open to submissions from outside of Europe for the first time, and it has led to responses ...

Climate Neutral Cities

3 April 2025

Thematic budgets a way to unlocking financial flexibility for municipalities

How can municipalities access and use funding to finance their climate transition more quickly and efficiently and with less bureaucracy? For municipalities, securing funding for climate action and infrastructure projects is often a slow and complex process, tangled in bureaucratic red tape and fra...

Built Environment & Culture

3 April 2025

Cultural Heritage: A cornerstone for EU enlargement and sustainable cities

The European Heritage Hub hosted its third Forum, titled "EU Enlargement: Cultural Heritage as a Key Resource for Cities & Civil Society," in Budva (Montenegro) on 3-4 April 2025. This event, powered by ICLEI Europe and Europa Nostra, explored the pivotal role of cultural heritage in fostering s...

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