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6 March 2019

European sustainability award launched at Change the Change conference

Win 10,000 EUR and be recognised as a European leader of sustainable urban transformation with the 2019 Transformative Action Award The 2019 edition of the Transformative Action Award was launched today at ‘Change the Change’, an international conference on climate change, organised by ...

5 March 2019

Better Together Award to reward collaborative innovations solving local climate challenges

Cities, towns and regions are the pioneering places where local solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the effects of climate change need to develop. Meanwhile, start-ups, social enterprises and civil society organisations across the world are exploring and implementing tho...

3 December 2018

Join ICLEI in the EU pavilion at COP 24 to talk resilience, smart cities and nature-based solutions

As part of COP24, the 24th United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place this week and next in Katowice (Poland), ICLEI alongside local and regional governments, will share outcomes from the Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues and present the work our Members are undertaking towards achievi...

21 November 2018

Open European Day becomes European Urban Resilience Forum: strengthening the topical focus

Since 2013, the Open European Day has offered a unique exchange platform where city representatives and stakeholders from various local and regional institutions can come together to discuss strategies and actions for adapting to climate change and building urban resilience. Due to the success of t...

30 October 2018

Ghent and Rotterdam share their “Climate Resilient Cities and Infrastructures” with European community during European Week of Cities and Regions

Just days after the IPCC published its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, setting a new urgency for climate action within the next 12 years, ICLEI Europe welcomed over 100 representatives of municipalities, European institutions and researchers to the conference “Climate Resilient ...

5 October 2018

Climate resilient infrastructure in the limelight at next week’s European Week of Regions and Cities

In the face of increasingly extreme weather events and trends, cities are stepping up their ambitions to combat the adverse effects of climate change. The RESIN project, which draws to an end this month, has developed practical and applicable tools to support cities in assessing vulnerability and r...

13 September 2018

Bologna, Ghent and Tirana shortlisted for 2018 Transformative Action Award

The shortlisted candidates for the 2018 Transformative Action Award were revealed today at the URBACT Festival in Lisbon, Portugal. The award, which is co-organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, The Basque Country and the City of Aalborg (Denmark), rewards current or conclu...

12 September 2018

Only five weeks left to apply for the European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards

With only five weeks left before applications close, don’t miss your opportunity to apply for the European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards The European Green Capital Award (EGCA), now in its eleventh year, is awarded annually to a European city of over 100,000 inhabitants that ha...

11 September 2018

EU Regions Week to see strong ICLEI representation

ICLEI Europe is a partner of this year’s European Week of Regions and Cites (EWRC) and will organise several activities dedicated to sustainability and resilience in regions and cities throughout the week in Brussels (Belgium), 8-11 October.  The EWRC is co-organised by the European Comm...