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Biodiversity & NBS Governance Innovation Advocacy Membership

30 August 2019

Cities find natural solutions to global challenges

People around the world are calling for governments to step up and take action on the global climate emergency. Creating conditions for social, ecological, and infrastructural resilience in the context of rapid urbanisation and a biodiversity extinction crisis is one of the key urban, and global, ch...

Events Governance Innovation Built Environment & Culture Membership

22 August 2019

Lisbon to showcase landmark urban poverty programme at Informed Cities Forum

Lack of affordable housing, social exclusion and gentrification, spurred by profit-maximising logic, are challenges to which few cities in Europe are immune. Luckily, an increasing number of cities are looking to pursue an alternative vision of urban development, built on community empowerment, comm...

Governance Innovation Advocacy Membership Justice, Equity & Democracy

16 August 2019

ICLEI contributes to building European cities that are sustainable and just

Bright and early on Friday 9 August, ICLEI Europe joined the debut breakfast event “Freiburg wacht auf” (Freiburg Wakes Up) at the Grünhof Kreativpark Lokhalle, a co-working space in a former rail shed in ICLEI Member Freiburg (Germany). The spotlight was on justice, providing an op...

Governance Innovation Membership Justice, Equity & Democracy

30 July 2019

Applications open to join urban sustainability and justice project

All those who are passionate about urban sustainability and justice are invited to apply to join the Urban Arenas for Sustainable and Just Cities (UrbanA) project as a Fellow or event participant. The UrbanA project, for which ICLEI Europe is a partner, is working to build more sustainable and just...

Governance Innovation Green Digital Transformation Membership

26 July 2019

ICLEI Members make up the majority of finalists for the next European Capital of Innovation

This week, the finalist cities for the next European Capital of Innovation (iCapital) Award were announced. Eight out of 12 of this year’s finalists are ICLEI Members. The iCapital Award recognises inclusive and dynamic innovation in European cities that delivers social benefits for all. From...

Governance Innovation Membership

15 July 2019

Malmö shares its expertise in district regeneration

For many years, ICLEI Member Malmö (Sweden) has been working to become a leader in district regeneration by transforming neighbourhoods facing challenges and decline into vibrant new hubs. Malmö experienced severe unemployment during the oil crisis in the 1970s. The former successful indu...

Climate Change Mitigation Governance Innovation Advocacy

29 June 2019

Importance of collaboration in climate action highlighted at international conference

The International Conference on Climate Action (ICCA2019) convened in Heidelberg (Germany) on 22-23 May. The event highlighted the importance of “collaborative climate action,” meaning action that includes communication, coordination and cooperation across government levels, sectors, and...

Biodiversity & NBS Governance Innovation Advocacy

27 May 2019

ICLEI to share tools with international stakeholders at The Nature of Cities Summit

ICLEI will be sharing insights and experiences with urban stakeholders from around the world at The Nature of Cities (TNOC) Summit in Paris (France) on 4-7 June. The Summit will convene a diverse group of international stakeholders representing communities, cities and local governments, policy make...

Sustainable Energy Systems Built Environment & Culture Governance Innovation Membership

17 May 2019

ICLEI Members to host a study trip on low-emission development strategies

From 17-24 June, ICLEI Members Helsinki (Finland), Bolgona (Italy) and Warsaw (Poland) will host a study trip on accelerating urban low-emission development strategies. The study trip will kick off in Helsinki, an ambitious capital city aiming to become carbon neutral by 2035 by bringing emissions ...

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