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18 January 2024

Greek cities can apply for financial support for data-driven climate action through ICLEI Action Fund

With rising temperatures and vulnerability to climate-related events, Greek cities grapple with environmental challenges like energy poverty, heat waves, and infrastructure vulnerability. To combat this, Greece must drive a sustainable energy transition to mitigate the impacts of climate change whil...

20 December 2023

Implementing COP28: an urgent call for multilevel governance in the EU

This year’s international climate negotiations (COP28) in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) marked a significant turning point in global climate negotiations. The establishment of a Loss and Damage Financing Mechanism and the historic agreement to transition away from fossil fuels are well document...

12 December 2023

Extended Deadline: Regions can apply for financial support in climate adaptation planning

Pathways2Resilience brings diverse stakeholders together to shape a common vision for regional climate adaptation, while demonstrating how regions are successfully being supported by the EU’s Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change. But what will a more transformative approach to resilience look...

8 December 2023

MENA Region cities show great capacity for climate action

While countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region have increased their climate commitments by updating their NDCs, cities are still struggling to understand the potential costs and potential economic risks of climate change impacts. At the same time, MENA cities have great potential ...

5 December 2023

Share your experiences with collaborative climate adaptation

Climate change adaptation and resilience – like any other form of climate action – must be done collaboratively to be reflective of realities on-the-ground, to be locally-tailored and impactful, and to be accepted. However, there remains a lack of knowledge about the levers, barriers, an...

5 December 2023

ICLEI Members advocate for a green digital transformation and a decentralised energy future in Ukraine

By 2030, cities will play a pivotal role in climate action – especially in Europe, where local governments are striving for the EU Green Deal’s 55% emissions reduction. Two central issues that will play a role in meeting this goal are the green digital transition and the energy transitio...

4 December 2023

Coalition for High Ambition Multi-level Partnerships (CHAMP) announced at COP28

On 1 December at COP28, more than 60 countries, including 11 EU countries, pledged to join the COP28 Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnership (CHAMP) for Climate Action in order to enhance cooperation with their local, regional and other subnational governments - including cities, towns, s...

1 December 2023

Local leaders discuss building bridges within G7 at COP28

Cities and regions are crucial partners to national governments for delivering climate neutrality and an accelerated, just energy transition. Given cities’ roles as cradles of economic development, territorial innovation, socio-economic transformation and centres for education and re-skilling,...

20 November 2023

Showcasing that #MultilevelActionDelivers at COP28

ICLEI Europe will join forces with the entire ICLEI network and with local and regional leaders from across the globe at COP28 (or: the 28th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties) to demonstrate once again that #MultilevelActionDelivers. COP28 will ...