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14 March 2019

Towns, cities and regions march with youth for the climate: the time for action is now

For the first time in Europe’s history, towns, cities and regions marched with young people from around the world in a Global Climate Strike for the Future. Six local government networks inspired by the youth’s call to action joined the strike on 15 March in Brussels (Belgium). They join...

14 March 2019

European Sustainable Development week 2019 now accepting event registrations

The European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) is a European-wide initiative to stimulate and make visible activities, projects and events that promote sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It takes place every year from 30 May - 5 June. Last year’s ESDW saw ...

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 ...

22 February 2019

Basque Declaration to be presented at Change the Change conference

Want to find out more information about the Basque Declaration and Transformative Action Award? Then join us at the upcoming Change the Change conference in the Basque country, which is taking place from 6-8 March. The Change the Change conference is an international conference on climate change, o...

19 February 2019

Bidding open for the ICLEI World Congress 2021

Every three years, ICLEI convenes the ICLEI World Congress for its Members in order to give them the opportunity to share and discover the latest strategies for sustainable development. Additionally, the ICLEI World Congress serves as the network’s key event for both recognising the achievemen...

31 January 2019

Looking ahead to a crucial year for Europe

2019 will be a crucial year for Europe with both Brexit and European elections in front of us. Both occurrences may change governance in Europe in a multitude of ways and not necessarily for the better. Only a few months ago the latest IPCC report once more emphasised the need for urgent transformat...

11 December 2018

European cities want a larger role in the fight against climate change

If European countries want to seriously and effectively deal with climate change, they need to make better use of the power of cities. This is the message laid out in the European Green Capital Network’s Call for Action, which was presented to Patrick Child, Deputy Director General of DG Resea...

10 December 2018

Urban policymakers urged to align their climate strategies with the latest science

Today, a group of sustainability-focused city-networks, associations and non-governmental organisations and international organisations have signed and released an open letter to urban policymakers, drawing their attention to a summary report that condenses the latest science published by the Interg...

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...