Mannheim to host 9th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns
ICLEI Member Mannheim (Germany) will host the 9th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns, which will take place in Mannheim, 30 September – 2 October 2020.
The conference will demonstrate the urgent need for local governments to assume responsibility for urban tran...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...