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Press release
Resilience
Published: 2025

Rotterdam to Host Europe’s Leading Urban Resilience Forum

Europe’s premier event for climate adaptation and urban resilience, the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) 2025 will take place from 25 to 27 June in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Co-organised with the City of Rotterdam, this year's edition will focus on the theme "Accelerating Resilience Action", spotlighting the urgent need for cities and regions to scale up their climate adaptation and resilience efforts.
Position paper
Sustainable Mobility
Published: 2025

Framing the Challenge: Why Mobility as a Human Right Matters

This position paper outlines ICLEI’s understanding of mobility as a fundamental human right and outlines key principles and strategic policy directions for local and regional governments to adopt and advocate for equitable, sustainable, and rights-based mobility systems. This paper is addressed to EU institutions, national governments, and regional policymakers with responsibility for transport and mobility policies and their social dimensions.
Report
Sustainable Energy Systems
Published: 2025

Fast & Fair Deployment of Renewables & Grids - Voices from Local Governments

Despite the overall positive public sentiment towards renewable energies, local opposition to additional projects continues to be a major cause for delays in deployment. The Fast & Fair Renewables & Grids Initiative provides the first Europe-wide cross-sectoral consensus, with a framework for facilitating renewable energy and grid projects that are perceived as fair for all. Developed in collaboration with stakeholders from civil society, local government, commercial and non-pr...
Responses to public consultations
Built Environment & Culture
Published: 2025

ICLEI’s response to the Call for Evidence: Affordable Housing Plan

ICLEI’s response to the Call for Evidence: Affordable Housing Plan, While ICLEI Europe welcomes the European Commission’s affordable housing plan initiative and acknowledgement that addressing housing needs cannot come at the expense of environmental and social goals, ICLEI is urging to consider that around 90% of today's buildings will still exist in 2050 and that European policies and investments in this field should hence focus on high-quality, sustainable, and energy-efficient housing th...
Case study
Circular Economy
Published: 2025

Reusable packaging at events: testing reusable packaging systems in cities

Cities worldwide are increasingly prioritising sustainability, with waste management and packaging reuse gaining prominence as critical issues. Events such as festivals, concerts, and conferences generate significant amounts of single-use packaging, contributing to the generation of great quantities of waste. In response, several cities have implemented or supported initiatives aimed at reducing event-related waste by promoting the reuse of packaging materials. These efforts not only minimize wa...
Responses to public consultations
Communications Governance Innovation
Published: 2025

ICLEI Europe’s response to the call for evidence on the EU Agenda for Cities

In this response to the public consultation on the EU Agenda for Cities by the European Commission, ICLEI recommends taking a bold, integrated, and forward-looking approach grounded in multilevel collaboration and local empowerment. Based on extensive practical experience and engagement in EU-funded initiatives, ICLEI Europe puts forward several key recommendations for an ambitious EU Agenda for Cities.
Handbook / Guide
Sustainable Food Systems
Published: 2025

CityFood Market Handbook for Healthy and Resilient Cities

The handbook offers concrete examples of how markets can be reimagined as inclusive, sustainable, and people-centered spaces, showcasing how food is accessed, consumed, and valued in cities.
Position paper
Sustainable Food Systems
Published: 2025

Urban Food Security and Resilience in Europe

This position articulates ICLEI Europe's perspectives on urban food security and resilience. It argues that food insecurity is not a supply issue, but rather a political one, rooted in the unequal distribution and affordability of food. It asserts that the future of EU competitiveness depends on developing sustainable and resilient food systems.
Handbook / Guide
Procurement
Published: 2025

Buy better to build better: a 2030 vision for green public procurement

The Buy Better to Build Better coalition (BBBB) unites forward-thinking stakeholders from across the construction sector, civil society, and public authorities. Members share a commitment to elevating public procurement as a core lever for driving demand for innovative solutions, while maintaining European industry at the forefront of technological progress.
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