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Report
Published: 2024

Building Resilience through Adaptation at the Local Level

Covenant of Mayor’s Policy Support Facility has worked with cities across Europe to help them implement climate adaptation measures.
The Facility, a two year pilot programme which ran from 2022-2023, took shape over the course of four modules. Through a series of national workshops bringing together local authorities across 12 Member States, peer exchange opportunities, and technical expertise, regional and local authorities across Europe received tailored assistance to develop and implem...
Letters and statements
Published: 2024

Liège Declaration on Adaptation to Climate Change

On 9 February, ICLEI, alongside over 70 organisations signed the Liège Declaration - The Roadmap for Adaptation to Climate Change. The Declaration represents a collective call to action and a commitment by the signing parties to address the challenges posed by climate change. It addresses the future of the European Green Deal post-2024 and actions relating specifically to climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions and resilience.
Learn more here.
Letters and statements
Published: 2024

Joint letter to call for this Commission to leave a legacy of the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy through sustainable public food procurement

In a joint letter addressed to President Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission, ICLEI Europe and IFOAM Organics Europe, together with 15 organisations with an expertise on sustainable food systems, are urging the European Commission to leave a lasting and concrete legacy of the EU Farm to Fork strategy through sustainable public food procurement (SFP).
The joint letter highlights the critical role of SFP in realising the goals set by the EU Farm to Fork strategy and underscores its p...

How to set-up a One-Stop-Shop in your town, city or region

With the support of partners of the EU-funded Save the Homes project, ICLEI has co-created an overview of key steps local governments should consider when exploring the establishment and operation of One-Stop-Shops (OSS) for energy renovations of private houses.
Tool / Methodology
Published: 2023

Fostering the Acceleration of Sustainable Transport through Capacity Building and Knowledge (FastTrack)

FastTrack is a resource designed to support local authorities across Europe in accelerating sustainable transport and mobility solutions. It focuses on addressing challenges related to knowledge, capacity, governance, data, evidence and funding. This training tool helps authorities implement innovations that are effective, context-appropriate and aligned with their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) where applicable.
Purpose & Goals

Support local authorities in understanding and ap...
Tool / Methodology
Published: 2023

Supporting Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) through Transition Pathways and Tailored Implementation

This resource, developed through the SUMP-PLUS project, helps cities strengthen their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) processes by bridging the gap between long-term mobility visions and short-term implementation. It provides guidance to extend planning horizons up to 30 years, supporting climate neutrality goals, while improving the delivery of concrete measures within the next five years. The tool addresses common challenges faced by local authorities, particularly small- and medium-siz...
Tool / Methodology
Published: 2023

Tailored Tools for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Development

This resource provides knowledge and practical tools to support towns and small cities in applying Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) procedures. It focuses on helping cities overcome challenges related to limited skills, data and resources by promoting the use of open source data and simple, user-friendly tools.
Purpose & Goals

Provide cities with knowledge and tools to support SUMP development
Enable more efficient, sustainable, and liveable mobility systems
Encourage cities to u...

Sun4All Capacity and Training Package

The main objective of the Sun4All Capacity and Training Package is to help cities and other stakeholders to understand and address energy poverty more efficiently, ensuring fair energy transition across Europe. This document aims to ensure that Sun4All financial support scheme remains as a stable programme to tackle energy poverty and ensure vulnerable consumers participation in the energy transition in Europe. This document compiles the key information about the Sun4All approach necessary for p...

Local is beautiful - Gender+ inclusive agricultural policies and civil society practices for and with small farmers

The ACCTING project, of which ICLEI is a partner, has produced a set of factsheets to support policymakers, employers, and civil society organisations in understanding the effects of Green Deal policies on vulnerable groups, and to suggest practical recommendations to mitigate these effects.
Agriculture and rural areas are central to the European Green Deal. With the growing food crisis, environmentally sustainable and gender+ inclusive small-scale farming has the potential to play a prominent ...