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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 ...

Policy Brief 01 | Holistic youth policy interventions

In this Policy Brief, we present inspiring examples of holistic policy interventions and key takeaways for policy makers at national and sub-national levels of government. These key takeaways aim to support the implementation of more holistic, process-oriented and personalized youth policy interventions. The recommendations are based on the work delivered by the Research & Innovation UPLIFT project which aims to understand the patterns and trends of inequality across Europe, focusing on youn...

Policy Brief 02 | Participatory policy making

In this Policy Brief, we present inspiring examples of participatory policy making and key takeaways for policy makers at national and sub-national levels of government. These key takeaways aim to support the implementation of more participatory policy co-creation processes, including young people. The recommendations are based on the work delivered by the Research & Innovation UPLIFT project which aims to understand the patterns and trends of inequality across Europe, focusing on young peop...

Policy Support Facility: Fostering a local just resilience - “Navigating the EU policy and financial landscape”

The session “Navigating the EU policy and financial landscape” informs about the functioning and main objectives of the new EU Policy Support Facility - Covenant of Mayors, setting it in the framework of the latest European policies on climate change adaptation. The webinar provides an overview of the financing and funding opportunities at the EU level that can help cities and regions to put adaptation plans into action.

Policy Support Facility: Fostering a local just resilience - “Speeding up adaptation to reduce the risk of disasters”

The session “Speeding up adaptation to reduce disaster risk” presents local experiences of disaster risk management, with particular reference to the implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS).

Policy Support Facility: Fostering a local just resilience - “Implementing a just climate adaptation”

The webinar “Implementing a just climate adaptation” focuses on just transition as a resilience building process. Panelists bring experiences of stakeholders' engagement and socially inclusive measures for climate adaptation.

Giving sustainability transitions the right direction: a short story about ICLEI’s work with the notion of the Common Good

ICLEI was founded on the belief that cities are the nucleus for a change towards sustainable development. Although today we have the globally agreed upon Sustainable Development Goals, the debate about what is considered to be sustainable is not concluded. It is obvious that there is an underlying question or even conflict about the access and share of available and ultimately limited resources. There are no easy answers to this question and how to come to social peace or fairness globally, nati...

ICLEI’s Vision on Youth Engagement in Global Climate Action

ICLEI aims to enhance participation of youth in climate action through proactive involvement in the activities of local governments across three pillars: (i) Advocacy, (ii) Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Development; and (iii) Governance.

ICLEI welcomes the EU’s efforts to foster a just transition

ICLEI Europe's position (September 2021) on the EU’s increasing efforts to foster just transitions, as demonstrated in the EU Green Deal, the EU Pillar of Social Rights and the Porto Declaration.