December 10, 2021

LEDS Lab closes in Colombia with projects installed in Topaga and Envigado

The climate crisis that planet earth is facing today requires concrete, constant and coherent actions. The rapid and accelerated way in which climate change is affecting […]
November 17, 2021

Colombia advances in the integration of climate change into National Urban Policies, with technical assistance from Urban-LEDS and UN-Habitat’s guiding frameworks

Colombia is moving forward in the integration of climate change priorities into their new National Urban Policy, with a special focus on enhancing multi-level governance structures […]
February 9, 2021

LEDS Lab ends cycle in Brazil and Colombia

The results of LEDS Lab were summarized in a Guide to Developing Bankable Climate Action Projects To help improve the installed capacity of city halls in […]
September 4, 2020

Colombian cities advance in local climate action

A series of webinars was held from June to August 2020 aiming at supporting local actions for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction and adaptation to climate […]
June 8, 2020

Colombian cities, Tópaga and Envigado, selected as LEDS Lab pilot cities

The LEDS LAB initiative aims to help cities develop financeable projects with a clear climate approach. Topaga and Envigado’s projects both focus on greening public buildings. […]
November 27, 2019

Urban-LEDS cities will come together in Madrid to scale up local implementation of the Paris Agreement at the COP25

On 12 December Urban-LEDS II, together with partnering projects Connecting Nature and CLEVER City projects are coming together in Madrid for a joint working session alongside […]
December 18, 2018

Urgent needs for financial alternatives to accelerate LEDS in South America (in Spanish)

Ante la urgencia por la acción climática, las ciudades necesitan seguir trabajando para desbloquear la aceleración de estrategias de bajo carbono. En América del Sur, Proyecto […]
October 9, 2018

9 South American local governments show their leadership in development at international event in Cali, Colombia (in Spanish)

Para presentar iniciativas sobre la aceleración de estrategias urbanas de bajas emisiones, finanzas y transporte urbano sostenible, ICLEI reúne a los actores interesados colombianos en Cali […]
April 16, 2018

ICLEI launches country office and Urban-LEDS II project in Colombia

Due to the regional relevance of Colombia in sustainable development, by supporting the implementation of projects and other initiative, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability launched […]