December 31, 2018

Photoblog: The 2018 African Green Growth Forum

On 26 November, 2018, political leaders and urban subject experts from around the world convened to discuss pressing challenges and opportunities facing cities across the continent. […]
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 […]
November 23, 2018

City-to-province dialogue in Indonesia calls for strengthened and synergistic climate action

Acknowledging the importance of strong coordination and cooperation among local governments towards achieving Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), Yayasan ICLEI Indonesia and the Association of Indonesian Municipalities (APEKSI) […]
November 18, 2018

Bangladesh hosts Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogue

ICLEI South Asia and International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) jointly organised the Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues for Bangladesh on 18th November during […]
November 7, 2018

Stakeholders Gather for the First Talanoa Dialogue in India

The one-day workshop brought together stakeholders from governments, academia, international community, private sector and civil society with an aim to strengthen aspects of multi-level governance to […]
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 […]
September 24, 2018

Belo Horizonte receives international recognition via OPCC award for sustainability (in Portuguese)

The Municipality of Belo Horizonte received on Monday 24 September 2018, the national award of the One Planet Cities Challenge (OPCC) in Brazil. The city has again demonstrated […]
September 13, 2018

Indonesian cities call for multi-level governance in addressing climate change

Acknowledging the importance of ramping up actions towards achieving Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), the Association of Indonesian Municipalities (APEKSI) and Yayasan ICLEI Indonesia organized a […]
August 28, 2018

ICLEI South Asia team initiates the Urban-LEDS II project in Bangladesh

ICLEI South Asia is implementing the Urban-LEDS II project in India and Bangladesh, in partnership with UN-HABITAT. Several cities in Bangladesh expressed their interest in implementing […]
July 25, 2018

Nagpur Municipal Corporation signs an MoU with ICLEI South Asia for implementation of the Urban-LEDS II Project

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) was signed on the 25th of July, 2018 for implementing Accelerating Climate Action Through the Promotion […]
July 10, 2018

National workshop debates alternatives to implement LEDS in Brazilian cities

National event, held in Brasilia in Brazil marked the beginning of the second phase of the Urban Low Emissions Development Strategies (Urban-LEDS II) project in the […]
June 27, 2018

ICLEI Africa hosts Urban-LEDS II Summit

and co-hosts event on financing solutions for climate action in cities. On 29 May 2018, the Urban LEDS-II Summit, held in Gauteng, brought Urban-LEDS project cities […]
June 27, 2018

High level group to guide and support Urban-LEDS II project in South Africa

The Urban-LEDS ll Summit held in Braamfontein, Johannesburg opened on 29 May 2018 with the inception meeting of the Urban-LEDS ll National Project Advisory Group (NPAG). […]
June 20, 2018

ICLEI launches Urban-LEDS II project in Rwanda

The focus and approach of the project in Rwanda was successfully agreed after a day-long workshop held where valuable discussions took place between representatives from ICLEI […]
May 28, 2018

Balikpapan hosts ASEAN meeting on Environmentally Sustainable Cities

Urban-LEDS model city in Indonesia, Balikpapan hosted the 16th meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (AWGESC) last […]
May 15, 2018

Bogor, Balikpapan push for dialogues on low emission development

Urban-LEDS model Cities, Bogor and Balikpapan emphasized the need for multi-level governance dialogues on how local governments can contribute to achieving Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emission (GHG) […]