ICLEI Oceania is pleased to announce a partnership with Informed.City, a business helping cities use data to support informed decision-making to shape resilient and sustainable futures. In 2020, Informed.City won innovator of the year for the Climate Alliance Awards.
Read MoreThis year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on 22 August 2020, three weeks later than in 2019. Earth Overshoot Day is significant for local governments because it can help to reframe global environmental issues within a context of global limits.
Read MoreOn 23 July 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) unveiled a new Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS). The Global Standard is the first-ever set of benchmarks for NbS and will be applied in practice by local and regional governments through the international CitiesWithNature program.
Read MoreIf managing multiple disasters at a time will be the new normal, how can local governments and their communities simultaneously manage recovery efforts while coping with concurrent disasters? This may be a significant turning point for the reconceptualisation and reintegration of “resilience” into all aspects of local government disaster planning.
Read MoreICLEI Oceania and East Asia regional offices are part of a consortium engaged by the Asia Development Bank to support three pilot cities in China to develop Urban Climate Change Adaptation plans.
Read MoreAs local governments adapt to life under lockdown many face disruptions to their climate plans. Confronting the dual challenges of coronavirus and climate change will require municipal governments to get creative and draw on non-monetary reserves: their community’s compassion and social capital to help them navigate these uncertain waters.
Read MoreICLEI Oceania is pleased to announce the Australian chapter of CitiesWithNature (CWN). CWN provides a global network and online platform with guidance tools, resources, peer-learning and events to promote the importance of “bringing nature back into our cities”.
Read MoreFor the coming months, GCoM will be sending a regular newsletter to share latest updates, resources, and references to COVID-19-related efforts - across our Regional Covenants, from our partners, and in local governments.
Read MoreStories about how local governments are responding innovatively are being shared on Cities for Global Health, a platform where city governments can report responses to the COVID—19 outbreak. The initiative is being led by Metropolis and ALLIAs.
Read MoreFollowing the Climate Action Summit in New York, new reports explore the possibilities and challenges for implementing our vision for a climate-safe future.
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