To the Members of ICLEI: This past June, many from our network gathered at the 10th Anniversary Resilient Cities Congress. I was delighted to welcome a record number of participating local governments to the Congress in Bonn. We also kicked off the first official high-level dialogues on multilevel action at the mid-year United Nations climate talks.
Read MoreICLEI Global has appointed Mayor Valérie Plante of Montréal as the world’s first Global Ambassador on Local Biodiversity. The science is in - it’s not too late to regenerate biodiversity.
Read MoreAs climate change issues evolve rapidly, is our language able to keep up? Are we doing ourselves and the environment a disservice by using language that is so-2007? On the 20th of August on a calm evening at the University of Melbourne more than 20 students gathered for a two-hour discussion on how climate change language has transformed over the past decade.
Read MoreChristchurch has been crowned New Zealand’s most EV-friendly town at the EVworld NZ Champions Award gala in Auckland this month.
Read MoreHoniara, capital city of the Solomon Islands, is a magnet for people from the outer islands and rural areas. But most of these people are forced to settle in the outer fringes of Honiara, many on the steep hills or along the coast and rivers. They have no formal tenure and often no electricity, water, sanitation or decent road access.
Read MoreHave you ever had to write an urgent email? As a leader communicating deadlines or an employee telling your boss about an important issue, our ability to write with urgency is an important skill and one that we use more often than we may realise.
Read MoreAt times, it can be difficult to understand what a Climate Emergency declaration signifies at a local, state and national government level. This article aims to go some way in clarifying what such a declaration entails and the cost of climate inaction (or action) to us all.
Read MoreClimate leaders from around the country gathered for a Roundtable in Canberra on 6th June to discuss the unity of local government climate action in Australia in meeting the Paris Agreement. The meeting was the second arranged by ICLEI Oceania with support from Canberra Urban & Regional Futures (CURF).
Read MoreIn celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity, CitiesWithNature - a global knowledge sharing platform launched by ICLEI, IUCN and The Nature Conservancy - has a new tool to help integrate nature into cities. The Nature Pathway on CitiesWithNature is a collection of guidance, tools and inspirational examples that help local and regional governments to share their work on nature and learn about best practices and tools.
Read MoreCDP has released its first Cities A-list, recognising 43 global cities for their efforts in addressing climate change. Four Australian cities have made it unto the A-list – Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide.
Read MoreThe New Zealand Government announced the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill. The bill sets the ambitious targets of reducing New Zealand’s Carbon dioxide emissions to zero by 2050.
Read MoreA new international scientific report warns of grave impacts to come as nature declines at an unprecedented rate. The report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) estimates that one million species are threatened with extinction today and that extinction rates are accelerating.
Read More“The informal settlements of Honiara are home to almost half the city’s population. The complex challenges of these vulnerable urban communities call for tailored, multi-faceted solutions.” - Article by Gosia Kaszubska, RMIT News
Read MoreThe Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS) and Mayors’ Forum is the region’s premier Summit that brings together one of the largest number of city leaders with the best and brightest in business. Today, cities are increasingly recognised as key influencers, connectors and contributors to the global economy and the Summit is the platform for connection and knowledge exchange.
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