ICLEI launches Community for Towns, Cities and Provinces of Small Islands Developing States

ICLEI launched at Resilient Cities 2016 a community to work with towns and provinces in small island states to help them build capacity and learn about successful resilience practices.

#WeLoveBogor: winner of the WWF We Love Cities 2016 campaign

On June 30th, WWF announced Bogor, Indonesia as this year’s 2016 We Love Cities Winner. Under the annual WWF Earth Hour City Challenge, the social media campaign allows citizens across the world to express support for sustainable development by voting on selected Earth Hour City Challenge cities, and to post suggestions for improvement in their cities.

Montreal joins the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement

The city of Montreal, Canada, has signed the commitment to join the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement, a group of 13 cities engaged to drive a transition to sustainable consumption and production by implementing sustainable and innovation procurement.

London, Hamburg and Rome explore the power of open data through smarticipate

The smarticipate project has launched its new website, providing the latest news, information and resources stemming from the EU-funded project in one online space. Smarticipate aims to bring citizens into the urban planning process by putting the power of open data into their hands, allowing them to make decisions about their local areas.

In memory of Ambrosio Soto Duarte, Mayor of Pungarabato

The Mexican municipality of Pungarabato in the state of Guerrero, which joined ICLEI last weekend, lost its mayor, Ambrosio Soto Duarte, who was murdered by drug cartels in his town. ICLEI expresses its condolences to his family and the citizens of the municipality. (The linked newsbit is in Spanish)

PrepCom3 inconclusive: long road ahead to Habitat III

The 3rd Preparatory Committee (PrepCom3) of the Habitat III Conference was held in Surabaya, Indonesia on 25-27 July 2016. The meeting enabled UN Member States to agree on the agenda and modalities of the Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador.

City of Montreal to host ICLEI World Congress 2018

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability and the City of Montréal are proud to announce that Montréal will host the upcoming ICLEI World Congress 2018, the premier assembly for cities, towns and regions in the ICLEI Network that are driving forward stronger cumulative action.

Mayors to gather in Seoul, raising ambitions of the Paris Agreement

The Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change, taking place on 1 to 2 September 2016 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, will focus on the Compact of Mayors and its relevance to the Paris Agreement, as well as the New Urban Agenda to be adopted at the HABITAT III Conference.

Asia LEDS Forum 2016 unlocks finance for priority actions in Asia

Practitioners and advocates of low-emission, climate-resilient development in Asia recently convened for the opening of the Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Forum 2016: Mobilizing Finance for Priority Actions, at Sheraton Hotel in Hanoi.

First North American dialogue on 100% Renewable Energy in Cities

More than 20 North American city leaders discussed the transition towards a 100 percent renewable energy future during a 3-days workshop, including ICLEI Members Chicago, Denver, Cincinnati, Cleveland, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Oakland, Richmond, Vancouver and the German city of Hanover.

EcoMobility Festival 2017

October 2017 will be the next EcoMobility World Festival in Kaohsiung. Hamasen District, will go ecomobile for a whole month. Kaohsiung City, current chair of the EcoMobility Alliance, hopes to become a leader in ecomobility development.

Milan Food Pact looking for best urban food practices and a new host city

The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, signed by 123 cities globally, has launched an Award to the best urban food practices, open to all signatory cities (deadline extended to mid-August). Submissions are also open for signatory cities who are interested in hosting the 2017 Milan Pact Awards ceremony.

Highlights from Metropolitan Solutions 2016 conference

For three days city representatives, the private sector and academia contributed to the international debate around smart cities, sustainable urban development in China and municipal finance at ICLEI's conferences at Metropolitan Solutions 2016. Find out more about the discussions that were held and solutions that were presented in our conference reports.