Innovating food security: Wrocław shapes a resilient food future

Jakub Mazur, Deputy Mayor of Wrocław, Poland, and a member of ICLEI Europe’s Regional Executive Committee, discusses innovative food security policies, including how Wrocław is shaping a resilient future through food
ICLEI Africa’s COP29 wrap

Less ambition than hoped for, but renewed commitment to push forward with scaled sub-national action
Urban Resilience and Local Governance

The concept of urban resilience is used as a guiding approach in the publications below. Urban resilience can be defined as a holistic governance approach to tackle and plan for the upcoming multifaceted challenges which city governments are facing in regard to urbanisation in African cities.
Ocean Rise and Coastal Resilience Coalition announced at COP29: Developing scalable solutions for coastal resilience

At COP29, ICLEI announces Race to Resilience Culture initiative to integrate culture and heritage into climate adaptation

The ACWA Platform: Guiding Africa’s Cities Towards a Water-Resilient Future

Association of Regions of Morocco and ICLEI Africa join forces to enhance Moroccan regions’ sustainability and resilience

Collecting data, building trust: Climate Resilience for Communities project advances in Izmir

Strengthening African cities through disaster risk reduction: ICLEI Africa’s DRR4Africa project

As the world grapples with the escalating impacts of climate change, the urgency for a systemic, proactive approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) becomes more apparent each day. International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR), observed annually on the 13th of October, serves as a stark reminder of the need to build resilience in the […]
A New Roadmap for a Resilient Recovery in Ukraine

As Ukrainian cities continue to face the simultaneous challenges of a changing climate and an ongoing war, the question arises: How can short-term recovery be balanced with long-term resilience? In recent years, ICLEI Europe has focused on giving Ukrainian cities a platform to speak about their experiences, while also laying out a roadmap for recovery.