Project Theme: Climate

Adapting to climate change and enhancing resilience

The main objectives of the course were to: Improve knowledge of climate change and how climate change impacts could be minimised through effective planning; and improve knowledge on the importance of coastal natural assets for improving the adaptive capacity and resilience of cities allocated along the coast; Provide an overview of successful methodologies on how […]

Climate Resilience for Communities Project

The program focuses on participatory research using the Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities (CRMC) framework. This framework, proven successful in North and Latin America, will be customized for Izmir, emphasizing local context and culture. Two vulnerable communities will be selected based on climate risk and socio-economic criteria, ensuring inclusivity and positive impact. The program involves […]

City of Johannesburg technical support towards sustainability and a low carbon economy

This Project supports the City of Johannesburg to secure, promote, enhance and protect natural systems and build resilience towards environmental sustainability for human wellbeing and economic prosperity through the following work packages: Local Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan (LBSAP); Bioregional Plan; pilot Catchment Management Plan; Invasive Species Control and Management Plan; Ecosystems Services Assessment; environmental […]

CDKN Accelerating Inclusive Action

In the current phase (Phase III), over five years (2022-27), CDKN will focus on advancing equitable, financed and ecosystem-based action on climate change. CDKN is co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) through the Step Change Initiative, which aims to accelerate equitable and inclusive locally-led […]

Global Covenant of Mayors Oceania

A GCoM Board Member was appointed in December 2021. The GCoM Steering Committee was established in late 2020 and has met on 4 occasions. An interim regional strategy has been adopted pending release of the new Global Strategy. At present there are 41 signatories in the region. A contract from Bloomberg/ECF was received in May […]

Climate Action Plans for Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation

The primary objective of this assignment is to provide services to support development of climate action plans for DNCC and DSCC that meet the essential requirements of C40’s Climate Action Planning Framework, in a participatory manner, engaging DNCC and DSCC officials and other local stakeholders. ICLEI South Asia Sustainability Consultants Private Limited (ICLEI South Asia) […]

GCoM Contract 4 & HelpDesk

ICLEI provides technical assistance to these communities when doing their inventories and making sure they have the resources they need. We hosted a webinar to run communities through the way to report to GCoM. If a community reaches out and needs 1-1 assistance, ICLEI would provide. A city reports their emissions through the CDP-ICLEI platform, […]

Kota Kinabalu Green City Action Plan

The Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Div, SERD of Asian Development Bank (ADB) mandated ICLEI-South Asia to develop a Green City Action Plan for the city of Kota Kinabalu following a multi-stakeholder consultative process. ICLEI South Asia ascertained the baseline conditions of municipal service delivery and urban sectors in Kota Kinabalu through requisitioning information, via […]

Google Environmental Insights Explorer 2021

This partnership allowed ICLEI USA to access Google EIE data and provide technical support for our members integrated Google EIE data into their climate data analyses, primarily ClearPath GHG inventories. Local and regional governments improved throughout the year with a number of opportunities identified for future adoption, new data sets, and features. The collective goal […]