Cities + Sustainable – ICLEI South America Solutions Portfolio 2020
In nearly three decades of work, ICLEI has developed, tested and scaled up methodologies to guide the way towards sustainable urban development at the local level. This rich experience accumulated allows us to apply a common framework for our global projects and initiatives, which currently follows the stages: analysis, action and acceleration, and in each […]
Pan-Amazonian Cities Forum
The Pan-Amazonian Cities Forum (FCPA) offers a lasting mechanism for strengthening decentralized regional cooperation, shedding light on regional initiatives for sustainability. The main objectives of the initiative are: Establish a platform for municipal governments, specifically through the Secretariats of Planning and Development; -Promote the exchange of knowledge, practices and models of sustainable development between subnational […]
BIO2020 – Brazilian Perspectives for the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
The event was organized by ICLEI SAMS in partnership with Secretariat for Infrastructure and Environment, Regions4, Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework – EU Support initiative, the support of CETESB, Fundação Florestal, GIZ, KAS, Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve (RBMA), the involvement of ICLEI Africa and Cities Biodiversity Centre representation. The event aimed to formulate contributions from several […]
ICLEI South America Solutions Portfolio 2021
There is no doubt that the echoes of 2020 have become a strong call for 2021 to focus on a green recovery that promotes sustainable, environmentally responsible and socially inclusive urban development, pointing out that local and regional governments are the engines of this trajectory. Faced with this challenging context, ICLEI – Local Governments for […]
NICE – INNOVATIVE AND ENHANCED NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN WATER CYCLE
ICLEI will lead the outreach strategy of the project, being in charge of dissemination and communication of project results, as well as clustering with other projects and initiatives. ICLEI as lead actor in the NBS policy arena in Europe and globally will ensure that NICE reaches all stakeholders. Tasks will include analysing current standards and […]
ETC/ULS – European Topic Center on on Urban, Land and Soil Systems 2019-2021
With the main topic ‘Urban Sustainability’ the ETC-ULS Action plan 2020 forsees the following tasks for ICLEI: Support for the finalisation and publication of a study Stakeholder meeting Supporting integrated urban sustainability management: Finalisation of the publication of Urban SDG indicatiors Distilling good practice examples that illustrate innovative governance approaches of cities and urban areas […]
Carbon Neutrality: Sink, Store, Reduce, Offset
ICLEI USA provided technical advisory services at the request of the Climate Smart citizen task force of Philipstown New York. ICLEI contributed to the development of a baseline estimate for "net" GHG emissions after removals. The object of the analysis was to inform the development of a Climate Action Plan to outline the policies and […]
Roadmap New Deal for Nature and People
The Roadmap ND4NP in Brazil will contribute to strengthening the role of local and subnational governments in systematizing and showcasing the Brazilian perspectives for the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. The journey to COP15 (still undefined due to the COVID-19 context) is an opportunity to expand the knowledge of municipal and state governments on the theme of […]
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 […]
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 […]