Building Capacities for the Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission

CapaCITIES will shape a European environment conducive to urban climate neutrality transitions for national, regional and local authorities. The project aims to initiate and strengthen national change processes by establishing national networks and governance structures and by providing dedicated support for public authorities to create enabling conditions and measures for cities for achieving the climate […]

Guidelines for an Integrated Approach in the Development and Implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

The Guidelines provide detailed and comprehensive guidance on thirteen general areas for action to promote integration, coordination and cooperation, applicable to national, subnational and local levels of government. To develop the guidelines, ICLEI consulted with selected national and subnational governments globally; undertook a comparative analysis of their biodiversity strategies and action plans; presented the draft […]

Greening of the Philippines’ Recovery and Resilience Strategies

1. Deepen understanding on the linkage between the pandemic/health risks, environment, and economy within the Philippine context and the value of integrating environmental sustainability in the country’s COVID-19 recovery and resilience efforts at national and subnational level. 2. Identify green growth and employment opportunities by sector to help line Departments and Local Governments incorporate these […]

Integrated Urban Water Management Planning and Implementation-Rajasthan

Rapid IUWM aims to build the capacity of urban local bodies to understand interlinkages between water, wastewater and storm water; and adopt an integrated urban water management planning and implementation approach through multi stakeholder involvement. Two local urban bodies in Rajasthan (Kishangargh and Ajmer) developed an IUWM based vision for their cities and developed an […]

Building Capacity for Subnational Biodiversity Planning

ICLEI and the SCBD collaborated in preliminary consultations with Parties and selected subnational and local authorities on the need for implementation of NBSAPs by subnational governments. ICLEIwas tasked with guidelines for an integrated approach in the development and implementation of national, subnational and local biodiversity strategies and action plan and undertake capacity development. The Guidelines […]

CitiesSHIFT – Capacity Building and Networking for Climate- and People-Friendly Mobility

The overarching goal of the “CitiesSHIFT: Capacity building and networking for climate- and people-friendly mobility” project is to support cities to identify challenges and opportunities of urban mobility system in hope that the city could shift towards more sustainable modes of travel i.e. walking, cycling, shared and public transport. Building a healthy living environment: Urban […]