ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center
Through these outcomes, ICLEI CBC has shaped a global policy environment that supports local and regional governments in their efforts to scale up and mainstream nature in sustainable urban development worldwide. ICLEI has also developed a dedicated website for local and subnational governments to advance the Action Agenda for Nature and People and the post-2020 […]
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 […]
Integrated Rural Urban Water Management for Climate Based Adaptations in Indian Cities
The IADAPT project addresses the water management issues in Indian cities, moving from existing water management practices that plan, establish and operate water supply, wastewater and storm water systems as separate entities to more integrated and collaborative approaches. ICLEI is helping two Indian cities – Solapur and Vijayawada to be climate resilient by developing an […]
CITYFOOD Network
CITYFOOD accelerates local and regional government action on sustainable and resilient city-region food systems by combining networking with technical expertise through training and policy guidance and facilitating local and regional engagement in international discourse. The network promotes food security, social inclusion, economic development and environmental resource management by combining networking with training, policy guidance and […]
Strengthening Urban Resilience for Growth and Equity
ICLEI provides capacity building to target cities in implementing low emission development strategies as well as mainstreaming science-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in local development processes. The project utilizes the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) Process toolkit, the Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC) in formulating the […]
Seminar on Building Net Zero and Climate Adaptive Cities with Nature
Capacity building to city officials and interested stakeholders on raising awareness on global developments on urban nature and biodiversity agenda Introduce new concept, initiatives (Berlin Urban Nature Pact), practices, and nature-based solutions Explore local challenges and potentials for adapting NbS and the Berlin Pact targets, especially gaining perspective of cities of sub-tropical climate
Transformative Initiative: Strengthening local fresh food markets for healthier food environments within planetary boundaries
Funded by GIZ, this project – coordinated by ICLEI’s Global CityFood Program – aims to leverage the potential of fresh food markets to empower citizens to shift to healthier and more diversified nutrition, while improving urban food environments. While implementation will focus on two African cities – Lusaka (Zambia) and Lilongwe (Malawi) – ICLEI also […]