Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB): Wetlands South Africa
The LAB: Wetlands SA Project supported 11 municipalities with improving local government knowledge and understanding of the value of wetlands and how wetlands can support municipalities with achieving their mandates through the provision of ecosystem services. It enabled the process of integrating of wetlands, climate resilience, and biodiversity management into local government land-use planning and […]
Connecting Nature
The Connecting Nature front-runner cities will draw on their experiences and work with fast-follower cities in a capacity-building role. The project will expand upon existing urban sustainability and innovation initiatives, create a reference framework of clear and useful indicators for the implementation and evaluation of nature-based solutions, build expertise and competency in all cities for […]
The Urban Nexus
The Urban Nexus project started out as a bottom-up initiative operating primarily at the city level. GIZ and ICLEI provide customized technical assistance to cities depending on the thematic focus of the cities’ nexus pilot projects. However, national, regional and provincial-level legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks are crucial determinants for local decision-making with regard to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pacific Resilience Honiara
ICLEI supports the island cities by providing streamlined processes for assessing their risks and challenges and developing achievable action plans. ICLEI has been working with Honiara City Council since 2016 to assist the City to undertake a disaster risk self assessment and action, using the Sendai Framework and scorecards, building capacity and supporting city leaders […]
AfriAlliance: Africa-EU Innovation Alliance for Water and Climate
ICLEI, through the AfriAlliance project, aims to support existing networks in identifying and sharing social innovations and technological solutions for key water and climate challenges. Capitalising on existing and emerging knowledge and innovation in Africa and the EU, ICLEI supports this process by contributing to the development of a social innovation database for water and […]
World Coastal Forum
Resolutions/decisions of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS, 2017), Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (2018), Convention on Biological Diversity (2018) and IUCN (2020) have called for establishment of a multistakeholder global coastal forum that brings together key actors to facilitate the protection, management and restoration of these habitats. To help answer this call, a range of […]
Dialogue: “Institutions and Local Governments United for Sustainability and Climate Action 2023”
The objective was to demonstrate and strengthen the synergy and convergence that has been created between ICLEI, the Mexican networks and organizations that work with sustainable development at the subnational and local level to accelerate action in states and cities. Likewise, the drive was sought to promote the affiliation of cities to have access to […]
Understanding Innovative Initiatives for Governing Food, Water and Energy Nexus in Cities
Using empirical research, ICLEI is developing a framework and tools to assess changes in food-water-energy nexus, their related trade-offs and the building of innovative capabilities in cities for developing innovative solutions to the food, water and energy nexus and manage green and blue infrastructure at the urban level. These frameworks and tools aim to guide […]