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Sustainable food systems to have strong presence at COP27 in Egypt
The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit stood as a stepping stone for putting food systems at the center of the international policy agenda. Since then, food systems have never had such a prominent role in...
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Cities and Subnationals Weigh in on a Global Plastics Treaty at INC-2
This blog was written in collaboration with Ariel Dekovic, Charis Hoffmann, Kobie Brand, and Togo Uchida from ICLEI. In early 2022, during the resumed Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly...
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Cities empowering youth for climate action: Lessons to replicate (and how to...
International Youth Day on 12 August recognizes young people as drivers of change. How can local and regional governments effectively engage them? From energy mentoring programs and youth councils to...
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Top 10 global sustainability events not to miss in 2024
In 2024, the global climate agenda is at a critical juncture following the outcomes of COP28, which have been described as the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era. The stocktake at COP28...
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CityFood in 2024: What’s cooking?
This piece was written by the ICLEI CityFood team. 2023 marked another big step to further consolidate food as a game changer, its interdependence with biodiversity, climate and health, and the need to...
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Local & Subnational governments’ voice in international negotiations to end...
The local and subnational governments coalition to end plastic pollution was officially launched on 22 April 2024, and spent INC4...
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Empowering local voices to tackle the climate emergency
To truly empower local people, community needs must be incorporated into policy, ideally using familiar language to communicate climate action and involving diverse groups in decision-making processes....
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Sustainability and innovation in urban development
Urban development is at a crossroads. Cities around the world are grappling with challenges ranging from climate resilience to digital transformation, social cohesion, and sustainable economic growth....
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Reflections from a meeting of climate ministers with a Danish tragedy as...
This piece was written by Anna Aaen, Deputy Mayor, City of Aalborg, Denmark, following the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial hosted by the city of Elsinore on 21-22 March 2024. It is a wonderful feeling...
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Local leaders showcase climate, poverty reduction and partnerships at UN SDGs...
From 8 to 17 July in New York City, the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) convened UN Member States and representatives from civil society organizations to...
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Can cities run on renewables? Kenya’s Kisumu County has a roadmap to prove it
On 1 August, ICLEI, in partnership with the County Government of Kisumu, unveiled a tailored-made roadmap towards 100% renewable energy by 2050. Under the 100% Renewables Cities and Regions Roadmap...
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The Summit of the Future: Connecting the future of multilateralism and urban...
The Summit of the Future (SoF) begins on 22 September at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. The Summit is an initiative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (pictured above; photo...
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