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Cities have long been recognized as both a challenge for sustainable development, as well as a hotbed for innovative sustainable solutions. Policy and decision makers at the national and local... Read More

The global sustainability agenda requires a responsible commitment from all local and regional governments to achieve carbon neutrality, urban resilience and energy security in their jurisdictions. To help them achieve... Read More

The future lies with cities. Socially, culturally, environmentally and politically, cities are becoming more important than ever before. Cities are centers of opportunities, and are often at the forefront of innovation to improve the... Read More

Having faced and often successfully overcome environmental, economic and social crises, industrial legacy cities are experts in creating their own resurgence and turning challenges into opportunities. The Urban Transitions Alliance... Read More

Rapid urbanization, migration and climate change are among the factors that are increasingly posing a stress to urban populations and the built environment. They also exacerbate the marginalization of vulnerable... Read More

The session shares with ICLEI members the results of a survey that members around the world completed. The survey asked about your sustainable community plans, your engagement of partner organizations... Read More

The Front-Line Cities and Islands initiative, an ICLEI and GLISPA partnership, was launched at COP23 and has formal endorsement of the Fiji COP Presidency. Front-Line has been created to support... Read More

According the World Bank, cities produced about 1.3 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste globally per year, a figure expected to grow to 2.2 billion tonnes per year by 2025,... Read More

Countries in the Global South face particular challenges in regards to sustainable mobility in the wake of a rapidly urbanizing world. Uneven development, fast urbanization, informality, exclusion and inadequate transportation... Read More

The fast urbanization trends, increasing exposure to climate change related threats (including disaster risk, disease outbreaks etc.) and other shocks and stresses (increasing social stratification, socio-economic crises, forced migration, etc.)... Read More

Our global linear economy is wasteful by design. It relies on extracting, transforming, consuming and discarding massive amounts of resources such as biomass, fossil fuels, sand, gravel or metals. 92.8... Read More

Following the decline of their signature industries along with environmental pressures, the Alliance cities have had to become experts in re-inventing themselves. A key component of a well-managed urban transition... Read More

Many local governments have to bridge the urgency of having to provide housing with the need to strategically and cautiously plan the sustainable growth of their cities in the medium... Read More

In the face of rising environmental problems, social inequalities and competitiveness challenges within our globalized economy, cities are increasingly asked to be innovative, creative and at the fore-front of all... Read More

This session is foreseen to provide added-value to the Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues initiative launched as part of the official UNFCCC mandated process called the Talanoa Dialogue. ICLEI –... Read More

Buildings are key contributors to the livability of cities. They also play a leading economic role as the construction industry represents 6% of the global GDP (World Economic Forum, 2016).... Read More

Active mobility and sustainable lifestyles are one of the key elements in creating places that encourage healthy lifestyles and maximize the capacity of residents and visitors to live fuller lives... Read More

This session, co-hosted by ICLEI and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, is part of ICLEI’s Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues. It aims to support the Talanoa process to take stock... Read More

Unprecedented urban expansion is forecast from 2017 to 2030 and under current policies and practices, this growth is expected to result in significant losses of global biodiversity; and subsequently a significant... Read More

Cities across the world are increasingly using their procurement actions strategically to help tackle a wide variety of sustainability goals – from reducing CO2 emissions, and increasing social inclusion, to... Read More

Industrial legacy cities have embraced both change and opportunity in the energy sector as they look to move beyond their historical reliance on fossil fuel-based, extractive and polluting industries. Taking... Read More

This leaders sessions organized by the cities of Malmö, Ghent, Utrecht, Stuttgart and Bonn will gather high-level officials from all regions who are leading the way in localizing the sustainable... Read More

Cities are increasingly shaped by information and communication technologies with the promise that these will help optimize the urban space. From water to energy consumption, transportation, waste selection and infrastructure... Read More

The onset of climate change as inevitable is gaining acceptance widely, and it is continuously being recognized that mitigation efforts while necessary are not sufficient, hence there is increasing need... Read More

This session will demonstrate the utility of the urban metabolism framework in city planning and management. A series of case studies will be presented to show how urban metabolism works... Read More

The notion of sustainable urban mobility is incomplete without consideration for urban logistics. The traffic generated by the delivery goods to shops, factories, offices, hotels, etc. represents a large share of urban... Read More

This session, co-hosted by ICLEI  and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, is part of ICLEI’s Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues. It aims to support the Talanoa process to take stock... Read More

Speakers: Dorothy Alexandre, Valérie Plante, Célestine Ketcha épouse Courtès, Nadia Petrolito, Judith Portier

Sustainable development is development that benefits everyone and allows for equality. As part of recognizing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and in a context where we have growing Indigenous populations... Read More

Local governments are key actors in sustainable urban development policy making and implementation, but they should not have to shoulder this burden alone. Sustainable policies are those which are coordinated... Read More

Billions of dollars will need to be invested in cities and municipalities in the coming decades to adapt to climate change and drastically reduced greenhouse gas emissions but where will... Read More

Natural disasters create experiences that may influence, at a personal and organizational scale, our perception of what urban resilience means. This session will allow participants to understand urban resilience as... Read More

Cities and the levers put in place at the local level must play a role in accelerating the transition to a circular economy while consolidating social and solidarity development. This... Read More

With increasing urban migration and sprawl, a variety of species from peri-urban areas are now calling cities home. This session will explore the relationship between urban growth and encroachment on... Read More

In the context of globalization and because of different phenomena (e.g. human mobility, urbanization, increased diversity), our cities are facing profound transformations. The city has become a place where multiple... Read More

The transition to clean energy promises to help cities meet ambitious carbon reduction goals, but too often leaves out low and moderate income (LMI) households, those disproportionately experiencing energy poverty.... Read More

Montréal – Green city Montréal – Neighborhood life (green lanes and active mobility) Montréal – City of knowledge Montréal – An island city and indigenous territory Montréal – City of sustainable development initiatives... Read More

Frank Cownie, Laure Waridel, Ross Douglas, Dario Nardella, Satoshi Uemura, Jean-Claude Dardelet, Léopold Beaulieu, Patricia McCarney, Butch Bacani, Ashok Sridharan, Valérie Plante

In all cities, leveraging walking, cycling and public transport as well as renewable energy-fueled electric vehicles will be crucial for cities to improve their air quality, meet renewable energy targets... Read More

The 2030 Agenda calls for “transparent, effective, inclusive and accountable institutions to advance poverty eradication and sustainable development. It aims to ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all... Read More

This interactive session will share research insights and stimulate a conversation about multi-scale food policy and governance. First, our panelists will share innovative case examples focusing on the value of... Read More

In 2017, the PSI and ICLEI advanced their global partnership by convening the first-ever Insurance Industry and Cities Summit at the Resilient Cities Congress 2017 in Bonn, Germany. The Summit... Read More

Water is essential for life, human dignity, and the health of people and planet. It is fundamental to our social, environmental, and cultural commons, and it is requisite to the... Read More

This session is aimed for city governments to experiment with creative ecomobile solutions to create more livable cities. It will highlight how traveling through integrated, socially inclusive and healthy transport options can improve the... Read More

(This is part 1 of a 2-part session) There is a critical need for science and research to help build solutions to the world’s grand sustainability challenges. What is the... Read More

As the areas in which most people live and work, cities are increasingly acknowledged as the arena in which solutions to major societal and environmental challenges must be developed and... Read More

The Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative was launched in 2008 by the German Ministry for Environment (BMU) and the German Federal Foreign Office. It serves as a platform for dialogue on... Read More

Old factories, disused railway tracks and abandoned mining sites constitute relics of a formerly flourishing industrial past. Industrial legacy cities have come a long way in re-generating their outdated infrastructure... Read More

The world is urbanizing at a fast growing pace, and in many places around the world, this results in congestion and urban stress. Cities are being stretched to their limits... Read More

By 2030, it is expected that 6 out of 10 people will live in cities, with 90% of this growth occurring in Africa and Asia. Currently, about 1 in 8... Read More

In 2017, the PSI and ICLEI advanced their global partnership by convening the first-ever Insurance Industry and Cities Summit at the Resilient Cities Congress 2017 in Bonn, Germany. The Summit... Read More

The session primarily draws from lessons and insights in the implementation of the regional project, GIZ Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus funded by the German Federal... Read More

This session will explore how people, communities and local governments can be the driving force of the renewable energy transition by fostering high citizen participation, multi-stakeholder collaboration and regional value... Read More

Cities will be the scene of some of the greatest sustainability challenges facing humanity as rapid urbanization continues at an unprecedented rate in the midst of a teetering equilibrium of... Read More

The session will introduce the City Climate Planner program which aims to build capacity and accredit professionals around the world which have demonstrated their skills and expertise on the Global... Read More