Climate change, circular economy, waste management
March 22nd, 2021
Nairobi, 22 March 2021 — The interest of the global community on measures to reduce emissions and stay within the 1.5 degree target has surged considerably and as the world approaches 2030, taking…
Contributing to SDGs through Japanese low-cost and sustainable environmental technologies
January 27th, 2021
Fukuoka, Japan, 27 January 2021 - Since 2009, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) based in Fukuoka, Japan has been working closely with local institutions and enterprises to…
Global coalition launches initiative to support 1,000 cities on climate change adaptation
January 26th, 2021
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 26 January 2021 – UN-Habitat, the Global Center on Adaptation, World Resources Institute and Resilient Cities Network are working together on a new initiative to speed up…
Open call for cities to join competition to reduce urban greenhouse gas emissions and improve cities’ futures
November 9th, 2020
London, Nairobi, Stockholm - 9 November 2020 - The Climate Smart Cities Challenge is making an open call to city governments and agencies around the world to join an open competition that aims to…
Third Multilevel Dialogue on the climate agenda brings together national and local governments, and civil organizations
September 15th, 2020
This story originally appeared in Urban LEDS on September 15, 2020. 15 September 2020 - In August, ICLEI South America and the government of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, held the Third Multilevel…
Cities of Balikpapan and Bogor review Urban-LEDS Project I
September 14th, 2020
This story originally appeared in Urban LEDS on September 14, 2020. 14 September 2020 - ICLEI SEAS in partnership with the city governments of Balikpapan and Bogor, held a virtual kick-off meeting…
ICLEI and UN-HABITAT train Lao cities on climate tools and low-emission strategies
September 14th, 2020
This story originally appeared in Urban LEDS on September 14, 2020. Pakse City, Laos, 14 September 2020 – ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS), in…
Accra’s steps toward clean air: The Essence of the Urban Health and Short-lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Reduction Project – Urban-LEDS II synergy highlight
September 7th, 2020
This story originally appeared in Urban LEDS on September 7, 2020. 7 September 2020 - By introducing a great number of specific climate actions through case studies from all over the world, the guide…
Joint UN-Habitat and WWF Cities Blog for World Environment Day
June 5th, 2020
Let’s make the World’s Cities a little Greener 6 June 2020 - Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in cities, and this number is set to increase to 68% by 2050, which represents an additional 2.…