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19 March 2024

Inclusive partnerships drive food system transformation

Current discussions and perspectives regarding the characteristics and priorities of a sustainable food system are plentiful, global, local, and at a European level. Providing nutritious and safe food while reducing negative environmental impact and ensuring food security has become a crucial challe...

18 March 2024

Public buyers take concrete steps toward sustainable and circular transformations at Procura+ Conference 2024 in Lisbon

The Procura+ Conference 2024 convened over 220 government officials, industry leaders and procurement practitioners in Lisbon (Portugal) for its 11th edition. The conference theme “Step Changes for Big Impact'' demonstrated how public buyers across Europe are taking steps to leverage public pr...

18 March 2024

Leading local and EU decision makers discuss translating the EU Green Deal into local action

Last week brought more than 200 Mayors and local representatives together with EU leaders and the Belgian EU Council Presidency to discuss translating the EU Green Deal into local action. During the event, key EU decision makers including European Commission Executive Vice President Maroš &Sc...

15 March 2024

Déclaration de Chaillot lays groundwork for decarbonising the building sector

From 7-8 March 2024, a delegation of ICLEI experts from the European and World Secretariat attended the Buildings and Climate Global Forum in ICLEI Member Paris (France) to underscore the critical role subnational governments play in catalysing the decarbonisation and future-proofing of the built en...

13 March 2024

Two new digital tools helping cities to preserve their cultural heritage

The European Heritage Hub, an EU-funded pilot project, is taking strides towards a more sustainable, digital, and inclusive society by uniting heritage stakeholders and initiatives across Europe. Responding to the call for structured cooperation and coordination across governance levels, from local ...

12 March 2024

Receive support to develop Nature-based Solutions education

Would you like to develop the education to Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in your community or organisation? Is your organisation involved in education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), or NbS activities, regardless of its size or sector? Then you might be interested in joinin...

11 March 2024

Cities put adaptation planning into action

The 2021 EU Adaptation Strategy stresses that impactful adaptation action happens at the local level. A new interactive report, Building Resilience through Adaptation at the Local Level, synthesises learnings from cities and regions across Europe, showing how they are building resilience in their co...

8 March 2024

Address inequalities in the European Green Deal through practical recommendations

The European Green Deal foresees efficient use of resources for a circular and clean economy. Yet inequalities emerge in the context of its policy and interventions, whether in terms of access to food, energy, mobility, or biodiversity. The ACCTING project, of which ICLEI is a partner, seeks to und...

7 March 2024

One-Stop-Shops facilitate the renovation wave

Over the past decade, Europe has weathered several crises (such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the energy crisis, to name but two) that highlighted the centrality of the buildings in which people reside, work and enjoy leisure activities. To meet overarching sustainability and just transition goals, it...