ICLEI USA Announces New Board Leadership
ICLEI USA has appointed new leadership to its Board of Directors. Ravi Bhalla, Assemblyman in the New Jersey General Assembly and Former Hoboken Mayor, will serve as Board Chair, and Brigid Shea, Commissioner of Travis County, Texas, will serve as Vice Chair, following her service as Board Chair. During her tenure as Chair, Shea helped […]
Agenda for ICLEI USA at the National Adaptation Forum May 11-14 in Pittsburgh
The ICLEI USA team is looking forward to taking part in the National Adaptation Forum (NAF) in Pittsburgh next month! If you are attending the conference, reach out to engage with the ICLEI USA team and learn more about our resilience work at these sessions and events: Forum Welcome & Plenary – Migration as Adaptation: […]
Call for Participants: Center for Regulatory Ingenuity Local Advisory Council
ICLEI USA, in partnership with the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)’ Center for Regulatory Ingenuity (CRI), is seeking local and regional elected officials and government staff to serve on a national advisory council supporting policy development and implementation. Outdated regulations, overly complicated processes, and underresourcing have hobbled governments’ ability to tackle big challenges like climate […]
Strengthening Colorado Communities Through the CORE Internship Program (Grand Junction)
ICLEI USA launched the Colorado Resilience Engine (CORE) Internship Program with dual goals: 1) building capacity among Colorado local governments and 2) training the next generation of resilience leaders. With support from the CO-WY Ascend Engine, Innosphere, the National Science Foundation, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the program placed five […]
ICLEI USA Launches Capital Cities Collaborative to Accelerate Sustainable Buildings and Transportation Policies
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — November 6, 2025 — ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI USA) is proud to announce the launch of the Capital Cities Collaborative, a national initiative supported by Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund is designed to accelerate the adoption of sustainable building energy efficiency and transportation policies in […]
Strengthening Colorado Communities Through the CORE Internship Program (Lafayette)
ICLEI USA launched the Colorado Resilience Engine (CORE) Internship Program with dual goals: 1) building capacity among Colorado local governments and 2) training the next generation of resilience leaders. With support from the CO-WY Ascend Engine, Innosphere, the National Science Foundation, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the program placed five […]
Strengthening Colorado Communities Through the CORE Internship Program (Telluride)
ICLEI USA launched the Colorado Resilience Engine (CORE) Internship Program with dual goals: 1) building capacity among Colorado local governments and 2) training the next generation of resilience leaders. With support from the CO-WY Ascend Engine, Innosphere, the National Science Foundation, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the program placed five […]
Strengthening Colorado Communities Through the CORE Internship Program (Louisville)
ICLEI USA launched the Colorado Resilience Engine (CORE) Internship Program with dual goals: 1) building capacity among Colorado local governments and 2) training the next generation of resilience leaders. With support from the CO-WY Ascend Engine, Innosphere, the National Science Foundation, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the program placed five […]
Strengthening Colorado Communities Through the CORE Internship Program (Englewood)
ICLEI USA launched the Colorado Resilience Engine (CORE) Internship Program with dual goals: 1) building capacity among Colorado local governments and 2) training the next generation of resilience leaders. With support from the CO-WY Ascend Engine, Innosphere, the National Science Foundation, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the program placed five […]
Climate Week NYC 2025: Conversations That Move Us
At this year’s Climate Week, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability brought its largest-ever delegation — more than 20 mayors and local leaders from the United States, Brazil, Sweden, Morocco, Ecuador, Argentina, Australia, and Colombia. They joined hundreds of partners and leaders in New York City with a shared purpose: to listen, exchange ideas, and […]