ICLEI USA & ResourceX Announce Partnership to Further Advance Sustainability and Climate Ambitions for Local Governments
Governments must continually juggle multiple issues of immediate importance. Resource scarcity and organizational constraints make it difficult to address “new” issues such as climate action. However, local governments don’t have the luxury of not preparing for the impacts of climate change. They have the unique opportunity to lead local climate action by helping their communities […]
How 8 U.S. Communities Model Holistic Recovery in the SDGs Cities Challenge
This blog post is co-written by Kale Roberts, Senior Program Officer, ICLEI USA, and Dr. Cathy Oke, Enterprise Principal Fellow in Informed Cities, University of Melbourne. The featured image is an exhibition about the SDGs in Berlin, Germany. Image: Inga Kjer / photothek.net, CC BY-ND 2.0. When the United Nations unveiled the 2030 Agenda in […]
U.S. Cities to Take Action for Nature Unlike Ever Before With Free Biodiversity Bootcamp
Communities will learn to finance nature-based solutions, integrate biodiversity within climate and sustainability action plans, and advocate through UN channels To prioritize nature-based solutions during the “Super Year for Nature” — a year when the global community is calling for nature to have its “Paris Agreement” moment — ICLEI USA is hosting a six-part “Biodiversity […]
Urbana, Illinois, Leads a Regional Biodiversity Planning Process with CitiesWithNature
A member of ICLEI USA, the City of Urbana, Ill., joined the CitiesWithNatureAction Platform to channel its previous nature and urban biodiversity work into a nationwide initiative, outlined by Sustainability & Resilience Officer Scott R. Tess in ICLEI Global’s 23rd Post 2020 Biodiversity Roadmap Webinar Series. Tess said that one of Urbana’s nature-based initiatives includes […]
The City of Austin, the City of Oberlin, and the City of San José Explore What It Means to Be an Equitably Sustainable City
“A truly resilient community is only achievable when natural and built environments support cohesive communities in which all residents have a voice and where diversity and cultural identities are woven into the social fabric.” This core tenet of ICLEI’s Equitable and People-Centered Pathway is a reminder to build just, inclusive, and livable communities. Equity is […]
Three Innovative ICLEI USA Cities Utilizing Nature-Based Solutions
Introduction to Nature-Based Solutions Nature is the life-support system for our society. In this “super year for nature”, when the global community will seek to provide an ambitious deal for nature, we are inspired by stories of how local governments are leading the way in safeguarding their communities by implementing nature-based solutions, connecting residents to […]
Climate Action Funding Opportunity: Action Fund
We are delighted to announce an incredible opportunity to develop and deploy highly visible and replicable projects that demonstrate community-led, data-driven, and lasting innovation in local climate action through the Action Fund! Made possible through funding from Google.org, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA, Inc. (ICLEI USA) is accepting expressions of interest (EOI) from nonprofit […]
The Power of Podcasts: ICLEI USA Members Share Climate Action Stories with City Climate Corner
Sharing Climate Action Stories ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability is the first and largest global network of local and regional governments dedicated to advocating, collaborating, and sharing about local climate action to create a fair, sustainable future for all. The ICLEI USA network consists of over 300 members passionate about local action that follows low […]
Modernizing the U.S. Community Protocol
About the U.S. Community Protocol (USCP) Greenhouse gas protocols provide authoritative guidance for communities to account for carbon pollution accurately and consistently. ICLEI USA led the development of the USCP in 2010. The USCP is the industry-standard for community-scale inventories, with detailed methods tailored to the needs and data availability of US local governments. The […]
How Local Governments Support Community-Led Food Systems Transformation
In May 2021, ICLEI and the City of New Haven, CT’s Food System Policy Division hosted the North American Local Food Dialogue on Inclusive Food Systems to inform and contribute to the cities and counties proceedings of the UN Food Systems Summit in September. More than 40 local government stakeholders, including local government staff and […]