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ICLEI USA Agenda at COP28 

With COP28 — the 28th session of the United Nations’ annual “Conference of the Parties” climate conference, this year hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from November 30th to December 12th — fast approaching, we are preparing for what is becoming one of the most prominent local government-focused COPs in history. ICLEI USA […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

New ICLEI USA Website

We are pleased to announce the launch of ICLEI USA’s new website, c96.0d1.myftpupload.com, and blog, CityTalk USA! These new ICLEI digital destinations provide an improved presentation of ICLEI action, and more importantly, better opportunity for you to engage with us so that together we can build more sustainable and resilient local communities. With over 25 […]