Recent Posts by Yunus
8 Signs 2026 Isn’t Business as Usual for Urban Sustainability Agendas  
8 Signs 2026 Isn’t Business as Usual for Urban Sustainability Agendas  
For better or worse, the year ahead brings a mix of reforms, political shifts and global milestones that will shape how urban sustainability agendas are governed and delivered.   From changes to the structure and leadership of the United Nations (UN) ...
When Will Cities and Subnational Actors Be Formally Integrated Into the COP Climate Process?
When Will Cities and Subnational Actors Be Formally Integrated Into the COP Climate Process?
Thousands of local and regional leaders and their networks gathered in Brazil last month for the COP30 Local Leaders Forum in Rio and COP30 in Belém to respond to the call for a “COP of Implementation” — a COP that ...
A New Era of Local-to-Global Climate Action: 10 Things ICLEI Is Watching in 2025
A New Era of Local-to-Global Climate Action: 10 Things ICLEI Is Watching in 2025
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, will be the most substantial and strategic mechanism for local and subnational governments to influence and impact national and global sustainability agendas in 2025. As we gear up for the mid-year Bonn Climate Conference, it is ...
Urban Practitioners Invited to Help Scope IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities
Urban Practitioners Invited to Help Scope IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities
At the 43rd session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2016, the Panel decided to include a Special Report on Climate Change and Cities in the IPCC’s seventh assessment cycle. This achievement marked a ...
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