Posts tagged with 'subnational action'
How Including Subnational Governments in NDC Development Strengthens National Climate Action
How Including Subnational Governments in NDC Development Strengthens National Climate Action
As countries prepare their updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for submission ahead of this year’s UN climate change conference (COP30), there is growing recognition that effective climate action requires strong collaboration between national and subnational governments. Only about a quarter ...
How Subnational Governments Are Shaping Colombia’s Next-Generation Climate Commitments
How Subnational Governments Are Shaping Colombia’s Next-Generation Climate Commitments
Colombia is currently updating its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which will be submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) later this year. This update aims to highlight Colombia’s national priorities, such as biodiversity and food security, ...
On the Road to Sustainable Transport, Climate Finance Can Speed Progress
On the Road to Sustainable Transport, Climate Finance Can Speed Progress
Transport is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 24% of carbon emissions worldwide. Nearly three-quarters of those emissions come from road vehicles. Solutions like electrification and increased public transport can reduce the transport sector’s emissions, but they ...
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 ...
Turning Promises into Progress: Lessons from Campinas’s Climate Action Plan
Turning Promises into Progress: Lessons from Campinas’s Climate Action Plan
Cities are at the forefront of climate impacts, and city governments are key actors in unlocking action to build urban resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, the number of cities and regions committing to climate action and ...
How Project Preparation Facilities Can Unlock Climate Finance for Cities
How Project Preparation Facilities Can Unlock Climate Finance for Cities
Moldova’s capital city, Chișinău, recently secured a €20 million investment to tackle flooding and pollution of the Bîc River, aiming to transform it into a valuable recreational amenity for 100,000 residents and mitigate future flood risks. This funding, which combines loans from ...
The Urban20 Summit in Rio and the Importance of Subnational-National Collaboration
The Urban20 Summit in Rio and the Importance of Subnational-National Collaboration
As the first week of COP29 drew to a close with intense debates on climate financing and ambitious targets, and just days before the G20 Leaders’ Summit, another international forum turned Rio de Janeiro into the epicenter of discussions on ...
Decoding Subnational Climate Budgeting in Maharashtra, India
Decoding Subnational Climate Budgeting in Maharashtra, India
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently launched Mumbai’s first-ever climate budget, making it the first city in India and the fourth in the world (after Oslo, New York and London) to launch a climate budget. While Mumbai works to expand and institutionalize their ...
The ACWA Platform: Guiding Africa’s Cities Towards a Water-Resilient Future
The ACWA Platform: Guiding Africa’s Cities Towards a Water-Resilient Future
In a time of polycrises – from economic and political instability to health and environmental emergencies – water is a resource that cannot be relegated to the background. Especially in urban environments, water demand is ever-increasing and in too many ...
Countries Have Been Overlooking Their Biggest Climate Allies: Local and Regional Governments
Countries Have Been Overlooking Their Biggest Climate Allies: Local and Regional Governments
Cities are home to more than half the world’s population: 4.4 billion people commuting, working, eating, shopping, and using light, heat and air conditioning. As a result, cities collectively produce over 70% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions warming the planet. They ...
Empowering Cities To Shape Stronger, More Inclusive NDCs: Lessons from Colombia
Empowering Cities To Shape Stronger, More Inclusive NDCs: Lessons from Colombia
Cities are responsible for more than 70% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are highly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, yet when it comes to climate action, national governments tend to take center stage. Of the 194 ...
Laying the Foundation for Green, Resilient Cities in Latin America
Laying the Foundation for Green, Resilient Cities in Latin America
Amid the vast Amazon River delta, Belém, Brazil, sits at the intersection of the urban and natural worlds. A network of waterways and islands home to resources like açaí and cacao surround the city, serving as a critical port for ...
Equity in Action: Shaping Local Climate Solutions for All
Equity in Action: Shaping Local Climate Solutions for All
Every three years, ICLEI hosts the ICLEI World Congress to showcase how subnational actors advance sustainable urban development worldwide. The most recent installment, ICLEI World Congress 2024, held June 18-21 in São Paulo, Brazil, converged over 1,500 global attendees to ...
Better Buildings Are Taking on the Climate Challenge 
Better Buildings Are Taking on the Climate Challenge 
In March 2024, the inaugural Buildings and Climate Global Forum convened more than 1,000 participants to spur action towards built environment decarbonization and resilience. The first-of-its-kind forum was welcome, as the sector needs a shakeup.   The big issue on the table was ...
Local Climate Action at the Forefront: How the UNEA-6 Cities & Regions Summit Elevated Subnational Governments
Local Climate Action at the Forefront: How the UNEA-6 Cities & Regions Summit Elevated Subnational Governments
“What you do in your cities resonates across the world. When you make your cities green and sustainable, you are not just local heroes, you are global heroes.” Those were the inspiring words that Inger Anderson, Director of the UN ...
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