ICLEI IN THE
URBAN ERAOUR VISION FOR A
SUSTAINABLE URBAN WORLD
April 2021

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CONTENTS

Introduction4
ICLEI Governance and Leadership

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The ICLEI Malmö Commitment and Strategic Vision 2021-2027

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The ICLEI Malmö Action Plan 2021 - 2024

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Activity index

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INTRODUCTION
WE LIVE IN AN URBAN CENTURY.
More than ever, our cities, towns andregions are at the frontline of a globally changing world, and our local andregional governments need to rapidly
act on changes occurring in nearly
every dimension of urban life.

As our urban areas rise, grow andchange, so do the demands and pressures on our finite natural resources,
further reinforcing disparities andvulnerabilities in communities acrossthe world.

The development challenges, including global public health crises suchas COVID-19; the increasing impactsof climate change, biodiversity loss,
land degradation and demographic
change; the lack of resilience in oururban systems, processes and approaches; the need to end systemic
inequities and poverty and to better
understand and apply technologicaladvancement, are particularly visible
in our urban environments and require urgent action from subnational
governments.

Therefore, the only way forward is tourgently reverse this trend and drastically re-orient the patterns of ourdaily life, our built environment andthe natural systems in and around ourcities.
We have now a unique opportunity
to “build back better”, to develop
resilient communities and systems
and to discontinue the unsustainableapproaches that became so obvious
through the global pandemic. We
must create an urban world that issustainable and resilient!

Cities, towns and their surrounding regions are centers of opportunity andprosperity and, indeed, act as important hubs of economy, innovation andco-creation, production, consumption,
as well as social and cultural interaction. At the same time, numerous
cities, towns and regions are places
where deep poverty and inequity
prevail, and where severe natural degradation proliferates with ecosystems
pushed past their thresholds.

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ICLEI GOVERNANCE
AND LEADERSHIP

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ICLEI GLOBAL EXECUTIVECOMMITEE 2021-2024

FRANK COWNIE KATRINSTJERNFELDTPRESIDENT
JAMMEH
Regional Seat,
North America.
Mayor, City of Des
Moines, USA

MINNA ARVE

VICE-PRESIDENT

ATISHI
MARLENA

Regional Seat, Europe& Circular Development
Portfolio. Mayor, City of
Turku, Finland

FIRST
VICE-PRESIDENT

Sustainable Local
Economy andProcurement Portfolio.
Mayor, City of Malmö,
Sweden

VICE-PRESIDENT

Resilient Development
and Risk Management
Portfolio. Member ofLegislative Assembly,
National Capital
Territory of Delhi, India

MOHAMEDSEFIANIYEOM,
TAE-YOUNG

Mayor, Chefchaouen
Municipality, Morocco

Mayor, Suwon City,
Republic of Korea

REGIONAL SEAT,AFRICAREGIONAL SEAT,EAST ASIA

AMANDA STONE

MAURICIO VILADOSALREGIONAL SEAT,OCEANIAREGIONAL SEAT,MEXICO, CENTRALAMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN

Councillor, Yarra City
Council, Australia

Nature, Biodiversity andEcosystem Restoration
Portfolio. Governor, Stateof Yucatán, Mexico
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ICLEI GLOBAL EXECUTIVECOMMITEE 2021-2024
GERALDO JULIODE MELLO FILHOKINLAY DORJEEREGIONAL SEAT,SOUTH ASIA

REGIONAL SEAT,SOUTH AMERICA

Mayor, Thimphu
Municipality, Bhutan

Secretary of State of
Economic Development,
State of Pernambuco, Brazil

MAR-LENABIGAIL S. BINAYCATHY OKE

URBAN RESEARCHON SUSTAINABILITY
CHALLENGE SOLUTIONS PORTFOLIOREGIONAL SEAT,SOUTHEAST
ASIA. INNOVATIVEFINANCING PORTFOLIO

Senior Fellow in Informed
Cities, University of
Melbourne, Australia

Mayor, Makati City,
Philippines

KATJA DÖRNER

MUSTAFA TUNÇSOYER

CLIMATE ACTION
AND LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTPORTFOLIO

CLIMATE ACTION
AND LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTPORTFOLIO

Lord Mayor, City of Bonn,
Germany

Mayor, Izmir Metropolitan
Municipality, Turkey

TBD

MANUEL DEARAÚJOGLOBAL
MULTILATERALREPRESENTATIONPORTFOLIORESILIENTDEVELOPMENT AND
RISK MANAGEMENTPORTFOLIO

TBD, Seoul Metropolitan
Government, Republicof Korea

Mayor, Quelimane
Municipal Council,
Mozambique

ZHANG, ALEXICLEI CHINASTRATEGY ENVOYPORTFOLIO

Executive Director, EcoForum Global, China

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ICLEI COUNCIL 2021-2024
AFRICA

MANUELDE ARAÚJO
Mayor,
Quelimane
Municipal
Council,Mozambique

VINCENTDE PAULKAYANJAJEFFERSON
T. KOIJEEHANS BERTYMARGUERITTE

MOHAMEDSEFIANIDAISAKU
KADOKAWAJIA LINAYEOM
TAE-YOUNG

TBDMayor, Entebbe
Municipal
Council, Uganda

Mayor Monrovia
City Corporation,
Liberia

Mayor, Municipal
Council ofCurepipe,
Mauritius

Mayor,
Chefchaouen
Municipality,
MoroccoEAST ASIA

CHENG-TA
HSIEH

Deputy Mayor,
New Taipei City,
Chinese Taipei

Mayor, Kyoto
City, Japan

Vice Mayor,
Changchun City,
China

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Mayor, Suwon
City, Republic of
Korea

TBD, Seoul
Metropolitan
Government,
Republicof KoreaICLEI COUNCIL 2021-2024
EUROPEMINNA
ARVEMayor,
City of Turku,
FinlandMARTIN
HORN

Lord Mayor,
City of Freiburg
im Breisgau,
Germany

ANA OREGI

Deputy Mayor,
Municipality ofVitoria-Gasteiz,
Spain

MARIUSZ
SKIBA

Deputy Mayor,
City of Katowice,
PolandERION
VELIAJ

Mayor,
Municipality ofTirana, Albania

MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

JUAN
NASRY
ASFURAZABLAH

Mayor,
Tegucigalpa,
Municipalityof the Central
District,
Honduras

VERNY
VALERIO
HERNÁNDEZ
Mayor,
Municipality of
San Rafael de
Heredia, Costa
Rica

MANUELDE JESUSJIMENEZORTEGA

Mayor,
Municipality ofSanto Domingo
Este, Dominican
Republic

9MARÍA
ISABEL
ORTIZ
MANTILLA
Secretary ofState, State ofGuanajuato,
MexicoMAURICIO
VILA
DOSAL
Governor, Stateof Yucatán,
MexicoICLEI COUNCIL 2021-2024
NORTH AMERICABRITTANY
MACLEAN

Environmental
Coordinator, Cityof Fredericton,
Canada

IAN MCVEY
Manager of
Sustainability,
Durham Region,
CanadaMATTHEWAPPELBAUMFRANKCOWNIEBRIGID SHEANUATALINELMESANNA
REYNOLDSAMANDASTONEARY JOSÉVANAZZIJUAN DAVIDPALACIOCARDONAGERALDOJULIO DEMELLO FILHOFormer Mayor,
City of Boulder,
USA

Mayor of Des
Moines, USA

Commissioner,
Travis County, USA

OCEANIAANNFERGUSON

Mayor, Mount
Barker District
Council, Australia

AARON
HAWKINS

Mayor, Dunedin
City Council,
New ZealandLord Mayor, Cityof Newcastle,
Australia

Lord Mayor,
City of Hobart,
Australia

Councillor, Yarra
City Council,
Victoria, Australia

SOUTH AMERICAJOÃOCAMPOS

Mayor,
Municipality of
Recife, Brazil

RAÚL
EMILIOJATÓNMayor, Municipalityof Santa Fe dela Vera Cruz,
Argentina

Mayor,
Municipality ofSão Leopoldo,
Brazil10

Director, ÁreaMetropolitana delValle de Aburrá,
Colombia

Secretary of Stateof Economic
Development, Stateof Pernambuco, Brazil

ICLEI COUNCIL 2021-2024
SOUTH ASIAASHOKBYANJU

President,
Municipal
Association of
Nepal

KINLAYDORJEE

Mayor, Thimphu
Municipality,
BhutanAHMKHAIRUZZAMAN
LITON

Mayor, Rajshahi
City Corporation,
Bangladesh

SOUTHEAST ASIA

MAR-LENABIGAIL S.
BINAY
Mayor, Makati
City, Philippines

SHADANBIN
OTHMAN

Municipal
President,
Hang Tuah
Jaya Municipal
Council, Malaysia

H. SYARIFFASHA ME

Mayor, Jambi City,
Indonesia

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FATHIMATH
AFSHANLATHEEF
Chief Executive
Officer, Local
Government
Authority ofMaldives

ATISHI
MARLENA

Member ofLegislative
Assembly,
National Capital
Territory of Delhi,
India

SPECIAL ADVISORS TO THE
ICLEI GLOBAL EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE

ALFREDO
CORO

SPECIAL ADVISORDATUK SERIIDRIS BIN
HARON

SR HAJIROZALIBIN HAJI
MOHAMUDto the Climate Action
and Low Emission
Development portfolio
Global Executive
Committee
Vice Mayor,
Municipality of Del
Carmen, Philippines

SPECIAL ADVISOR
to the Resilient
Development and Risk
Management portfolio
Global Executive
Committee
State Minister ofDistrict and Rural
Development, FloodManagement andGreen Technology,
State of Melaka,
Malaysia

SPECIAL ADVISORDATUKSHADAN BINOTHMANAMANDASTONECHRISTOPHERTAYLORto the Nature,
Biodiversity andEcosystem Restoration
portfolio
Global Executive
Committee
Councillor Yarra
Australia

to the Climate Action
and Low Emission
Development portfolio
Global Executive
Committee
Mayor, City of Ann
Arbor, USA

SPECIAL ADVISOR
to the Circular
Development portfolio
Global Executive
Committee
Mayor Hang Tuah
Jaya Malaysia

to the Climate Action
and Low Emission
Development portfolio
Global Executive
Committee
Mayor, Seberang
Perai Municipal
Council, Malaysia

SPECIAL ADVISORSPECIAL ADVISOR

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ANA OREGISPECIAL ADVISOR
to the Urban researchon sustainability
challenge solutions
portfolio
Global Executive
Committee
Deputy Mayor VitoriaGasteiz Spain

ICLEI SENIOR MANAGEMENT

GINO VAN
BEGIN

KOBIE
BRAND

EMANI
KUMAR

ZHU SHUEDGAR
VILLASEÑOR
FRANCOSTEVEGAWLERRODRIGODE OLIVEIRAPERPETUO

VICTORINO
AQUITANIATOGO
UCHIDA

WAN-TIENTSAIYEONHEE
PARK

ANGIE FYFE

Secretary
General, ICLEIWorld Secretariat

Regional
Director, ICLEI
Mexico, Central
America &Caribbean
Secretariat

Executive
Director, ICLEIJapan Office

Deputy Secretary
General,Regional
Director, ICLEI
Africa Secretariat

Regional
Director,
ICLEI Oceania
Secretariat

Director,
ICLEI Kaohsiung
Capacity Center

Deputy Secretary
General,Regional
Director, ICLEISouth Asia
Secretariat

Regional
Director, ICLEISouth America
Secretariat

Executive
Director, ICLEI
Korea Office13

Regional
Director, ICLEI
East Asia
Secretariat

Regional
Director, ICLEISoutheast
Asia Secretariat

Executive
Director, ICLEIUSA Office

WOLFGANGTEUBNER
Regional
Director, ICLEIEuropean
Secretariat

MEGAN
MEANEY

Executive
Director, ICLEI
Canada OfficeMESSAGE FROM
GINO VAN BEGIN
ICLEI SECRETARY GENERAL
In our urban era, the way cities, towns and their surrounding regions grow,develop and change will play a decisive role in global development. Today,
ICLEI uses the power of our network to ensure that local sustainability deliverson the goals and aspirations of the global sustainable development agenda.
Our growing network works with more than 2500 local and regional governments worldwide, representing small, large, and fast growing cities, vast metropolitan areas, provinces and connected regions. ICLEI as a network IS thediversity of the urban world, and the challenges and opportunities that comewith it.
We are now faced with a generation-defining challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic response is a rare opportunity to change the trajectory of our developmenton the planet.
Now is the time to make the choice to rapidly move from the extraction-basedmodel of the past century into a truly renewable, resilient, nature-based modelthat can accept the limits of our world.
Through the ICLEI Malmö Commitment and Strategic Vision 2021-2027, ICLEI’s
local and regional governments have set a way forward towards that transformation. It builds on what we first set out in Montreal in 2018, further elaborating our vision of integrated sustainable development. ICLEI offices around theworld will be guided by this vision, taking on the ICLEI Malmö Action Plan tofacilitate deep and lasting change globally.
ICLEI is and has always been committed to creating global change throughwork that starts on the local level. Together we must demonstrate visionary
leadership, lead by example, share our knowledge actively and openly andspeak with a united voice. Our Malmö Commitment and Strategic Vision is a
critical part of that promise.

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THE ICLEI MALMÖCOMMITMENT AND
STRATEGIC VISION
2021-2027

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The ICLEI Malmö Commitment andStrategic Vision 2021-2027 lays out
how the ICLEI network will advancesustainable urban development,from 2021 through 2027, locally andglobally, in an era where the local, regional, and national governments arecontinuing to respond to and recoverfrom the COVID-19 pandemic, whileadvancing urgent action on climate,nature, land and health.

This ICLEI Malmö Commitment andStrategic Vision was adopted by the
ICLEI Council on 12 April 2021, in
advance of the ICLEI World Congress2021-2022 Virtual Launch, hosted
by the City of Malmö, Sweden, andis referred to as the ICLEI Malmö
Commitment and Strategic Vision2021-2027.
The ICLEI Malmö Commitment andStrategic Vision 2021-2027 provides
strategic orientation for action by the
ICLEI network Members, of any size,at any subnational level, in any region,
and where a model of sustainable development is either already in place orwill soon be implemented.

ICLEI IS DRIVING SUSTAINABLE URBAN
DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE

131 COUNTRIES

2500+

CITIES, TOWNS ANDREGIONS INVOLVED

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24 OFFICES
9 REGIONSICLEI Network local and regional governments

ICLEI Member local and regional governments

The ICLEI Malmö Commitment andStrategic Vision 2021-2027 informs
the ICLEI Malmö Action Plan 20212027, a compendium of programs,
projects, initiatives, research, tools,
methodologies, networks, partnerships, events, capacity building andadvocacy which ICLEI offices will undertake together with the ICLEI local
and regional governments.

The compendium is a living list towhich new activities shall be added
each year and ongoing activities shallbe updated as necessary. The ICLEI
Malmö Action Plan 2021-2027 demonstrates the breadth of the activities bydetailing the region(s) in which theactivity is taking place and the local
and regional governments actively
participating in the activity.

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OUR CHALLENGE – LIVING IN AN URBAN CENTURY

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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE
URBAN WORLD FOR ALL
THE ICLEI MALMÖ COMMITMENT AND
STRATEGIC VISION 2021 - 2027
towns and regions are places where
systemic socio-economic fault lines
expose deep divisions, inequalities,
inequities and entrenched structural
poverty. These areas are also often
the urban epicentres of severe landand natural system degradation, andwhere ecosystems are pushed pasttheir functional thresholds.

OUR CHALLENGE – LIVING IN AN
URBAN CENTURY.
More than ever, our cities, towns andregions are at the frontline of globalchange and our local and regional
governments need to rapidly act innearly every dimension of urban life.
The development challenges, including global public health crises suchas COVID-19; the increasing impactsof climate change, biodiversity loss,
land degradation and demographic
change; the lack of resilience in oururban systems, processes and approaches; the need to end systemic
inequities and poverty and to better
understand and apply technologicaladvancement, are particularly visible
in our urban environments and require urgent action from subnational
governments.

As our urban areas expand andchange, so do the demands and pressures on our finite natural resources,
thus further reinforcing disparities,
vulnerabilities and economic losses.
Subsequently, resources derived
from such collapsing ecosystems
are insufficient and of poor quality
which directly results in the depletionof traditional revenue sources uponwhich local communities and theirgovernments depend for basic needs
and service delivery.

Cities, towns and their surrounding
regions are centers of opportunityand prosperity and, indeed, act asimportant hubs for economic opportunity, innovation, co-creation,
production, consumption, inclusivity
and social and cultural interaction.
At the same time, numerous cities,

The new Decade of Action for
Sustainable Development has commenced in January 2021, and theUnited Nations Secretary Generalstated in December 2020 that “toput it simply, the state of the planet
is broken” and “(h)umanity is waging
war on nature”.

19rights-based transtitions to discontinue the unsustainable approaches thathave become so obvious through theglobal Covid-19 pandemic and initialrecovery attempts. In the decade
now upon us, we may well have thelast and best opportunity granted tohumanity to create a new, accessible
and just urban world that is inclusive,
sustainable and resilient for all!

The only way forward is to urgently
and collectively reverse this trend
and drastically re-orient the patterns,
including the macro-level social andeconomic frameworks of our daily life,
redesign our built environment, alignwith nature and restore the natural
systems in and around our cities.
We have now a unique opportunity
to redesign our shared urban futureand relationship with the planet,“build back better”, to ambitiously
and with newly shared resolve co-create a new journey for all to develop
resilient, inclusive communities andWe know - through history and experience - that such fundamental change
often springs from cities and urban
centers as powerful, rich and diverse
centers and agents of change.

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THEORY OF CHANGE – OUR ICLEI COMMITMENT:BUILDING SUSTAINABLE CITIES, TOWNS,REGIONS AND AN URBAN WORLD FOR ALL

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THEORY OF CHANGE – OUR
ICLEI COMMITMENT: BUILDINGSUSTAINABLE CITIES, TOWNS,REGIONS AND AN URBAN
WORLD FOR ALL.

With the start of the Decade of
Action in 2021 and through the UN
sustainability frameworks in place
towards 2030 and 2050, notably theParis Climate Agreement and newcommitments (NDCs), the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and the
New Urban Agenda – for which we
advocated intensively over the last
decades - we must now, more thanever, implement the global sustainable development agenda in collaboration with all levels of government,
the private sector, academia/research,and civil society.

When a group of forward-thinking
cities founded ICLEI in 1990, they
took action for sustainability, wellbefore sustainable development was
the predominant model for change.
The entry point was protecting andconserving the environment. Since
then, ICLEI has evolved with a focus
on mainstreaming sustainable development in all aspects of life, within
and interacting with all who congregate, live, trade, work, co-create andrecreate in and around our cities, ourtowns and our regions.

We must sustain and scale up theseactions over the span of this decisive
decade for both people and planet
alike.
Therefore, we commit to:

Being part of ICLEI nurtures our collective potential for co-creating andenabling positive change. Our ICLEI
network reaches well over 2500 cities,
towns and regions and is widely recognized as a leading organization withvisionary leaders acting worldwide.
We represent small, large and often
fast-growing cities, towns, and counties, vast metropolitan areas, capitals,
provinces and regions. We are deeply
united in our commitment to inspire,learn from and work with each otherand others on our shared journey
towards a sustainable and equitableurban world.

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significantly scale up and expand
the model of sustainable cities andregions. We regard sustainable development not just as smart, but
as inclusive and fundamental to lifeon Earth; it is a right of all and nota privilege of a few.

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enable a massive and collective
whole-of-society and whole-of-government shift towards sustainable
development in and among ourjurisdictions, entrenching sustainability as the most fundamental
and inextricable component of all
local, national and global development and cooperation in andacross jurisdictions.

••tackle the most pressing issuesof our time in more fundamental,
systemic, just, inclusive and equitable ways than ever before, and, in
doing so, take profound decisions
in the long-term interests of bothpeople and planet that will ensure
resilience of systems and approaches. We will strengthen our
local, metropolitan and regional
governance to effectively implement our land use planning andsustainability plans.
move to a global economy thatfactors in the environmental planetary health and human well being
along GDP to measure prosperity,
wealth and wellbeing. We knowthat more than half of our global
GDP depends on nature and thatmany “free” services provided bynature are yet to be accounted for,such as carbon sequestration, temperature control, or purification of
air, etc.

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undertake a collective local effort
for global change, pushing foraction in all sectors, by key partners and all levels of government.
The sum of our efforts - policies,
actions and investments - will catalyze the global change that humanity needs in this urban century.

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invest in sustained behaviouralchange campaigns and programmes in order to drive a newshared vision for sustainable anddignified lifestyles which respects
planetary needs and boundaries,
addresses entrenched inequalities,
breaks the chains of structural
poverty and actively challenges
the status quo of the prevailingworld order which has lead us
down a treacherous path towards
the dire, indeed broken, state theplanet and all life it must sustain,
finds itself in at the down of thisall-important and decisive decade.

WE MUST SUSTAIN AND SCALE UP THESE
ACTIONS OVER THE SPAN OF THISDECISIVE DECADE FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND
PLANET.

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OUR STRATEGIC VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT - ACTING THROUGH FIVE PATHWAYS

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OUR STRATEGIC VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -ACTING THROUGH FIVE PATHWAYS.
As a compass to shape and manage our actions in a rapidly changing world
and to transform our cities, towns and regions, we will drive action throughfive critical, strategic and interlinked pathways that are the basis of sustainable urban development:I.

Low emission development: to achieve a net-zero emission (climate neutral) future, with actionable and substantive solutions
that accelerate and drive integrated local climate and energy
action, and a coherent investment portfolio.
a. We will drastically reduce all environmentally harmful pollutants andemissions from energy (electricity, heating, cooling), transport, waste, thebuilt environment, food systems, and address direct and indirect (including
Scope 3) emissions linked to our territory. We will also reduce noise andlight pollution. We will drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in all
our governmental and community-scale activities in all sectors. We commit
to implement the Paris Climate Agreement goal of keeping the global
warming increase to well below 2°C and will pursue all efforts to limit thetemperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
b. We will achieve climate neutrality in our governmental infrastructure
and operations, as well as in our communities at the latest by mid-century, and therefore will set mid-term targets for 2030, at the least.
c. Such targets and actions will be reported and achieved, among others
by implementing a clear, sustainable climate and energy plan (ideally100% renewables, divesting from fossil fuels); by decarbonizing thetransport sector (by prioritizing walking and cycling and zero-emissions
mobility options for people and goods); by promoting and applying
nature-based solutions, circular development actions, as well as people-centered, inclusive and equitable actions also considering adaptation to climate change and building resilience.
d. The ICLEI Green Climate Cities program and the ICLEI Climate Neutrality
Framework provide guidance on how to accelerate climate action, andprogress is tracked over time through the CDP-ICLEI Unified Reporting
System.
e. These ICLEI initiatives support us to join the UN Race to Zero campaign.

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II.

Nature-based development to protect and restore humanity’s
broken relationship with nature and the planet, while respecting, treasuring and enhancing biodiversity and the integrity of
ecosystems in and around our cities, which underpin our local
economies and upon which we depend for the social integrity,well-being and resilience of our communities.
a. We will prioritize healthy local environments in which air, water, soil,
food and all natural resources and their systems that sustain life andhealth are respected, protected and nurtured in ways that enrich biodiversity and strengthen ecosystems.
b. We will deploy strategies and inspirational, ambitious whole-of-government and whole-of-society plans and initiatives that use the potential of nature to provide essential ecosystem services sustainably
to unlock new economic opportunities in our jurisdictions, by applying
nature-based solutions, restore ecosystems, using blue and green infrastructure options and promoting green zones to reconnect and engage
with nature in our new urban world. We will support the developmentof payment for environmental services planning (PES) and projects at
the urban level with a view to strengthen urban-rural links and generateresources for reforestation or renaturation actions, water conservation,
protected areas, etc.
c. We will actively design and implement initiatives, also through the ICLEI
shared open platforms of CitiesWithNature and RegionsWithNature todrive wide scale behavioral change in urban communities towards lives
lived in harmony with nature and within planetary boundaries along
the principles of a One Health approach where it is clearly understoodthat human health and wellbeing are intrinsically linked to the healthand wellbeing of the planet itself.
d. We will commit to working together through the CitiesWithNature andRegionsWithNature platforms to share, connect, pioneer and learn
together in our journey with nature in reshaping the city of today for
our future generations and all life on earth, a city where nature is an
integral part of the lives of all who live, work and play in the city andwherein nature thrives. In doing so we will use these two platforms
to commit our biodiversity and nature-based aspirations, goals andtargets and report on our individual and collective progress towards
achieving these aspirations, goals and targets.

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III. Circular development to decouple urban economic development
and well-being from resource consumption and waste generation.
In collaboration with citizens, businesses and the research community, we will promote the transition from a linear to a circular
economy in an integrated way that supports new enterprise,creates dignified jobs, and that inspires aspirational, quality lives
for our citizens.
a. We will lead a just transition to a circular economy in our city/town/
region. We will engage infrastructure, business and community development perspectives to ensure access to quality resources and services,while creating local jobs and collective prosperity.
b. We will integrate a Circular Development mindset and practice into all
our municipal services.
c. Our vision is to become Zero Waste Cities/Towns/Regions and have ourresidents practicing a lifestyle carbon footprint of 2.5 tCO2e per capita
which is recommended as the healthy limit for our planet to stay within
the 1.5 Degree cap.
d. We will facilitate a just transition towards an economic system that is
not reliant on fossil fuels and other destructive resource extraction.
e. The ‘ICLEI Circulars’ platform of leading ICLEI network members andpractitioners will inspire, guide, co-create and scale up circular economy
actions in cities based on the Regenerate - Rethink - Reuse - Reduce Recover (the 5R) strategies.

WE WILL PROMOTE THE TRANSITION FROMA LINEAR TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN AN
INTEGRATED WAY THAT SUPPORTS NEWENTERPRISE, CREATES DIGNIFIED JOBS, AND
INSPIRES ASPIRATIONAL, QUALITY LIVESFOR OUR CITIZENS.

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IV. Resilient development to anticipate, prevent, absorb and recover from shocks and stresses, in particular those brought about
by rapid environmental, technological, social and demographic
change, and to improve essential basic response structures andfunctions of the systems.
a. We will make resilience a core part of our sustainability strategies andprepare for new risks and impacts taking into account the rights andneeds of vulnerable sections of our society.
b. We will continuously strengthen our essential systems, including ingovernment operations and on community-level, to prevent, absorb
and recover from shocks, stresses and unforeseen changes, alleviating
the burden on people and the environment.
c. We will pursue a transparent and inclusive approach that will enhancetrust in our institutions and the processes that support them thereby
increasing system resilience.
d. The ICLEI Resilience Methodology and the UN Making Cities Resilient
2030 campaign will support us in the design, creation and implementation of our resilient-oriented actions and activities.
e. These ICLEI initiatives support us to join the UN Race to Resiliencecampaign.

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V.

Equitable and people-centered development to build morejust, livable, happy and inclusive urban communities, address thesystemic causes of poverty and injustice, and effectively dismantle
existing societal and environmental inequities while safeguarding
the natural support systems for human life and ensuring thatthe natural and built environment in and around communities
improves livability, opportunity, equality, safety, justice and health.
a.

We will pursue affordable, secure and convenient access to quality orsafe water and sanitation, nutricious food, healthcare, quality education, quality housing and climate resilient infrastructure, sustainable energy, safe, reliable and sustainbable mobility, clean air and productive
soil, information and communication technologies, and secure,dignified
employment.

b. In particular, we share the vision that accessible, inclusive, and equitable mobility systems are essential for the health and wellbeing of ourcommunities. We will adopt people-centered mobility approaches andsolutions by prioritizing and integrating walking, cycling, public transport, and shared light electric vehicles. We will work together to pursue sustainable urban freight and logistics through integrated urban
planning, evidence-based policy-making, testing innovative solutions,and fostering knowledge exchange to accelerate actions and influencenational and global agendas.
c. We will prioritize policies and initiatives that support just and equitablecommunities for all and that equip citizens with agency to address theirneeds, meet their aspirations and participate in governance processes.
d. We will support policies and programs that actively reduce climate
stressors that may lead or are causing climate migration, and will workon particular frameworks with and for residents that may or need toleave their homes due to climate stressors.
e. We will create and sustain human-centered, safe, and socially-cohesive
communities in which all community members have a voice, and where
diversity and distinct identities are woven into the social fabric.

WE WILL CREATE AND SUSTAIN HUMANCENTERED, SAFE, AND SOCIALLY-COHESIVECOMMUNITIES.
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OUR POLICY APPROACHES DRIVE GLOBAL
TRANSFORMATION AND ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL

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OUR POLICY APPROACHES DRIVE GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION AND
ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL.
By applying sustainable development principles within a local and regional context, the ICLEI network effectively addresses and reverses detrimental practices,bridges divides, restores our relationship with the planet and connects actors,
sectors and regions of the world.
To support this commitment and strategic vision, we strengthen transformative,
systemic and innovative niches of sustainability, undertake necessary regulation, mitigate and manage social and environmental risk and halt the many
manifestations of unsustainable behavior in our jurisdictions.

31GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS A
COLLECTIVE EFFORT.
I.

We will prioritize diversity and inclusivity across our administrations
and communities. Diversity in race, color, religion, creed, gender, age,physical and mental capabilities, and sexual orientation has ever been
our source of strength, innovation and new ideas. We will engage andinclude disadvantaged and marginalized population groups. We celebrate
the diversity of the communities we represent and ensure that the distinct
voices and interests within them are heard.

II.

We will strengthen cooperation at a regional scale. Cities, towns,
counties and regions are inextricably linked with, and depend upon, theinter-connection of urban, peri-urban and rural areas, considering theirecosystems and services we all depend on for our health, wellbeing andlivelihoods(e..g. energy, water, waste, transport). We will therefore formulate and implement urban sustainable development strategies that aredesigned with a cooperative territorial and supply-chain approach.

III. We will bring the voice of our citizens to the global sustainable development debate. Local, national and global policy must be shaped
from the ground up and designed from the outset to be implementable
at the local level. We are the governmental level closest to the citizensof the world, and we can best demonstrate how development decisions
impact their real lives, every day. It is our duty to engage with the peopleof our communities, to understand their perspectives and to spread theirmessages globally. We will unite our voices and advocate for appropriate,
formal agency, representivity, consultation and hearings at all relevantinternational organizations, agencies and institutions.
IV. We will foster strong partnerships to advance global sustainability.
Delivering on the global sustainable development goals requires coordinated action across national, regional and local governments, multilateralorganizations, international agencies, research and development institutions, as well as civil society. We will push to define sustainable development as a joint effort, positioning all levels of government to rapidly andboldly advance global sustainability goals and seek support for our actions,
including finance, capacity building, research and innovation. We will workin partnership, from the UN level to the local level, to expand sustainability
across the urban world.

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INNOVATION & SCIENCE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MUST WORKWITH AND FOR ALL.
V.

We will use digital technologies as a tool for inclusion and safeguardsustainability-driven digitalization. Our connected, technological world
creates many new challenges and risks for sustainable cities, including
data security risks, increased infrastructure vulnerability and large resourceuse. At the same time, technology provides new tools for community engagement, data collection and co-creation of solutions. We will promote
conscious, sustainability-driven use of these tools to promote citizen-driven action, crowdsourced ideas and co-designed solutions, bridging all
forms of the social divide. We will use these open processes to empower
communities and to enable citizens to drive digitalization transparently,
democratically, safely, responsibly and in line with sustainability principles.

VI. We will promote evidence-driven and science-based policy and action
at all levels of government. Scientific evidence, policy and practitioner
expertise are the foundation of sound policy. We will improve the collection,
co-creation and dissemination of data, information and knowledge, to inform decision-making and action. Scientifically sound knowledge, accurate
information and data trends can help to accelerate local action, as well as
enhance transparency and accountability in the process. This can inform
national and global conversations and processes, making sure that decisions are connected to what happens on the ground. We will empower ourofficials and leaders to collaborate with the scientific community, increase
funding for urban research, craft and jointly pursue targeted research
agendas as well as co-create and apply new knowledge and insights. We will
do this in a manner which respects multiple ways of knowing and honors
the origination of ideas, tools and practices. We will also ensure that all
research benefits those who have participated in it.
VII. We will drive innovation through city-to-city and city-business collaboration and create space for open innovation. Participatory planning anddevelopment has entered a new age of co-design and co-creation. We will
set up partnerships with institutions and communities to generate ideas,
test solutions and evaluate the potential impacts of new policies based onreal-life scenarios.

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, POLICY AND
PRACTITIONER EXPERTISE ARE THE
FOUNDATION OF SOUND POLICY.
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FINANCE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS INNOVATIVE MODELSOF FINANCE
VIII. We will shift the financing, investment and procurement landscape. All theaforementioned activities require financing and investment. We will seek
funding and investment partnerships to support our long term commitment. Making funds more directly accessible to all levels of government anddistributing these fairly is essential to advance sustainable developmentat our level. We will push to unlock financing for our projects and will design innovative local mechanisms to raise capital and increase sustainable
investments with transformative potential. We will use our public procurement potential as an instrument to accelerate the uptake of sustainable
and innovative products and services.

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CONCLUSION
Sustainable development is the only viable way forward in today’s world.
We will deliver visionary leadership and political support to accelerate action
on sustainable development worldwide. We will lead by example, share ourknowledge openly and speak with a united voice. We will create lasting mechanisms for change that make sustainability a permanent framework, informing
all development decisions. This global imperative is vulnerable to political shifts
at any moment – and we need durable forces to carry us forward.
The ICLEI Malmö Commitment and Strategic Vision is our pledge to makesustainable development the only model for development in the urban 21st
century. Our joint programs, projects, initiatives, research, capacity building
and advocacy in ICLEI drive worldwide action towards sustainability.
Our mutual support for, and solidarity with, one another are core reasons why
we are part of ICLEI.
Our interactions build a global movement that includes a growing number of
local and regional governments worldwide. We spark local action at a global
scale and in doing so we leverage the power of the ICLEI network to deliver on
the global sustainability imperative.

THE WORLD IS WATCHING OUR ACTIONSAND TAKING CUES FROM OUR AMBITION!

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THE ICLEI MALMÖ
ACTION PLAN
2021 - 2024

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THE ICLEI MALMÖ ACTION
PLAN 2021-2024
Cities are complex systems. The components of urban systems, from food
distribution networks and energy grids to transport and greenways, are interconnected and dynamic. Intervening to create change in any one of thesecomponents may impact others, creating systemic change. Designing solutions
that take these interconnections into account is critical to sustainable development and has a marked impact on urban citizens.

THE ICLEI MALMÖ ACTION PLAN 2021-2024
IS A COMPENDIUM OF CONCRETE ACTIONSTHAT ICLEI IS UNDERTAKING WITH THE
ICLEI LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH THE FIVE PATHWAYS.
For instance, we consider how nature-based development contributes
to resilience, or how to bring equity
into low emission development.

The five ICLEI pathways towards low
emission, nature-based, equitable,
resilient and circular development aredesigned to create systemic change.
The pathways are a framework for designing integrated solutions that balance the patterns of human life andthe built and natural environments.
They are a basis for sustainable urban
development that considers the complexity or urban systems.

When these pathways guide local andregional development, urban systems become more sustainable. Local
and regional governments use thesepathways to achieve sustainableurban development through systemicchange. Each individual pathway
is multidimensional, incorporating
numerous strategies for sustainable
development. As part of the low
emission pathway, for example, welook at anything from transport andbuildings to energy, waste, healthand economic impact.

The pathways encourage holistic
thinking to ensure that ICLEI optimizes our impact. We design our work
to integrate as many pathways as
possible. When more pathways areintegrated into any given activity, suchas a project, partnership or initiative,a greater degree of change can occur.
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The ICLEI Malmö Action
Plan 2021-2024 builds
upon the success of the
ICLEI Montréal Action Plan
2018 - 2021, launchedat ICLEI World Congress2018 in June 2018. Overthe three-year period of
its implementation, ICLEI
completed 146 activities
across all five of its pathways, involving 1,278 cities,
towns and regions fromaround the world.

ACTIVITIES BY PATHWAY: 2018-2021

NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES PER SDG

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ICLEI ACTIVITIESCOMPLETED 2018 - 2021

1 ,278146

CITIES, TOWNSAND REGIONSINVOLVEDACTIVITIESCOMPLETEDGLOBALLY
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Informed and driven by the
ICLEI Malmö Commitment
and Strategic Vision 20212027, the ICLEI Malmö
Action Plan 2021-2024 isthe compendium of programs, projects, initiatives,
research, tools, methodologies, networks, partnerships,
events, capacity building andadvocacy that ICLEI engages
on together with local andregional governments.

ACTIVITIES BY PATHWAY

As a living list, the ICLEI Malmö Action Plan 2021-2024 and the activities which
comprise it will be updated each year, and new activities shall be continuously
added. As of April 2021, the ICLEI Malmö Action Plan 2021-2024 includes 141
activities involving well over 1,100 cities, towns and regions around the world.
The ICLEI Malmö Action Plan 2021-2024 shows the region(s) in which the activity occurs, and the local and regional governments actively participating, if
applicable.
Each activity is guided by a predominant pathway or set of pathways. In any
given city or region, multiple activities may be implemented along each pathway. These activities help local and regional governments advance sustainableurban development. By incorporating the pathways into our work, entire urban
systems become more sustainable.

NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES PER SDG

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LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
66 LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ONGOING
MORE THAN 1,000 CITIES, TOWNS AND REGIONS INVOLVED
98 COUNTRIES INVOLVED

Low emission development curbs climate change, creates new economic opportunities and improves the health of people and natural systems. It reduces
pollutants and emissions, aims to achieve climate neutrality, and promotes
renewable energy by divesting from fossil fuels and using nature- based solutions. Successful low emission development promotes sustainable passenger
and freight mobility, giving priority to walking, cycling, public transit and sharedmobility as part of people-centered solutions.

LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BY THEME

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LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
RELATED PATHWAYS OF LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIESLOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BY SDGS

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LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTGLOBAL PROTOCOL FOR COMMUNITYSCALE GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORIESICLEI PATHWAYS

The further enhancement and development of the Global
Protocol for Community Scale GHG Emissions inventories responds to the needs of local governments in strengthen their
GHG emissions reports in line with international recommendations and demands of more transparent and robust data sets.
This allows local governments to emphasize their efforts for
mitigate emissions in specific sectors; sub sectors; gases and activities. Currently all sizes of local governments (including cities,
states, metropolitan regions and commonwealths) are using the
GPC, which adapts to their particular needs but allows them tofeed upper levels of governance if needed as it can be integrated
into the IPCC narrative. ICLEI is collaborating on a version thatwill allow complete integration with the Global Covenant ofMayors for Climate and Energy - Common Reporting Framework.
This will enable vertical (multi-level) and horizontal integration ofdata for reporting entities reducing the effort to report in several
standards of frameworks.

ONE PLANET CITY CHALLENGE

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Data and Reporting
ClimateEnergyPARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 850 local & regional
governments worldwide

ICLEI PATHWAYS

In view of the urgent need to take action for limiting global
warming to 1.5°C, WWF’s One Planet City Challenges (OPCC)
aims at mobilizing local climate action and creating global leadership. The OPCC 2019-2020 assesses cities’ climate trajectories
against a 1.5°C scenario and gives them feedback for enhanced
action. Local governments around the globe have demonstrated ambitious climate commitment and leadership. The OPCC
invites cities in participating countries to take part in a friendly
competition, by reporting these in CDP and ICLEI’s unified reporting system. Through collaboration on the OPCC, ICLEI aims
to encourage the reporting of climate related data from local
governments around the globe, and to improve the quality of
the reported data by checking their submitted data and providing guidance. The OPCC is a vehicle to raise ambition towards
climate action globally, as well as to showcase the commitment
from local and regional governments.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Data and Reporting
ClimateResilience

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 400 local & regional
governments worldwide

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTGLOBAL COVENANT OF MAYORSFOR CLIMATE & ENERGYICLEI PATHWAYS

GCoM recognizes that local governments are key to effective
climate action, and the cities and partners of the GCoM sharea long-term vision of supporting voluntary action to combat climate change. ICLEI provides technical guidance by participatingin GCoM’s technical working groups, which address mitigation
and adaptation in specific data-related sub-groups, including
Emissions and Targets; Climate Action Planning; Resilience; andAccess to Energy. ICLEI also participates in non-data relatedgroups, including Access to Finance; Governance and Regional
Coherence; Research; and Communications. The goal is to unify
and centralize how data are reported, using which channels,
and how is it communicated to global stakeholders. ICLEI also
provides data revision towards GCoM requirements for ICLEIMembers and our network of cities.

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
12: Responsible consumption
and production | Goal 13:
Climate action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateData and Reporting
EnergyPARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 350 local & regional
governments worldwide

100% RENEWABLES CITIES AND REGIONS NETWORKThe 100% RE Cities and Regions Network supports the renewable energy transition in cities, towns and regions around theglobe. It supports local and regional governments to set andachieve 100% RE commitments. This includes capacity building,peer learning and exchange opportunities, technical guidance,a reporting platform to track progress, a project pipeline andsupport to pitch projects to potential investors, and access torelevant research and findings. The network is managed by ICLEIWorld Secretariat, and is part of the Global 100% RE Platform.
Partners of the Network and Platform implement a diversity of
projects that provide technical and other assistance to local andregional governments in the Network. The Network serves as theentry point for local & regional governments to participate in the
Global 100% RE Platform. Cities, towns and regions, who have a
100% RE target in at least one sector or committed to explore a
100% RE pathway or commit to sharing of information, knowledge exchange and are interested in international cooperation,
are invited to join this network.

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ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyClimateFinance

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 50 local & regional
governments worldwide

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTCITYFOOD NETWORKICLEI PATHWAYS

By 2050, 80% of all food produced will be consumed in cities. A
sustainable city-region food system can help meet current andfuture food needs of the population while promoting food security, nutrition and social inclusion, and aligns environmental
management strategies on food, water and energy and builds
diverse food systems that are more resilient to climate change
and disaster risk. Local and regional governments are implementing innovative urban food policies around the world; they
are improving the human and environmental health of theircommunities. With creative partnership and investment, cities
will play a key role in the transition to a more sustainable andresilient food system. CITYFOOD accelerates local and regional
government action on sustainable and resilient city-region foodsystems by combining networking with technical expertisethrough training and policy guidance and facilitating local andregional engagement in international discourse.

SDGS
Goal 2: Zero hunger | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
12: Responsible consumption
and production | Goal 13:
Climate action | Goal 8: Decent
work and economic growth

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Food Systems and Security
Urban and Rural Linkages
Agriculture and Forestry

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
30 local & regional governments worldwide

ECOLOGISTICS - LOW CARBON FREIGHTFOR SUSTAINABLE CITIESICLEI PATHWAYS

Globally, freight represents up to 25% of urban vehicles, occupies 40% of motorized road space and contributes 40% of urban
transport-related CO2 emissions - and this number is growing.
Urban freight includes a wide variety of services, from waste
collection trucks to construction trucks or commercial related
trucks. In response to an increasing need by cities to include
freight in their plans to reduce emissions, ICLEI is promoting low
carbon urban freight policies and practices addressing climatechange mitigation and the ambitions of NDCs. By highlighting
ecologistics as a priority area for local and national governments
the project raises awareness, collects and develops policy recommendations, develops action plans and guides pioneeringcities to exemplary action. The project strengthens institutional
capacity through multi-level stakeholder participation, implements demonstration projects in cities, and makes national
policy recommendations. A project also shares knowledge on
best practices, including the development of an urban freight
emission assessment tool, and connects local governments tosolution providers.
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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
13: Climate action | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals |Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Transport and mobility
Policy and advocacy
Data and Reporting

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
9 local & regional governments
worldwide

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
SOLUTIONSPLUS

ICLEI PATHWAYSSOLUTIONSplus is coordinated by the Urban Electric Mobility
Initiative (UEMI) and joined by 45 worldwide partners. The project
aims to enable transformational change towards sustainable urban mobility through innovative and integrated electric mobility
solutions. Project cities demonstrate different types of innovativeand integrated e-mobility solutions, complemented by a comprehensive toolbox, capacity development and replication activities.
SOLUTIONSplus works closely with the UN Environment and theInternational Energy Agency (IEA) on a joint global urban e-mobility program that will significantly boost replication and impactof this innovation action.

SDGS
Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Transport and mobility
Private Sector Engagement (e.g.
Public-Private Partnership)
Policy and advocacy

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
9 local & regional governments
worldwide

CAMPAIGNERS - CITIZENS ACTING ON MITIGATIONPATHWAYS THROUGH ACTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
OF A GOAL-SETTING NETWORKICLEI PATHWAYS

Climate change is a human problem, caused by humans,
affecting humans, and requiring a human-centric solution.
CAMPAIGNers aims to make low-carbon lifestyles a major partof the solution by identifying lifestyle transformation potential,
and associated barriers and enablers across 5 continents and 16
major cities with over 20 mil. residents. ICLEI leads the processof creating the goal-setting network as an engaging and insightful resource for citizens, researchers and policy makers. The
Lighthouse and Follower Cities are supported by the app marketing specialist Saints to promote downloading and using the app
through all available communication channels and networks,
targeting a number of 100,000 active participants within the
network’s first year. The results from the citizen interactions withthe goal-setting network will be utilized to co-create policies forsupporting citizens to develop more climate-friendly lifestyles.

SDGS

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Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateData and Reporting
Science-Based Research

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
9 local & regional governments
worldwide

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
CITY CLIMATE CUPICLEI PATHWAYS

While rapid urbanization comes with many problems, such as
the overuse of resources, climate change and inequality, cities
become ever more important, also as motors of innovation. To
tackle the social, economic, and ecological challenges, we need
new paradigms of innovation and engagement. City Climate Cup
measures and benchmarks sustainability progress, celebrates
achievements and organizes the sharing of good practices.
ICLEI is a Founding Signatory of the City Climate Cup initiative
and aims to engage with cities to both encourage participationand highlight achievements through its available channels ofcommunication in order to advocate for urban climate leaders
to take the sherpa role for its peers. This activity is designed toencourage citizen participation through the use of apps and other measuring methods in support of its city climate goal in low
emission development.

CITY CLIMATE PLANNER PROGRAM

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
12: Responsible consumption
and production | Goal 13:
Climate action | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyData and Reporting
ICT (Information andCommunication Technologies)

ICLEI PATHWAYS

The City Climate Planner Program (CCPP) is an initiative designed
to lower the barrier of entry for cities looking to participate inclimate action by providing an affordable way to train city staff
in how to prepare inventories and make use of them. The City
Climate Planner program ensures urban professionals areequipped to support local climate action planning, including developing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories; climate action planning (low emission development planning); and climate
adaptation planning. These efforts are essential building blocks
of local planning and policy development efforts of local governments in addressing climate change. The Urban Greenhouse Gas
Inventory Specialist credential is City Climate Planner program’s
first professional certification. It focuses on GHG emission inventories, recognized as a key building block in developing quality
climate action plans. Over 20 professionals at ICLEI have been
accredited to provide the training.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 7: Affordable andclean energy

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyData and Reporting
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
CLIMATE AND CLEAN AIR COALITIONURBAN HEALTH INITIATIVEICLEI PATHWAYS

Health arguments can be a powerful incentive and driver forsuch action, in particular on the city level, where benefits of local
policy change translate directly to health benefits among the
local population. A significant transformation in the current trajectory of air and climate pollutant emissions requires increased
engagement, commitment and action at the global, regional,
national and local levels. ICLEI promotes the implementation ofshort-lived climate pollutant reduction strategies by mobilizing
and empowering the health sector and demonstrating the fullrange of health benefits that can be achieved at the city level.

CULTIVATING A CULTURE OFSUSTAINABLE CITIES (KYOTO+20)

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Recognizing that cities play an important role in leading the way
to achieve carbon neutrality in the second half of this century,
namely the goals of the Paris Agreement, ICLEI supports cities
and regions laying out their vision on a sustainable society in
2050. The declaration lays out a vision for cities leading up to
2050 and encourages cities around the world to join Kyoto incultivating a culture of sustainable cities that is in balance withthe local and global environment.

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SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 2:
Zero hunger | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
4: Quality education | Goal
5: Gender equality | Goal 6:
Clean water and sanitation |Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 8: Decent workand economic growth | Goal
9: Industry, innovation, andinfrastructure | Goal 10:
Reduced inequalities | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities and communities | Goal 12: Responsible
consumption and production |Goal 13: Climate action | Goal
14: Life below water | Goal 15:
Life on land | Goal 16: Peace,justice and strong institutions| Goal 17: Partnerships for thegoals

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTECOLOGISTICS COMMUNITYICLEI PATHWAYS

Taoyuan City is the national leading logistics hub and its comprehensive logistics industry brings enormous prosperity to theCity’s industrial and economic growth. However, this prosperity
also comes with various environmental downsides such as air
pollution, noise pollution, congestion, waste pollution, road degradation, GHG emissions and so on. These problems are prevalent in other ICLEI cities. The ICLEI EcoLogistics Community is
the first city network globally committed to a sustainable urban
freight future. The Community leads sustainable urban freightdevelopment in participating cities and drive global actions in
the international stage through collaborative exchange andaction plans and stakeholder engagements. Cities benefit frombeing part of the Community through the shared knowledge andresources made available to the network, as well as opportunities to disseminate their successes.

GLOBAL AGENDA ON CITIES AND
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal 9:
Industry, innovation, and infrastructure | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
12: Responsible consumption
and production | Goal 13:
Climate action | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Transport and mobility
Policy and advocacy
Data and Reporting

ICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI advances global dialogue and action that links science,
policy and practice, by convening city leaders and practitioners
with research and academia, national governments and entrepreneurs to examine policy gaps and opportunities. This
work supports the global Innovate4Cities accelerator thatdefines research and innovation priorities to inform national
research agendas and analyses - as galvanized by the Edmonton
Declaration in support of CitiesIPCC process.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
actionLOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTGLOBAL CLIMATE CITY CHALLENGEICLEI PATHWAYS

Many local governments struggle to develop bankable local
infrastructure projects due to limited inhouse skills or capacity.
The Global Climate City Challenge is part of a new partnership
under the umbrella of Global Urbis, an ambitious global initiative
announced during the One Planet Summit in Paris in December
2017, that provides cities and local governments around theworld with technical assistance and financing for climate action.
The Challenge is a collaboration between the Global Covenant ofMayors and the European Investment Bank with city networks
including ICLEI and C40, as well as the Deutsche Gesellschaft fürInternationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). ICLEI screened projectapplications and proposed an initial short list of projects.

GLOBAL LEAD CITY NETWORK ONSUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Infrastructure

ICLEI PATHWAYS

According to the United Nations Office for Project Services, $10
trillion is spent through public procurement systems each year.
By introducing sustainable criteria, organizations can ensurethat products and services bought achieve value for money
and generate environmental, societal and economic benefits.
The Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement is agroup of cities committed to drive the transition to sustainableconsumption and production by implementing sustainable
and innovation procurement. ICLEI coordinates the GLCN on
Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) to enable participating cities to showcase ambitious, quantified targets and achievements
in four priority sectors; meet, share and develop capabilities toimplement sustainable purchasing practices; help develop a
supportive political framework for implementation; act as global
and regional champions of SPP; and foster the role of public procurement for global sustainable development.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement
ClimateLOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTGLOBAL TASK FORCE OF LOCAL AND
REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS

ICLEI PATHWAYSIn order to increase effectiveness of the advocacy of local andregional governments at the global processes, ICLEI collaborates
on internal strategic planning, networking, coordination anddissemination activities of the Global Task Force of Local andRegional Governments and its relations to UN member statesand decision-making bodies within the UN.

KAOHSIUNG STRATEGIES FOR THE
FUTURE OF URBAN MOBILITY

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 2:
Zero hunger | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
4: Quality education | Goal 5:
Gender equality | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy |Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure| Goal 10: Reduced inequalities| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land
| Goal 16: Peace, justice andstrong institutions | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Based on the Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities, theKaohsiung Strategies for the Future of Urban Mobility inspire local governments to transform their transportation systems andmobility patterns to become more sustainable, low-carbon, people-centered and less automobile dependent. It has also becomea guideline for ICLEI’s Sustainable Mobility/EcoMobility work.
The Kaohsiung Strategies strengthen ecomobile solutions bypromoting walking, cycling, public transport and shared mobility
as the foundation for future urban mobility. It calls for spirited
debate on the opportunities, challenges and threats of emerging
trends, new technologies, subsidies and bans.

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Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
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LOCAL RENEWABLE CONFERENCE SERIESICLEI PATHWAYS

Rising global energy use remains a major challenge, with cities
and regions being central players in making energy more secure,clean and sustainable. To transform from a linear to a circular
economy there is a growing need to take advantage of renewable resources, including energy. ICLEI supports the cities andregions initiatives aiming at 100% renewable energy. Since 2007,ICLEI has offered an international forum for discussion andexchange among policymakers and practitioners from various
levels of government, energy experts, energy services providers,
researchers and business representatives.

NDC PARTNERSHIP

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Effectively implementing the Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs) necessitates the strengthening of multilevel governance. The preamble of the Paris Agreement recognizes the engagement of all levels of government as pivotal toholding the increase in the global average temperature to well
below 2 degrees Celsius (°C). The enormity of this challenge canonly be met if national, regional and local governments achieve
policy alignment in addressing climate change and sustainable
development, also enabling implementation of local action. ICLEI
offers a unique value proposition to the member nations of the
NDC Partnership (NDCP). Building upon ICLEI´s commitment toengage in the NDCP and as the first associate member of the
NDCP, ICLEI created a modular approach to address the vertical
integration of NDC implementation and investment plans, outlining the contribution of local and regional governments in the
NDCs.

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Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption
and production | Goal 13:
Climate action | Goal 5: Genderequality | Goal 15: Life on land
| Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateInfrastructure
EnergyLOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
ONE PLANET NETWORK PROGRAMME ON
SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Established in 2014, this program envisions a world in which
environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainability
are embedded in public procurement policies, strategies, processes and practices as a means for promoting efficiency, value
for public spending, good governance and integrity in public
procurement. The program supports sustainable public procurement (SPP) implementation by assisting procuring entities andprocurement practitioners at local, regional, and national levels;
initiates enabling conditions for stimulating change in international sectoral markets through procurement; advocate andmobilizes political leadership and support for sustainable procurement; and supports countries in demonstrating the public
value (economic, environmental, social) of sustainable procurement implementation. The program is currently co-led by ICLEI,
the Governments of China (Environmental Development Centreof the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China) and theNetherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)
as well as the UN Environment Programme.

OUTREACH TO UN AGENCIESICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

ICLEI PATHWAYSIn order to improve visibility and enhance recognition of, andmobilize support for, local government action, ICLEI enhances
dialogue, collaboration and engagement in the UN system.
We focus on those agencies related to sustainable urban development, such as the UN Environment Management Group,
Local2030 and UN SDG Knowledge Development Center, as well
as regional and global processes outside the UN such as G7/G20,
OBOR, BRICS or other regional initiatives.

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Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 2:
Zero hunger | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
4: Quality education | Goal 5:
Gender equality | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy |Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure| Goal 10: Reduced inequalities| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land
| Goal 16: Peace, justice andstrong institutions | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTTOWARDS 100% RENEWABLE CITIES ANDREGIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONIn many countries renewable energy potential remains largely
untapped, with a need to scale up viable local implementation
projects using local options, such as wind, solar, hydro, geothermal and bioenergy. At the national level, existing frameworks
typically do not enable local renewable energy roll-out. This project promotes multilevel governance policy dialogue, strengthen
capacities and encourage the development of national, regional
and local enabling frameworks to unlock local renewable energy
potential, also addressing energy efficiency. ICLEI will showcase
how local projects and policies contribute to the achievement of
national climate and energy targets in Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs) and other policy objectives such as energy security and job creation, in alignment with the Sustainable
Development Goals.

TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS PROGRAMICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities |Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 7: Affordable andclean energy | Goal 8: Decent
work and economic growth |Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyPolicy and advocacy
Private Sector Engagement (e.g.
Public-Private Partnership)

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Institutional investors, national governments, and local communities promote serious investments in climate action and sustainable development, but there is an extreme shortage of projects
that are robust enough to be taken over and funded by financial
institutions or the private sector. The Transformative Actions
Program (TAP) provides a framework for this by connecting
transformative local climate projects with project preparation facilities (PPFs) and tools that improve project bankability. Projects
in the pipeline are screened based on their transformative
impact which ensures their enduring potential. ICLEI develops
partnerships that connect the goals of diverse stakeholders into
one coherent value chain for developing robust, transformativeand bankable projects that will accelerate low-to-no emission
and climate-resilient development. ICLEI regional offices act as
catalysts for mobilizing projects and as the first “filter” to identify
priority projects.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Finance
Infrastructure
Policy and advocacy

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
R20 PARTNERSHIPICLEI PATHWAYS

Through a partnership with the non-profit organization R20,
ICLEI promotes and implements projects designed to produce
local economic and environmental benefits in the form of reduced energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions,strong local economies, improved public health and new green
jobs. ICLEI identifies medium to large scale climate and energy
projects such as waste-to-energy, smart street lighting and otherlow carbon solutions looking to further develop these projects
into bankable joint venture initiatives with private sector financiers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

SDGS
Goal 13: Climate action |Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
15 local & regional governments in Africa

ENABLING AFRICAN CITIES FOR
TRANSFORMATIVE ENERGY ACCESS (ENACT)ICLEI contributes to creating suitable conditions for local governments to engage with the private sector in planning and delivering sustainable energy services to households and social institutions, for both cooking and lighting –for the urban poor living
in informal settlements. This is done through three main pillars:
Capacity building of local governments in urban energy datacollection and planning; Private sector involvement to test andimplement financing and business models for improved deliveryof clean energy interventions; and knowledge dissemination toshare lessons for scale-up and replication in urban areas acrosssub-Saharan Africa. The project cities will have the capacity to undertake energy data collection and planning thereby being able
to understand the needs of the citizens and enhance the deliveryof energy. Through the implementation of pilot models of interventions, there will be an opportunity to stimulate the market forthe development of sustainable and scalable interventions.

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ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Air Quality
EnergyPrivate Sector Engagement (e.g.
Public-Private Partnership)

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTENVISIONING FUTURE LOW-CARBON LIFESTYLES
AND TRANSITIONING INSTRUMENTS
The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C indicatedthe demand-side actions and lifestyle changes as importantelements to limit the global temperature increase within 1.5°C.
However, realizing these demand-side changes remain hampered by several factors. First, there is a very limited quantitative
understanding of how much proposed changes in lifestyles
could contribute to mitigating environmental problems. Second,even with a generalized understanding of the magnitude of importance of some lifestyle changes, there is still limited evidenceof feasibility or acceptability of such changes by households andsociety. Third, drastic changes of the magnitude suggested by
the 1.5°C target by 2050 need capacity building and tools to support people who are willing to undertake these changes and forpolicy makers who want to promote measures towards sustainable lifestyles. ICLEI is gathering information and quantifying theclimate impact of options to allow people to make better lifestylechoices aligned to a 1.5 degree scenario. We are doing this by estimating the average carbon footprint of middle class residents
of Cape Town, South Africa, and estimating the carbon reduction
impact of various lifestyle choices. This will help to bring to thefore practical actions that citizens and local governments cantake to reduce carbon emissions.

ICLEI-SHRDC CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ASIA

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateEnergyBuildings

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Many Asian cities are confronting some of the most serious
impacts of climate change, but have insufficient capacities tosolve the problems. In response to the situation, ICLEI and theSeoul Human Resources Development Center (SHRDC) havebeen co-organizing training programs since 2016, aiming toprovide local government officials in Asia opportunities to learn
about well-implemented climate change policies and strategies
through Seoul’s experiences. The week-long training program iscomposed of various sessions of policy presentations, site visits
and group discussions, with a special focus on climate change
mitigation and adaptation, energy transition, transportation,
waste management, air pollution management, and GHG emissions inventory.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimatePeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Policy and advocacy

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
27 local & regional governments in Asia

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EAST ASIA CLEAN AIR CITIESICLEI PATHWAYS

East Asia is one of the most heavily air-polluted regions in theworld due to the continuous growth of air pollutant emissions
caused by rapid urbanization and industrialization. As the days
with high density of particulate matters (PM) increase, many cities have committed to fighting air pollution to protect the healthand well-being of citizens. In order to tackle regional air pollution through city-to-city cooperation, the Seoul Metropolitan
Government, together with the ICLEI and nine cities and partners in the region, launched the initiative East Asia Clean Air
Cities (EACAC) in 2016, aiming to support and accelerate local
actions against air pollution through multilateral cooperation.
As a major air quality initiative between cities in the region,
EACAC focuses on co-control measures of climate change andair quality management. As a preliminary step to establishingan institutional multilateral co-operation system, ICLEI serves
as the Secretariat of EACAC, providing a long-term cooperation
platform for East Asian cities committed to tackling air pollution
through city-to-city exchange and collaboration.

PROCURA+ EAST ASIAN GREEN
PROCUREMENT NETWORK

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Air Quality
ClimateTransport and mobility

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
18 local & regional governments in Asia

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Local governments across East Asia play a critical role in drivinga sustainable and green economy with rapid economic growthand decentralization. The Procura+ East Asia Green Procurement
Network aims to accelerate climate and environmental actions
by equipping local governments and public authorities in East
Asia with advanced knowledge and skills to upscale green andsustainable procurement practices at the local level. ThroughProcura+ East Asia, participating local authorities are equippedwith green public procurement approaches and tools throughtraining programs and access to expert guidance on formulating
local green specifications and procurement strategies, as well as
tender advice. Participants have opportunities to showcase theirsuccess stories in green procurement at international events,
through the Procura+ Award, and publishing case studies on the
Procura+ Online Platform.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Policy and advocacy

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
SDGS FUTURECITY INITIATIVEICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI supports the leading national sustainable cities initiativein Japan. The initiative started as Environmental Model City
Initiative in 2008, evolved into FutureCIty Initiative in 2011, andmatured as SDGs FutureCity Initiative in 2018. ICLEI and Member
cities have been actively involved in the Initiative from the beginning; and recently contributed to The 7th International Forum
focused on the localization of SDGs.

SDGS

PROCURA+ EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE
PROCUREMENT NETWORK

Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 2:
Zero hunger | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
4: Quality education | Goal 5:
Gender equality | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy |Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure| Goal 10: Reduced inequalities| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land
| Goal 16: Peace, justice andstrong institutions | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Sustainable procurement has grown in scope to encompass
a wide range of environmental, social and economic issues.
However, progress towards more sustainable procurement is
not straightforward. Public authorities seek guidance, inspiration and exchange to reap the full benefits of their procurement
work. The Procura+ European Sustainable Procurement Network
support public authorties in learning, connecting, and acting
on sustainable public procurement. Procura+ is a network ofEuropean public authorities and regions that connect, exchange
and act on sustainable and innovation procurement. ICLEI offersa range of activities and resources including recognition throughthe Procura+ Awards; a city twinning program to facilitate staff
exchanges; a platform to share plans and publicize successes;
education and professional development opportunities; andthe Procura+ manual, an accessible guide supporting publicauthorities in successfully implementing sustainable public
procurement.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 30 local & regional
governments in Europe

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTPLATFORM FOR COAL & CARBONINTENSIVE REGIONS IN TRANSITIONICLEI PATHWAYS

To ensure that no regions are left behind in the move towards
a climate neutral economy, the European Commission launched
in December 2017 the ‘Platform on Coal Regions in Transition,’
to support coal regions (including local and/or regional governments) to take on the challenge of the clean energy transition bybuilding capacity through needs-oriented technical assistance;developing resources focusing on issues such as employment,
governance, financing, environmental rehabilitation, clean air,and technologies; and connecting stakeholders and facilitating
dialogue among regions and the wider stakeholder community.
ICLEI aims to build awareness of the Platform and develop a
reputation for the Platform as a valuable source of expertise andinformation among primary target audiences. ICLEI fosters thecreation of dynamic knowledge-sharing communities among the
Platform’s primary target audiences and encourages participation in cooperation and knowledge-sharing activities.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 7: Affordable andclean energy | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyClimateAir Quality

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
13 local & regional governments in Europe

PROSEUICLEI PATHWAYSPROSEU is an EU-funded research project, bringing together eleven project partners from seven European countries(Universities, research institutes and consultancies, non-governmental and non-profit organisations). It aims to enable the mainstreaming of the Renewable Energy (RE) prosumer phenomenon
into the European Energy Union. Prosumers are active energy
users who both produce and consume energy from renewablesources. Moving beyond a case by case and fragmented bodyof research on RE prosumers, PROSEU builds an integrated
knowledge framework for a cross-sectoral understanding of
RE Prosumerism, through a comprehensive identification andassessment of incentive structures to enable mainstreaming RE
prosumers in the context of the energy transition.

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energyTHEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyClimateAir Quality

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
9 local & regional governments
in Europe

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THERMOSICLEI PATHWAYS

The way the world heats its buildings uses fossil fuel in an unsustainable way. By providing the methods, data, and tools to enable more sophisticated thermal energy system planning that isboth faster and cheaper, ICLEI accelerates the multi-governmentand stakeholder dialogues in Europe and beyond on decarbonizing heating and cooling in an integrated energy system.

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
4 local & regional governments
in Europe

MAKING HYDROGEN AFFORDABLE TOSUSTAINABLY OPERATE EVERYWHEREICLEI PATHWAYS

Fuel cell solutions and hydrogen technologies can become aturnkey technology for providing a zero emission/zero noise
power for construction sites and other temporary events withadditional benefits for flexibility in application (nigh-time) andlife quality in cities. The EVERYWH2ERE project is working tointegrate already demonstrated robust PEMFC stacks and low
weight intrinsically safe pressurized hydrogen technologies intoeasy to install, easy to transport FC based transportable gensets
to be tested in construction sites, music festivals and urban
public events all around Europe. Through that, European cities
will become a living lab for the demonstration of Fuel Cell andHydrogen (FCH) technologies for everyday applications at temporary urban events, and thereby facilitate the promotion andthe increase of social acceptability of FCH technologies. ICLEI is inparticular involved in replication, dissemination and stakeholder
engagement, including capacity building and policy guides.

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SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Air Quality
EnergyClimatePARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
4 local & regional governments
in Europe

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
MAKING HYDROGEN AFFORDABLE TOSUSTAINABLY OPERATE EVERYWHEREICLEI PATHWAYS

Fuel cell solutions and hydrogen technologies can become aturnkey technology for providing a zero emission/zero noise
power for construction sites and other temporary events withadditional benefits for flexibility in application (nigh-time) andlife quality in cities. The EVERYWH2ERE project is working tointegrate already demonstrated robust PEMFC stacks and low
weight intrinsically safe pressurized hydrogen technologies intoeasy to install, easy to transport FC based transportable gensets
to be tested in construction sites, music festivals and urban
public events all around Europe. Through that, European cities
will become a living lab for the demonstration of Fuel Cell andHydrogen (FCH) technologies for everyday applications at temporary urban events, and thereby facilitate the promotion andthe increase of social acceptability of FCH technologies. ICLEI is inparticular involved in replication, dissemination and stakeholder
engagement, including capacity building and policy guides.

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Air Quality
EnergyClimatePARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
4 local & regional governments
in Europe

ABRACADABRAICLEI PATHWAYS

Non-energy-related benefits play a key role in the deep renovation of existing buildings. ICLEI focuses on the creation of a substantial increase of the real estate value of the existing buildings
through a significant energy and architectural transformation
like aside or façade addictions, rooftop extensions or even an entire new building construction, to reach the goal of Nearly Zero
Energy Buildings and extreme renovation.

SDGS

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LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTBUILTHUB - DYNAMIC EU BUILDINGSTOCK KNOWLEDGE HUB

ICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI is leading the communication and dissemination activities
for BUILTHUB - Dynamic EU building stock knowledge hub andis responsible for the effective coordination of the dissemination and communication activities. ICLEI is also involved in the
Stakeholders community engagement with a focus on identifying stakeholders’ needs and technical requirements and creatinga stakeholder community. ICLEI also supports the quality testingby Pioneer Users and setting up an Ambassador Program as wellas building stock progress monitoring. A specific discussion session in a general assembly on the projects products & methods
is conducted by ICLEI. EURAC with the support of ICLEI and otherpartners will create a comprehensive list of building stock-related datasets available in Europe (local, national, and international
level). ICLEI also supports the platform services development
supports the work on the platform business case for exploitationand sustainability.

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure |Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Buildings
EnergyClimateCINTRAN - CARBON INTENSIVE REGIONSIN TRANSITION - UNRAVELLING THE
CHALLENGES OF STRUCTURAL CHANGEICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI supports and enables co-creation and co-design for regional and local stakeholders in carbon-intensive regions within
and beyond the four focus regions of the program. ICLEI also
develops and coordinates capacity building and peer learning
among the engaged carbon-intensive regions, including enriching and validating project results by involving a broader
community of regions, representing different geo-graphical,
political and socio-economic realities, in the co-creation process;ensuring lasting impact of the project by embedding results in
the regional policy processes, as well as by building the capacityof regional and local actors to take the transition process further;and enabling socially just transition in coal-intensive regions bytargeted advocacy activities at the national, European and global level, connecting with other relevant projects, initiatives andorganizations.

SDGS

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Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 8: Decent workand economic growth | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyClimatePeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
CITY RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND
RESILIENCE-BUILDING TOOLBOXICLEI PATHWAYS

In the last 30 years, climate change, coupled with unplanned,
rapid urbanization, generated significant development challenges worldwide. ICLEI has implemented City Learning Labs
FRACTAL to periodically gather a broad range of knowledge-holders and decision-makers in targeted cities to work together ondeveloping a deep, shared understanding of critical issues linked
to climate that cities face.

COMO5 - EU COVENANT OF MAYORS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
actionICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI is responsible for the international dimension of the EU
Covenant of Mayors and is involved in the goverance of the
CoMO, supporting multi-level governance/dialogues. ICLEI is
involved in the energy poverty pillar which includes work on amonitoring and reporting framework on energy povery. As partof the capacity building task, ICLEI works on the peer-learning
program, specifically the city twinnings. As leader of the CoMOInternational Dimension, ICLEI mainly focuses on facilitating the
dialogue with the GCoM and the other Regional Covenants ofMayors; ICLEI has an active part in the GCoM Technical Working
Groups as regional representative and organizes the activities
related to the participation of CoMO in international climate
events.

DECIDE - DEVELOPING ENERGY COMMUNITIESTHROUGH INFORMATIVE AND COLLECTIVE ACTIONSICLEI is leading the work on communication, dissemination
and replication in DECIDE - Developing Energy Communities
through Informative anD collEctive actions. ICLEI together withother partners will identify regulatory barriers and provide recommendations to overcome them. ICLEI will also be involved inanalysing existing and emerging business models, in contractual
conditions analysis and finally providing recommendations.
ICLEI through its work in the field of communication, dissemination and replication will also conduct capacity building campaign
to boost replication, together with some other partners and prepare training materials for the knowledge hub.

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SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyClimatePeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyPeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Policy and advocacy

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTDREEM - DESIGNING USER CENTRIC E-KICKSCOOTERS &BUSINESS MODELS FOR ENHANCING INTERMODALITY
The use of different and optimally combined transport modes ina seamless way is one of the key challenges to achieve greater
sustainability in smart cities transport systems. Each mode oftransport has its own advantages and satisfies different mobility
purposes and needs. The core of a new electrified microvehicle
concept is to combine design and user needs for an easier usage
within traditional transportation modes (e.g. public transport) inboth urban and suburban areas. The project aims at finalizing
and testing a safer and modular electric kick scooter (e-KS) for
personal urban and suburban mobility. It presents two main
innovation levels: on the vehicle side with the development of
new features in term of modularity, foldability and improved
safety; on the systemic side, the consortium will study andpresent (a) new business model(s) for a win-win situation for all
stakeholders.

EC² - ENERGY CITIZENSHIP AND ENERGYCOMMUNITIES FOR A CLEAN-ENERGY TRANSITION
The clean energy transition is a pressing global challenge. Fora solution we do not only need technological advancement, butalso societal change. This transition is more than a change froma brown economy to a green economy. It is embedded in a centralized model of the energy market to a decentralized one. It
is built on the transformation of passive energy consumers into
energy citizens. Civic engagement therefore stands at the coreof the clean energy transition. In EC2 we provide answers on
how to facilitate and strengthen energy citizenship, as a meansof achieving the EU’s energy and decarbonisation goals. At thecore of the project is the empirical, quantitative assessment ofenergy citizenship and its relation to energy communities. ICLEI
eads the work about policy recommendations and practical advice. The policy recommendations will be distilled from project
results, targeting policy-makers and practitioners at the local,
regional, national and EU levels with a view to expanding energy
citizenship and energy communities.

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SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Transport and mobility
ClimateSmart Cities

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyData and Reporting
Science-Based Research

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTEPLANETICLEI PATHWAYS

A framework is needed that will facilitate the vertical and horizontal integration across public authorities to enable a better
coordination toward the Energy Transition. This implies theassessment of existing barriers and needs, the analysis andharmonization of existing classifications structures and most relevant plans related to energy as well as the set up a governanceworking group within the public authorities involved. ICLEI plays
a leading role in the capacity building and replication activities,
by supporting in the design of targeted training materials, theestablishment of bilateral peer exchanges. In particular is responsible for the institutionalization of the engagement of local
and regional authorities.

EU HELPDESK FOR THE SUPPORT AND PROMOTION
OF GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENTAs set out in the Communication “Public Procurement for a
Better Environment” (2008), the European Commission is encouraging public authorities in greening their purchasing decision. In
addition to other supporting measures, in 2010 the Commission
established a Green Public Procurement Helpdesk. Its main
mission is to promote and disseminate information about sustainable public procurement, and to provide timely and accurate
answers to stakeholders’ enquiries. ICLEI operates the Helpdesk
on behalf of the European Commission, with the goal of providing an easy entry point to GPP for all European public authorities
to increase the uptake and professionalization of GPP.

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Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Data and Reporting
ICT (Information andCommunication Technologies)
EnergyICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTFLEXIBLE USER-CENTRIC ENERGY POSITIVE HOUSESThe Energy transition of the EU building stock needs to evolvefrom being an energy waster to being highly energy efficient andan energy producer, as a prerequisite for Europe’s 2050 carbon
neutrality goal. Achieving those targets requires shifting fromthe present slow-paced energy renovation market towards a
dynamic plus energy market. To contribute to this endeavour,
EXCESS will spearhead four innovative demonstration projects,
introducing technical solutions that enable buildings to produce
more renewable energy than they consume over the course ofa year. By engaging local, regional as well as national and international stake-holders throughout the project cycle, EXCESS[1] supports better policy-making for positive energy buildings
and districts; [2] promotes the deployment of integrated energy
efficiency / generation solutions in building construction andrenovation; [3] raises awareness on the importance of energy
efficiency in the built environment. ICLEI leads EXCESS’ communications and dissemination work package as well as specificreplication activities with the aim of raising awareness of thebenefits of PEBs, engaging industry and the public sector androll out rapid replication of PEBs in Europe. The additional roleof ICLEI in the project is to assess the proliferation of Plus Energy
Buildings across the EU, by means of stock taking, interviews andstatistical analyses.

GOOGLE EIE ACTION FUNDICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities and communities | Goal 13: Climate action| Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Buildings
ClimateEnergyICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI manages the operation and implementation of the Google
Action Fund in Europe. Six data-driven projects have been selected and ICLEI Europe is in charge of accompanying projects
implementation and to assess the impact and financial sustainability of projects.

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure |Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyAir Quality
Data and Reporting66

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GREENCHARGEICLEI PATHWAYS

GreenCharge empowers cities and municipalities to make thetransition as to zero-emission/sustainable mobility with innovative business models, technologies and guidelines for cost-efficient and successful deployment and operation of charging
infrastructure for EVs. ICLEI monitors internal and external activities, market developments and European policy with respect toe-mobility, that is relevant to the project. ICLEI also establisheda group of 10 cities that have expressed their interest in the
project. Each city will develop a roadmap on the construction,
configuration and location of charging infrastructures designed
to promote the use of electric or hybrid rechargeable vehicles.

MATRYCS - MODULAR BIG DATA APPLICATIONSFOR HOLISTIC ENERGY SERVICES IN BUILDINGSICLEI is leading the work on Communication, Dissemination andAwareness Creation for Matrycs - Modular Big Data Applicationsfor Holistic Energy Services in Buildings. ICLEI supports theimplementation of analytics building services to end users
and the development of a Pilot Operation, Engagement and
Measurement / Verification (M&V) Plan for the project. ICLEI is
responsible for a report on Services to support SECAPs impact
assessment, implementation and monitoring.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Transport and mobility
EnergySmart Cities

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure |Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Buildings
EnergyClimate67

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
POWERPOOR - EMPOWERING ENERGY POOR
CITIZENS THROUGH JOINT ENERGY INITIATIVES
Through PowerPoor - Empowering Energy Poor Citizens throughJoint Energy Initiatives, ICLEI leads on the work of capacity building, multilevel knowledge creation, and policy making. ICLEI isdeveloping training and capacity modules, as well as a reporton EU Policy Recommendations & National Roadmaps to alleviate energy poverty. Under the leadership of ICLEI four capacity
modules are being developed focusing on presenting a multilevel perspective on energy poverty, climate action and stainableenergy, with focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency
measures adoption towards energy poverty alleviation.

CLEARPATHICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy |Goal 13: Climate action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyPeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Policy and advocacy

ICLEI PATHWAYSIn order to take accurate actions against climate change, it isfundamental to know the exact data. ICLEI developed and maintains an online suite of emissions management tools packaged
together in an application known as ClearPath. The software isbased on the Greenhouse Gas emissions protocols and allows
cities in North American cities to calculate, forecast, plan, andmonitor emissions under all community and local government
operations protocols.

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 350 local & regional
governments in North America

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LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
SOLAR MARKETPLACEICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI offers a simple and convenient online process for prescreened installers to compete for city-region bids, making iteasier for North American communities to switch to solar energy.

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
8 local & regional governments
in North America

LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR
MEMBER CITIES IN SOUTH AMERICAICLEI offers a comprehensive approach and tools to support
ICLEI member cities towards low emission development policies, with collective trainings or personalized support in SouthAmerica.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
actionPARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 50 local & regional
governments in South America

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LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTENVIRONMENTAL INSIGHTS EXPLORER ACTION FUNDIn May this year, Porto Alegre and Curitiba were the two Brazilian
capitals selected to participate in the Action Fund Brazil project,a collaboration between ICLEI and Google.org. The initiative isintended to support non-profit organizations in implementing
local, data-driven projects to mitigate climate change, helping decision makers to set goals related to climate planning.
The fund was part of approximately US$ 4 million allocated by
Google.org to ICLEI secretariats in Europe, the United States,
Brazil and Mexico and the Caribbean. ICLEI South America aimed
at selecting four non-profits, two from each city, to subgrant
U$150k each to implement impact-oriented and data-driven
projects to support local climate strategies. In an effort to makepublic emissions data more accessible, the project has theEnvironmental Insights Explorer tool as an important component. The EIE displays data on greenhouse gas emissions related
to buildings, transport (indicating the contributions of different
types of transportation), air quality and on the solar potential ofbuildings’ roofs, to support local climate action.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateData and Reporting

AMBITIOUS CITY PROMISES: COMMITMENTS
FOR LOW-CARBON URBAN DEVELOPMENT
IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN LARGE CITIESICLEI PATHWAYS

With the unprecedented rate of urbanization in Southeast Asia,
cities in the region face severe urban challenges while also contributing extensively to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Through the Ambitious City Promises project, cities in Indonesia,
the Philippines, and Vietnam receive support in establishing andimplementing ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction
commitments and local climate action plans. Through Ambitious
City Promises, ICLEI aims to develop and deploy bottom-up models of climate action planning, establish lasting mechanisms forknowledge sharing, and contribute to local, national and global
climate goals. The Promise of Seoul, a comprehensive climate
strategy adopted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government at the
ICLEI World Congress in 2015, is at the heart of Ambitious City
Promises. It provides a model of effective climate action at thecommunity level, showing that cities can be both engines ofgrowth and global leaders on climate action by establishing inclusive low emission urban economies.

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Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 8: Decent workand economic growth | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimatePARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
9 local & regional governments
in Southeast Asia

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTPARTNERS FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION PROGRAMICLEI PATHWAYS

Over 300 Canadian municipalities are making a public commitment to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and to act
on climate change. Through the development and applicationof accounting and planning tools, knowledge development
resources, training workshops and peer-networks, ICLEI builds
the capacity of local governments across Canada to mitigation
climate change.

SDGS
Goal 13: Climate action

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 300 local & regional
governments in Canada

DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEMS IN INDIAN CITIESDistrict Energy Systems produce steam, hot water or chilled water at a central plant, making them much more efficient and lessenergy consuming. Under this project ICLEI assesses potential
for district energy systems in Indian cities with an aim to develop
integrated roadmaps for energy policy and investment for scaleup of district cooling in specific cities. ICLEI’s objective is to assist
Indian cities to accelerate their transition to low-carbon and climate resilient societies through modern district energy system.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 7: Affordable andclean energy

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
5 local & regional governments
in India71

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENTMUNICIPAL CLIMATE ACTION PLANS (PACMUN)
According to national law, each Mexican municipality is required to have their own policy on climate change, a task thatcan be daunting for many under-resourced local governments.
However, an effective climate policy and action plan can do morethan simply fulfill this requirement, it allows municipalities tofocus on mitigation and adaptation efforts that best serve theircommunities and bring additional benefits at the local level. Overthe course of the PACMUN project, ICLEI has worked with over
450 Mexican municipalities to develop GHG inventories, collectdata and define local climate action plans. Project activities focus on building the capacity of municipal staff to establish goals
and prioritize actions on climate and resilience. Municipalities
also work with ICLEI to report their climate and data and canvoluntarily submit their climate action plans to the Ministry ofEnvironment.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals |Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateResilience
EnergyPARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 30 local & regional
governments in Mexico

ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN THE PHILIPPINES- CLEAN ENERGY LIVING LABORATORIES
Imported coal constitutes almost half of the Philippine energy
generation mix. The Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) calls for a dynamic and responsive energy mix, enhanced energy access, andcleaner and local energy sources. To support the implementationof energy interventions, it is important to have evidence-based
decision making coupled with empowered stakeholders and policymakers. The local energy plan is envisioned to include opportunities for clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy access.
ICLEI supports the Clean Energy Living Laboratories (CELLs) and
the Project Management Office on local government engagement. ICLEI works with demonstration cities to mainstream a
local energy plan and assists the CELLs in developing a curriculum for an executive education program targeting policymakers
and stakeholders and support advocacy activities. ICLEI also
facilitates city-to-city exchange activities, conducting workshops
to capacitate selected demonstration cities, and linking the cities
to possible funding sources.

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ICLEI PATHWAYS

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Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energyTHEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyPolicy and advocacy
Science-Policy Interface

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
3 local & regional governmentsin the Philippines

LOW EMISSIONDEVELOPMENT
KOREAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALLIANCEFOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT“There has been a need for a platform through which local
governments in Korea can push their national government tomove towards sustainable development. Lead by the Mayorof Bupyeong-gu of Incheon, 25 local governments formed
Korean Local Governments Alliance for Sustainable Development
in order fto amplify their collective voices on sustainable development. The Alliance Members gather regularly and perform
capacity building activities such as training for local government
officials as well as study trip for best practices. ICLEI provides
professional consultation and guidance on how local leaders
bring about sustainable development and how the local government officials can apply the concept and philosophy of sustainable development into their administrative works and policies.”

GLOBAL COVENANT OF MAYORS FOR
CLIMATE & ENERGY IN KOREA

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimatePeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Policy and advocacy

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
25 local & regional governments in the Republic of Korea

ICLEI PATHWAYS

By participating in the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate &Energy (GCoM) in Korea, Korean local governments can maketheir climate actions more ambitious and consistent throughreporting and learn from their peers about ambitious climate
actions. In order to support Korean local government participation in GCoM, ICLEI organizes capacity-building sessions at international climate events in Korea, supports local governments’reporting to ICLEI-CDP unified reporting system, translates guidance and materials (such as the Common Reporting Framework
and CDP reporting guidance), invites local governments to various networking opportunities on urban climate action, publicizes
their activities related to GCoM initiative, and cultivates new local
governments to sign on.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateEnergyPolicy and advocacy

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
6 local & regional governmentsin the Republic of Korea

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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PROTOCOLSThe development of the U.S. Community Protocol, the Local
Government Operations Protocol, and the Recycling andComposting Protocol has positioned ICLEI as particularly wellversed in local government carbon accounting. ICLEI is the leadauthor, supported by groups of city and carbon accounting
experts from various fields, of industry standards for local government GHG emissions accounting in the US. Recognizing thisexpertise, ICLEI was asked to contribute to the development of
the Global Protocol for Community Scale GHG emissions (GPC)
and is currently working on an update to the U.S. Community
Protocol to better account for forestry and land use changes.
ICLEI continues to provide technical guidance for the applicationof the protocols to cities and practitioners around the world.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Agriculture and Forestry
EnergyClimatePARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 900 local & regional
governments in the United States

CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE ENERGYEFFICIENCY COLLABORATIVEICLEI PATHWAYS

California’s statewide climate and energy goals are among themost ambitious in the world, and local governments have an
important role to play in achieving these goals. ICLEI advances
achievement of state and local sustainability goals by assisting California cities and counties to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and save energy. The support is offered to any local
government free of charge, and can be a light-touch (answering
questions) to in-depth assistance (completion of an GHG inventory). In addition to technical support, the program convenes
an annual peer-exchange event, offers virtual training, andrecognizes communities that hit milestones in clean energy
and climate action. ICLEI’s GHG emissions management tool,
ClearPath, has been adapted to meet California specific requirements and opportunities.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
13: Climate action | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy |Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyClimateData and Reporting

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 250 local & regional
governments in the UnitedStates74

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CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH CLIMATE COHORTResource constrained local governments have minimal expertiseand capacity to measure, manage, or report local GHG emissions
and climate action. Working together as a cohort of communities, economies of scale can be achieved to allow these local
governments to collectively access tools, resources, and experts.
Learning and doing together in a peer cohort builds relationships and support that help ensure success. ICLEI created a facilitated multi-month training and capacity building program; the“Cohort” to build local government capacity in climate, resilience,
forestry, and equity. Each cohort is theme-based and includes
up to 20 participant local governments, some of whom aresupported by university student externs. Cohort participants aresupported by ICLEI USA technical advisors, the ICLEI USA online
learning platform, recorded training content, and one-on-one
support as needed.

GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY SUPPORTICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 8: Decent workand economic growth | Goal
13: Climate action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateResilience
Buildings

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
15 local & regional governments in the United States

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Local governments across the U.S. are setting ambitious targets to reduce GHG emissions towards achieving the goals of
the Paris Agreement. Developing a baseline of community andmunicipal emissions is a first step to set and achieve these mitigation targets. In 2010, ICLEI USA created the protocols by which
U.S. local governments account for emissions at both the community and municipal scale, and in 2013, developed ClearPath,an emissions inventory and management software application,
which is the manifestation of these protocols. In combination,these activities have reduced the financial and administrative
burden to measure and manage GHG emissions. 900 U.S. local
governments have established ClearPath accounts. ICLEI USA
technical advisors support users who developed 336 community
inventories and 196 municipal inventories in 2019.

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Air Quality
ClimateEnergyPARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
4 local & regional governmentsin the United States

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23 NATURE-BASED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ONGOING
146 CITIES, TOWNS AND REGIONS INVOLVED
53 COUNTRIES INVOLVED

Nature-based development protects and enhances the biodiversity and ecosystems in and around our cities, which underpin key aspects of our local
economies and upon which we depend for the well-being and resilience ofour communities. Healthy local environments are prioritized in policy andplanning, and jurisdictions pursue economic opportunities based on natureand ecosystem services. Nature-based development seeks out blue and green
infrastructure options and promotes green zones to reconnect and engage
with nature in our urban world.

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RELATED PATHWAYS OF NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIESNATURE-BASED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BY SDGS

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NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTCITIESWITHNATURE PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
Through CitiesWithNature (CWN), local and regional governments are able to enhance the potential of nature to provide
essential ecosystem services and solutions for the overall healthof human habitats and urban areas. Through this platform, cities
can engage, connect, learn, share, act, and inspire each other inthe way of biodiversity and urban nature. ICLEI enables its local
and regional constituency to access and influence global biodiversity processes and provides a one-stop-shop, or “big tent” under which projects, initiatives, and programs aimed at enhancing
nature can be celebrated, shared, and promoted. CWN is recognized by the SCBD as the official vehicle for local and subnational
governments to report their commitments and ambitions forthe post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. ICLEI develops
strategic global partnerships and the ongoing and continuous
development of the various components and pathways of the
CWN platform.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 5: Genderequality | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy |Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure | Goal 10:
Reduced inequalities | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land |Goal 17: Partnerships for the
goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Policy and advocacy
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 100 local & regional
governments worldwide

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NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTUNDERSTANDING INNOVATIVE INITIATIVESFOR GOVERNING FOOD, WATER AND
ENERGY NEXUS IN CITIESICLEI PATHWAYS

The trade-offs between food, water and energy (FWE) can generate unsustainable urbanization pathways, which contributeto socio-economic problems including poverty, conflicts anddiseases. However, too little is known about the intersection of
FWE in cities. At the same time, green and blue infrastructure(GBI) has emerged as a viable solution to many urban problems
with low cost, sustainable outcomes. Using empirical research,
ICLEI is developing a framework and tools to assess changes infood-water-energy nexus, their related trade-offs and the building of innovative capabilities in cities for developing innovative
solutions to the food, water and energy nexus and manage
green and blue infrastructure at the urban level. ICLEI is supporting the development of frameworks and tools that guideurban governance on the food-water-energy nexus. The projectassesses the changes in trade-offs of food-water-energy nexus(FWEN) in green and blue infrastructure (GBI) and their association with spatial planning and governance in eight cities using
empirical cases. This will provide a better understanding of thebarriers that hinder innovative and integrated FWEN approaches
using GBI at different scales; and look for the common featuresof diverse interventions.

SDGS

GROUP OF LEADING SUBNATIONAL
GOVERNMENTS TOWARDS ACHIEVINGTHE AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS

ICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI supports the subnational governments’ initiative on achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Aichi Prefecture called for a groupof leading subnational governments showing significant efforts
for achieving the Aichi Targets. The initiative was establishedduring CBD-COP13 in Cancun, Mexico in 2016 and joined by asignificant number of subnational governments. ICLEI supported its launch and is contributing to develop their joint activities
toward COP14 and beyond.

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Goal 2: Zero hunger | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities and communities | Goal 12: Responsible
consumption and production| Goal 6: Clean water andsanitation | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
EnergyWater

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
7 local & regional governments
worldwide

Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 14: Life
below water | Goal 15: Life onland

NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTICLEI CITIES BIODIVERSITY CENTERICLEI PATHWAYS

Since 2008, ICLEI’s Cities Biodiversity Center (CBC) has convened
successive summits as official parallel events to the Conference
on Biological Diversity COP, to enable local and subnational
governments engagement. These Summits have resulted instrong political outcomes, including the Quintana Roo (2016) and
Sharm El-Sheikh (2018) Communiques, Nagoya Plan of Action
on Subnational Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities
for Biodiversity (2011 - 2020), adopted at COP 10 in 2010, and ofmany decisions on local and subnational governments. Throughthese outcomes, ICLEI CBC has shaped a global policy environment that supports local and regional governments in theirefforts to scale up and mainstream nature in sustainable urban
development worldwide. ICLEI has also developed a dedicatedwebsite for local and subnational governments to advance theAction Agenda for Nature and People and the post-2020 Global
Biodiversity Framework and holds monthly informational webinars. The CBC supports the work of CitiesWithNature.

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 3:
Good health and well-being |Goal 5: Gender equality | Goal
6: Clean water and sanitation| Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure| Goal 10: Reduced inequalities| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land
| Goal 16: Peace, justice andstrong institutions | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
ClimateUrban and Rural Linkages

INTEGRATED ACTION ON BIODIVERSITYICLEI PATHWAYS

INTERACT Bio is a 4-year project designed to improve the utilization and management of nature within fast-growing cities and theregions surrounding them. It aims to provide expanding urban
communities in the Global South with nature-based solutions andassociated long-term benefits. The project enables governments
at all levels – from local to national – to integrate their efforts formainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services into core
subnational government functions such as spatial planning, landuse management, local economic development and infrastructure design. It further supports city-regions to understand andunlock, within their specific local context, the potential of nature
to provide essential services and new or enhanced economic opportunities, while simultaneously protecting and enhancing thebiodiversity and ecosystems on which these services and opportunities depend. Such actions place the participating city-regions on
a more resilient and sustainable development path.
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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)

NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTVERTICAL-HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION AND
SUBNATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF NBSAPSICLEI provides awareness raising and capacity building to all
spheres of government in mainstreaming biodiversity, throughguidance on vertical and horizontal integration to ensure successful implementation of biodiversity strategies and actionplans (BSAPS); clarifies the role and contribution to be made atnational, subnational and local level; and provide practical technical guidance to national, subnational and local governments in
13 areas of action to promote integration, coordination and cooperation in developing and implementing National Biodiversity
Strategies and Action Plans under the Convention of Biological
Diversity.

AFRICA WATER AND SANITATIONLOCAL AUTHORITIES NETWORKICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 15: Life on land

ICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI provides a unique platform enabling local governments to
exchange knowledge and good practice, consider emerging challenges and innovations and explore collaborative action towards
seeking a paradigm shift for more sustainable, resilient andequitable urban water and sanitation practices in Africa. For thisproect, ICLEI’s main aims are to promote knowledge exchange,build capacity, facilitate connections and empower advocacy.

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Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation| Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTURBAN NATURAL ASSETS FOR AFRICAICLEI PATHWAYS

Urban Natural Assets for Africa (UNA), implemented from 2014 topresent, in eight African cities and six countries, seeks to improve
human well-being, contribute to poverty alleviation and build
climate resilience through integrating nature-based solutions
into land use planning. UNA has three flagship projects; Urban
Natural Assets for Africa (UNA Africa), Urban Natural Assets for
Africa: Rivers for Life (UNA Rivers), and Urban Natural Assets for
Africa: Coasts for Life (UNA Coasts). Both UNA Rivers and UNA
Coasts build off the capacity development and training conducted as part of UNA Africa. UNA Coasts cities in Mozambique
receive support with improved knowledge and understanding ofchallenges and opportunities within urban coastal zones; using
natural assets to offset these challenges and maximize opportunities; the development of a tailor-made coastal natural asset
management plan; and identifying opportunities to enhancesustainable livelihoods. These cities are also receiving tailoredsupport to assist them in activating finance for project proposals
that harness nature based solutions for resilience. UNA Rivers
supports cities to mainstream biodiversity and nature-based
solutions into land use planning and decision-making processes;
increase awareness of ecosystem services; improve coordination
between key stakeholders; connect with local communities toencourage appreciation of nature and how it enhances humanwell-being; and implement community-based projects for restoration and revitalization along urban rivers.

EUROPEAN UNION WATER POLICYALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 5: Genderequality | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Resilience
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Water should be a priority in the EU policies due to its importance for the economy, environment, and quality of life of theEuropean citizens. ICLEI has created an alliance with 25 cities toprepare a framework for European cities with the objective ofachieving a more coherent and thus more effective representation and visibility for water at the EU level. ICLEI aims to achieve
this by supporting the implementation of the European Union
water policy and the SDGs through sustainable water management at local level.

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SDGS
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
25 local & regional governments in Europe

NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTCONNECTING NATUREICLEI PATHWAYS

Most cities see blue/green infrastructure as being necessary
for absorbing episodic rainfall, as species repositories, and forrecreation and wellbeing. Others see blue/green infrastructuresuch as woodlands and street trees, green roofs and walls, rain
gardens and opportunities for reducing the effects of urban
heat islands, increasing biodiversity, sinking carbon and diminishing the detrimental effects of particulate and noise pollution.
Whatever the blue/green infrastructure typology, the challenges
for creating, managing and innovating are high. The Connecting
Nature front-runner cities will draw on their experiences andwork with fast-follower cities in a capacity-building role. The project expands upon existing urban sustainability and innovation
initiatives, creates a reference framework of clear and useful indicators for the implementation and evaluation of nature-based
solutions, builds expertise and competency in all cities for innovative urban planning, policy and solution implementation, generates economic opportunities for a diversity of urban actors in
Europe, and nurtures urban community support, idea creation,
active stakeholder participation and idea implementation at local
levels and expansion and replication at a global level, throughthe global reach of ICLEI.

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Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 15: Life on land

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Water
Resilience
ClimatePARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
11 local & regional governments in Europe

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CLEVER CITIES - CO-DESIGNING LOCALLYTAILORED ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONSICLEI PATHWAYS

Limited availability of physical space for the built environment,changing urban demographics, and increasing cultural diversity
are foreseen to compound such consequences. Economicallydeprived, abandoned and neglected urban areas with a low
share of green areas are particularly vulnerable to such shifts,
and commonly face a lack of economic opportunities, increased
health risks, degraded physical environments and limited accessto (healthy) natural resources as well as low levels of social cohesion, elevated crime rates and high levels of perceived insecurity.
Populations facing such local challenges often lack opportunities to express their needs, contribute their knowledge or be
involved in developing and implementing suitable solutions.
While urban regeneration has been highlighted as a necessary
response to improve the fortune of these vulnerable areas andpopulations, environmental improvements have generally been
considered as a consequence rather than a catalyst for regeneration. The CLEVER Cities project uses nature-based solutions toaddress urban challenges and promote social inclusion in cities
across Europe, South America and China. ICLEI leads on developing a roadmap, capacity building, stakeholder engagement andcommunications.

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SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 10:
Reduced inequalities | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
HealthResilience

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
9 local & regional governments
in Europe and Ecuador

NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTPROGIREG - PRODUCTIVE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR POST-INDUSTRIAL URBAN REGENERATION
Post-industrial urban regeneration areas face many challenges
and have a specific and increasing need for nature-based solultions. Many of them not only suffer from social and economic
disadvantages, inequality and related crime and security problems, but also lack quality greenspaces and are significantly
more vulnerable to the effects of climate change and natural hazards. Investment in green infrastructure (GI) can help to reducethese problems is often limited to one-off interventions which
are publicly funded through national or EU-level programs. Thisapproach creates weaknesses and conflicts in the provision anduse of GI. How can we consider GI as a new urban community
resource which is created, owned and managed, not only by
public authorities, but which relies on co-design, co-creation andco-management in partnership with stakeholders from the private sector, academia, civil society? Eight nature-based solutions,which will support the regeneration of urban areas affected bydeindustrialisation, are being deployed and receiving support indeveloping their strategies for embedding nature-based solutions at local level through co-design processes and engage inlearning exchanges for future replication of NBS.

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SDGS
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities |Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Science-Policy Interface

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
8 local & regional governments
in Europe and China

NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTREGREEN - FOSTERING NATURE- BASED SOLUTIONSFOR SMART, GREEN AND HEALTHY URBAN
TRANSITIONS IN EUROPE AND CHINAICLEI PATHWAYS

Increased urbanisation and expansion of urban areas, particularly in China but also in Europe, causes radical changes to,and eradication and fragmentation of, ecosystems and GreenInfrastructure (GI). The premise for REGREEN is that implementation of well devised nature-based elements in the urban design
and infrastructure, that take advantage of the multiplicity ofservices that ecosystem functions can provide, and take into account their relevant scales and structure, will result in urban developments that better meets citizen’s expectations of a healthy,
biodiverse, and resilient urban life. The overall aim of REGREEN
is to promote urban liveability, by systematically modelling andcombining ecosystem services and biodiversity as the basis for
NBS that can be widely deployed by public and private actors.

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 4: Quality education | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
15: Life on land

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Resilience

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
3 local & regional governments
in Europe

CO-PRODUCING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS ANDRESTORED ECOSYSTEMS: TRANSDISCIPLINARY
NEXUS FOR URBAN SUSTAINABILITYICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI is catalyzing nature-based solutions partnerships, engaging stakeholders to share inspiration, knowledge, skills andprocesses, using better evidence to maximise capacity to restore
ecosystems in diverse, dynamic settings and promoting innovative NBS. ICLEI is also leading a task to identify NBS-related
needs of stakeholders and professional skill shortages related to
NBS and support the creation of NBS capacity-building programs
and skill-building curricula.

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 3:
Good health and well-being |Goal 5: Gender equality | Goal
6: Clean water and sanitation| Goal 8: Decent work andeconomic growth | Goal 9:
Industry, innovation, and infrastructure | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
12: Responsible consumption
and production | Goal 13:
Climate action | Goal 15: Lifeon land | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Urban and Rural Linkages
Science-Based Research
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NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTGO GREEN ROUTES - RESILIENT OPTIMALURBAN NATURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONSICLEI PATHWAYS

How can nature-based solutions contribute to health? The
EU-funded GoGreenRoutes project answers this question. Itstransdisciplinary consortium pioneers a unique approach tonature-based solutions by creating green corridors and cultivating a positive human-nature relationship. The project’s goal
is to position European citizens as world ambassadors of urban
sustainability. Advancing mental health and well-being, the project’s components focus on nature-based enterprise, sustainablephysical activity and digital, cultural and knowledge innovation.
A knowledge ecosystem with urban communities raises awareness about links between human and environmental health

SDGS

NETWORKNATURE - ADVANCING NATUREBASED SOLUTIONS TOGETHERICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI coordinates NetworkNature - Advancing nature-based
solutions together. This project establishes a platform for theexchange of knowledge in the field of NBS bringing together
different actors. ICLEI holds the outreach secretariat and helpdesk guiding the platform governance and drives the selectionof semester themes for NBS making sure there is maximizationof impact and extending the NBS community of practice andensures the dissemination of gathered knowledge and provide
support and guidance for EU policymakers.

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Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities and communities | Goal 13: Climate action| Goal 15: Life on land

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
HealthScience-Based Research

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 15: Life on land
| Goal 17: Partnerships for the
goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Policy and advocacy
Peer Learning and Knowledge
SharingNATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTNICE - INNOVATIVE AND ENHANCED NATURE-BASEDSOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN WATER CYCLE
The overall objective of NICE is to widen the availability of enhanced Nature Based Solutions (NBS) to provide circular urban
water solutions. NICE provides key knowledge for the design andimplementation of NBS, closing urban water loops. ICLEI leads
the outreach strategy of the project, as well as clustering withother projects and initiatives. ICLEI as lead actor in the NBS policy arena in Europe and globally will ensure that NICE reaches
all stakeholders. Tasks include analysing current standards andproposing how to align the NICE’s innovative NBS pilots for improving the urban water cycle with the IUCN Global Standard
for NBS; contributing to the exploitation strategy and clustering
activities with other ongoing and future NBS projects as well asorganizing capacity building events.

UPSURGEICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action | Goal 15:
Life on land

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Water
Private Sector Engagement (e.g.
Public-Private Partnership)

ICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI leads the WP “EU Regional Urban Lighthouse”, which aims
to become a nature-based solutions reference framework. The
ICLEI will guide cities and other investors in implementing NBS
and establish a NBS Clustering Network to attract new cities
and other NBS investors as part. A special consultancy service
will be established within the Lighthouse, assisting cities in theirregenerative transition, supported by several tools and methods
developed in UPSURGE.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 15: Life on land

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Air Quality
Climate88

NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTURBANA - URBAN ARENA FOR SUSTAINABLE
AND EQUITABLE SOLUTIONSUrbanA takes up the challenge of synthesizing and brokering
the knowledge and experience generated in EU-funded projects, many of which have identified interventions that address
grand societal challenges, of which urban inequalities andsocial exclusion across different contexts. In this way, UrbanA
supports city-makers – including researchers, policymakers andpractitioners – in transforming European cities into inclusive andsustainable urban and peri-urban environments. UrbanA co-creatively maps urban sustainability interventions, assessing theirpotential to improve urban social equity and inclusion and identifying potential avenues and agents by which such interventions
could be transferred to more widespread governance contexts.
UrbanA also develops actionable and actor specific solutions,which are disseminated to key local and European actors.

CITIESWITHNATURE AUSTRALIAICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure |Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)

ICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI launched the new CitiesWithNature initiative in 2018 andover 100 cities have now registered on the global website. This
activity aims to bring CWN to Australian local governments, offering a blend of international and locally designed resources,
tools, events and network activities.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 15: Life on land

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
ClimateResilience

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
15 local & regional governments in Australia

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PREPARATION OF THE UNESCO WORLDHERITAGE - DOSSIER FOR MAJULI ISLANDICLEI supports the Assam State Government to prepare a nomination dossier which highlights Majuli Island’s Unique Natural
and Cultural heritage which will enable it to be listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage site.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
1 regional government in India

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG TECHNICALSUPPORT TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
AND A LOW CARBON ECONOMYICLEI PATHWAYSThis project supports the City of Johannesburg to secure, promote, enhance and protect natural systems and build resilience
towards environmental sustainability for human well-being andeconomic prosperity through the following work packages: Local
Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan (LBSAP); Bioregional Plan;
catchment management; invasive species control and management; ecosystems services assessment and evaluation; environmental awareness; waste management and vehicle emissions.

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Climate
Waste

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
1 local government in South
Africa90

NATURE-BASEDDEVELOPMENTROADMAP NEW DEAL FOR NATURE AND PEOPLE
We are losing nature faster than it can restore itself. The
Roadmap ND4NP addresses the call for engaging local andsubnational governments to protect and restore nature for the
benefit of people and planet – proposing no more loss of natural
spaces or extinctions as well as halving the negative ecologicalimpacts of production and consumption. The Roadmap ND4NP
in Brazil will contribute to strengthening the role of local andsubnational governments in systematizing and showcasing theBrazilian perspectives for the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework.
The project strengthen the nexus between biodiversity and otherglobal agendas through an approach systemic, exemplifying as
Nature Based Solutions (SbN), local protected areas and Greenand blue infrastructures can contribute positively to the solutionof local and regional challenges such as food systems, water
quality, health, job creation, climate change, well-being and quality of life; and strengthens and empowers local and subnational
governments with technical and scientific knowledge on issues
linked to biodiversity, reinforcing support for the production andcollection of data, aim to improve decision-making.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Food Systems and Security
ClimateEcosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)CIRCULAR
DEVELOPMENT
11 CIRCULAR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ONGOING
23 CITIES, TOWNS AND REGIONS INVOLVED
18 COUNTRIES INVOLVED

Circular development, together with new models of production and consumption,builds sustainable societies that use recyclable, sharable and regenerative resources to end the linear model of “produce, consume, discard,” while continuing
to meet the material and development needs of a growing global population.
Circular development decouples urban economic development from resource consumption and environmental degradation and factors environmental and social
costs into the price of goods and services, through equitable access to resources,
closed-loop urban systems and sustainable waste management options. New
local economies can be born out of circular development, economies that are
productive and not extractive, where resources are exchanged and not wasted.

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RELATED PATHWAYS OF CIRCULAR DEVELOPMENTACTIVITIESCIRCULAR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BY SDGS

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CIRCULAR
DEVELOPMENTCIRCLE CITY SCAN TOOL PILOTSICLEI PATHWAYS

The principles of a circular economy are highly relevant to cities,
yet for many this is a new topic that at first is not easy to relate
to city functions. Since 2015, Circle Economy’s Cities Programme
has worked with over 20 cities to develop well-informed circular
economy strategies based on material flow data and the local
socio-economic context. To allow more cities to conduct theseassessments, the process is being digitised in the form of an
open-access online tool called the “Circle City Scan Tool”. The
Circle City Scan Tool aims to allow any local government or citychange agent to identify and prioritize circular opportunities
for their city or region, based on socioeconomic and material
flow data about their context. The tool has been developed inits prototype version by Circle Economy. To ensure the tool canbe adapted to fit different regional contexts and addresses thepractical needs of cities, ICLEI experts will be testing the tool andproviding recommendations for improvements.

CIBIX – CITY-BUSINESS COLLABORATION ACCELERATORThe City-Business Collaboration Accelerator (CiBiX) is a platform
to increase engagement and collaboration between cities andbusinesses on city-led urban sustainability challenges. Through
CiBiX, ICLEI provides a neutral platform that enables local government to take an active role in presenting their challenges torelevant private sector experts. Together they are able to participate in an early-engagement workshop that helps the city toreceive new contributions as well as identify potential solutions
and partnerships which they can choose to further explore.
For businesses, it provides a strong networking opportunity toconnect with local governments and learn exactly what theirneeds are in a particular sector or challenge scenario. The CiBiX
Platform encourages cities to frame their urban challenges witha private sector engagement perspective- helping them to takethe first step towards exploring potential partnerships relevant
for their needs.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption
and production | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Waste

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
10 local & regional governments worldwide

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 8: Decent workand economic growth | Goal
17: Partnerships for the goals| Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Private Sector Engagement (e.g.
Public-Private Partnership)

CIRCULAR
DEVELOPMENT
GREEN CIRCULAR CITIES COALITIONICLEI PATHWAYSThe Green Circular Cities Coalition responds to the urgent needfor the circular society in cities in Europe and Asia. The takemake-dispose economy has been identified as the root cause ofenvironmental crises in cities. The economic development driven
by production and consumption and the lack of closing-the-loop
thinking and design has led to an increase in the amount of
unwanted waste. Hence, the Coalition advocates the necessityof circular and systems thinking and facilitates knowledge exchange. ICLEI connects like-minded cities to exchange experiences and lessons learned on the way towards the circular economy,
advocates the necessity of closing-the-loop thinking, identifies
cities’ circular good practices, shares the latest knowledge andprovides suggestions on mainstreaming the circular development in urban strategic planning and policies. ICLEI raises theattention on the circular development in cities and encourages
multi-stakeholders dialogues by facilitating peer-learning andexchange.

INCLUSIVE METABOLISM: USING CO-PRODUCEDTHEORY OF INFORMAL DECENTRALISEDURBAN INFRASTRUCTURES TO TRANSFORM
THE DELIVERY OF URBAN FOOD, WATER AND
ENERGY SERVICES IN GHANA & SOUTH AFRICA
This project uses narrative and photography to convene stakeholders and explore interlinkages between food water andenergy security in Cape Town and Kumasi. An understandingof African urban metabolisms is invaluable to shaping policies
and plans which can provide basic services to rapidly growing
urban populations in ways which support socially-inclusive andenvironmentally-restorative development. Using food systems
as an entry point, this project aims to examine how informal
infrastructure systems facilitate service provision. This study will
examine the movement of energy, water and food, into, out of,
and within three African cities.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land |Goal 17: Partnerships for the
goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Waste
Food Systems and Security

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 2:
Zero hunger | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
10: Reduced inequalities |Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Food Systems and Security
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Resilience

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
2 local & regional governmentsin Africa

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DEVELOPMENTWESTERN CAPE SMART PROCUREMENTPROGRAMME, SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENTCITIES NETWORK SOUTH AFRICAICLEI PATHWAYS

Working with local and subnational governments, ICLEI develops
and implements smart procurement programs and city-to-city
networks to strategically support these governmenta to build
capacity and engage with stakeholders (both local and provincial
government and private sector) to implement and embed sustainable procurement practices in Africa.

SDGS

CITYLOOPS - CLOSING THE LOOP FOR
URBAN MATERIAL FLOWSICLEI PATHWAYS

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) – including soil – andorganic waste (OW) are two of the most significant urban material flows with a remarkable environmental impact in European
cities. Led by ICLEI, the EU-funded CityLoops project will develop
a series of innovative procedures, approaches and open accessand open source tools to embed circularity within planningand decision making processes for CDW and OW in cities. The
ultimate goal is to drive the transition to a circular economy. The
solutions and actions developed in CityLoops range from instruments for predicting future excavated CDW and soil production,
to awareness-raising campaigns, circularity decision making
support tool, simulation of impacts 3D visualisation tools andprocurement guidelines for OW products.

ECOPROCURA CONFERENCE SERIES

Goal 8: Decent work andeconomic growth | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Buildings
Waste

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
7 local & regional governments
in Europe

ICLEI PATHWAYSThe EcoProcura conference series is where public procurement
policy meets practice, and where future innovations originate.
For 20 years, EcoProcura conferences promote exchange anddialogue amongst purchasers from all levels of governments,
suppliers, policy-makers and multipliers on strategies and thelatest practical solutions on SPP every 3-4 years. The purposeof the EcoProcura is to provide a forum to encourage public authorities (with a focus on local governments) and their partners,
such as businesses, to exchange experiences and coordinate
their actions and purchasing power in favour of sustainable andinnovative products and services.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement

CIRCULAR
DEVELOPMENTEUROPEAN UNION GPP TRAINING
PROGRAMME AND TRAINING TOOLKITICLEI PATHWAYS

For public authorties to leverage their purchasing power tocreate sustainable cities and economies, these public bodies
need guidance to implement effective green public procurement(GPP) processes. The European Commission seeks a higher uptake of GPP throughout the EU, by providing high quality training
material and targeted training schemes. ICLEI, along with other
European Commission partners, supports training on GPP across
11 countries. ICLEI has developed the GPP training material anda curriculum for the training programs. ICLEI provides a comprehensive ‘train the trainer’ session to equip the national training
organization with the knowledge and tools they need to carry
our trainings in their countries.

PROCURE2INNOVATE

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement

ICLEI PATHWAYS

The P2I project improves institutional support for public procurers of information and communication technologies (ICT) andother product groups implementing innovation procurement by
establishing or expanding competence centers for innovation
procurement in ten EU Member States. Specifically, the projectbuilds a permanent network of competence centers to facilitate
networking, knowledge sharing, collaboration and best practiceexchange on innovation procurement; supports five existing
innovation procurement competence centres to enlarge theirscope, further increase their impact and enhance their services
offered to public procurers; sets up five new innovation procurement competence centres and guides them in effectively
addressing public procurers and increasing the efficient use of
procurement of innovation; supports the competence centersin developing expertise to facilitate cross-border cooperationand joint procurement; and communicates and disseminates
the tools, approaches and results developed by the competence
centers at European level giving public procurers and otherstakeholders in all EU Member States access to expertise andknowledge on innovative procurement.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement

CIRCULAR
DEVELOPMENTCIRCULAR TURKU: REGIONAL COLLABORATIONFOR RESOURCE WISDOMThe current linear economy relies on intensive resource extraction where the majority of materials are wasted after a single
use. This generates huge amounts of emissions, destroys ecosystems and threatens the long-term availability of key resources. The Circular Turku project aims to design a regional roadmap
to operationalize circularity in the Turku region with the supportof local stakeholders and ICLEI and to equip local governments
around the world with tools and methodologies to design theirown circular transitions.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation | Goal 7: Affordable andclean energy | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure| Goal 10: Reduced inequalities| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Waste
ClimatePeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
1 local government in Finland

ICLEI CIRCULARSICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI Circulars is an ICLEI-led global platform gathering thelatest knowledge on circular economy interventions at local andregional government levels around the world. It provides materials for awareness raising, offers capacity building and implementation support on circular development actions and policies,
shares inspiring stories from the leading cities and facilitates
peer-to-peer exchange.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption
and production |Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing98

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DEVELOPMENTCIRCULAR JOBS IN INDONESIAICLEI PATHWAYS

By prioritizing regenerative resources, preserving what is alreadymade, using waste as a resource or new business models, thecircular economy creates a variety of jobs across multiple sectors
while at the same time, promoting sustainable development. UN
Environment, Circle Economy and ICLEI have joined forces tosupport cities in monitoring the transition of their economy fromlinear to circular through local circular jobs. ICLEI is working
with local actors in Bogor city to identify key circular economy
challenges that the Circular Jobs methodology can help address
to ensure the project yield tangible benefits at the local level. In
addition to supervising the local data gathering process and supporting the baseline analysis, ICLEI is formulating recommendations based on the results of the analysis for circular economy
projects that create local jobs and can build on community
initiatives.

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 8:
Decent work and economic
growth | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure| Goal 10: Reduced inequalities| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Data and Reporting
Waste
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
1 local government inIndonesia

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DEVELOPMENT
18 RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ONGOING
29 CITIES, TOWNS AND REGIONS INVOLVED
17 COUNTRIES INVOLVED

Resilient development anticipates, prevents, absorbs and recovers from shocks
and stresses, in particular those brought about by rapid environmental, technological, social and demographic change, and improves essential basic response
structures and functions.						Resilient development makes resilience a core part of all municipal strategies
and prepares for new risks and impacts taking into account the rights andneeds of vulnerable sections of our society. Resilient development continuously
strengthens essential systems through a transparent and inclusive approachthat enhances trust in public institutions.

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DEVELOPMENT
RELATED PATHWAYS OF RESILIENT DEVELOPMENTACTIVITIESRESILIENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BY SDGS

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DEVELOPMENTFRONTLINE CITIES AND ISLANDSICLEI PATHWAYS

Many island urban settlements are growing rapidly but climatechange and increasingly frequent disasters are stressing urban
systems. There is inadequate recognition among the global community of the critical role of island cities, not only to plan andmanage very rapid urban growth but to manage the interface
between island communities and the oceans. While many island
urban settlements are growing rapidly, climate change and increasingly frequent disasters are stressing urban systems. ICLEI
promotes sustainable island and urban development throughresilience and systems planning, clean energy, coastal fisheries
management, infrastructure, innovative finance, ecosystems services, post disaster recovery and sustainable tourism. ICLEI collaborates with Mayors and leaders, through twinning of island
cities with other cities and regions, to create fruitful partnerships
to deliver scalable solutions to build resilience on islands andglobally.

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 2:
Zero hunger | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
6: Clean water and sanitation| Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure| Goal 10: Reduced inequalities| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land
| Goal 16: Peace, justice andstrong institutions | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateResilience
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CITY RESILIENCE STORIES - WEBINAR SERIESIn the spirit of the Resilient City Congress, the ICLEI Resilient
Development Team launched the City Resilience Stories Webinar Series, providing a monthly space for cities and theurban resilience community to share their experiences on topicalissues through a virtual encounter. Showcasing opportunities.
As cities adapt and overcome these impacts, they can improveurban quality of life. Sharing city resilience stories invites a
moment of reflection to consider such opportunities and movetowards sustainable urban societies. Voice of cities. Climatechange affects all cities, but they each face these challenges theirown ways: Distinct geographies, sizes, or metropolitan capacities
might mean different problems and reactions. Having cities as
speakers fosters direct dialogues and enhances the sharing
and learning experience. Interactive format. Making space forquestions and answers, the City Resilience Stories webinar aims
to engage the public in the discussion. Exploring deeper onchallenges and opportunities, all can contribute to building more
resilient cities.

COVENANT OF MAYORS IN SUBSAHARAN AFRICA (PHASE III)ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Resilience

ICLEI PATHWAYS

The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa supports SubSaharan African cities to tackle the interconnected challenges
of climate change and access to sustainable energy. Started
in 2015, CoM SSA is the African regional chapter of the Global
Covenant of Mayors (GCoM), the largest network of cities driving
urban climate action. CoM SSA provides broad-scale technicalsupport to signatory cities through a Technical Helpdesk housed
at ICLEI Africa, in Cape Town. At least 25 of these cities are provided with tailored technical support to develop and implement
Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SEACAPs). As theinitiative matures, the focus moves from planning to implementation and more specifically on unlocking climate finance at the
local level. Implementing partners facilitate dialogue with private
sector and finance institutions, link signatory cities with relevant
initiatives for funding, facilitate inter-government dialogue on
climate finance and co-ordinate action between international
commitments, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) andSustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Goal 5: Gender equality | Goal
7: Affordable and clean energy| Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
EnergyFinance
Data and ReportingRESILIENT
DEVELOPMENT
GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY, CLIMATEACTION PLAN, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
One of the main scientific problems for understanding southern
Africa’s climate is that different models give contradictory scenarios for climate trends over the next 5–40 years. Through atransdisciplinary learning approach and scientific research, ICLEI
contributes to an improved understanding of climate processes,
and regional and local climate trends that drive the southern
African climate system’s natural variability and responses tochange within that system. ICLEI addresses the challenge ofproviding accessible, timely, applicable and defensible climate
information that is needed by decision-makers operating at thecity regional scale.

LOCAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA(LOCS4AFRICA) CONGRESSIn 2011 ICLEI Africa launched the inaugral Local Climate
Solutions for Africa. It brings together key national, subnational, local government and private sector leaders from across
Africa to discuss and explore collective solutions for addressing
climate related challenges that threaten to derail sustainable
development in Africa. The 2020 theme “Financing for Change”
responded to the growing acknowledgement worldwide thatto tackle climate change, city-scale finance must be mobilized.
Local finance will give subnational actors access to the resources
they need to harness the emission reduction potential in cities,
and to respond effectively to climate change at the local level.
Improved multi-level governance and increased finance flow to
the local level will speed up implementation of current national
and international climate change commitments.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateResilience
Ecosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 3:
Good health and well-being| Goal 6: Clean water andsanitation | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimatePeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
ResilienceRESILIENT
DEVELOPMENTSCALING UP AND EMPOWERING MOVEMENTS
FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADVOCACY
Africa is known to be one of the most rapidly urbanizing continents globally. It is anticipated that more than a quarter of theworld’s fastest growing cities are in Africa, and regardless of policies, their urban populations will have tripled by 2050. This exponential growth, coupled with weak governance structures, limited resources, high levels of poverty and limited service delivery,
put immense pressure on local and regional ecosystems, and increase the vulnerability of urban populations to climate change
impacts. Through Scaling up and Empowering Movements for
Climate Change Advocacy, ICLEI fosters a strong and effective
collaboration between people-powered community and civilsociety groups and their local governments, thereby enabling arobust and strategic collective movement for action. ICLEI supports the development of enabling conditions for revitalized civic
and social participation, through designing and implementing
tailored approaches, within a multi-level governance and social
justice framework, in order to deliver ambitious, well-supported,scalable and replicable climate solutions.

ARCH - ADVANCING RESILIENCE OF HISTORIC AREAS
AGAINST CLIMATE-RELATED AND OTHER HAZARDS
While negative impacts of climate-related and other hazards
on urban areas are widely discussed, their impacts on historicareas have not been studied extensively enough. Disaster risk
reduction and climate change adaptation for historic areas, with
their unique structure, composition, and set of regulations, callfor advanced technologies, methods and tools as well as thepromotion of relevant public policies and participatory governance processes, including residents from local communities
and the general public. The project ensures that results and deliverables are applicable and relevant by applying a co-creation
process with local policy makers, practitioners, and community
members. The results of the co-creation processes with the pilot
cities will be disseminated to a broader circle of other European
municipalities and practitioners.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimatePeer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Policy and advocacy

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Buildings
Infrastructure
Resilience

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
4 local & regional governments
in Europe

RESILIENT
DEVELOPMENTEUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCILICLEI PATHWAYS

SMEs and public procurers lack means to learn about each other,public procurers need to find news ways to voice their needs
whilst supporting innovation. The EIC as a platform can support
that match-making. ICLEI supports partnership building between
the EIC Community members and public procurers interested inworking with EIC SME’s and manages the onboarding of private
and public procurers interested in working with innovators on
the EIC Community Platform. ICLEI motivates active participationin the EIC Community through stimulating business deals (market dialogue events, webinars etc.) and provides learning andnetworking opportunities for SMEs. ICLEI collects and analyses
business data from the European innovation ecosystem andfrom the EIC beneficiaries to assess EIC beneficiaries needs andincrease the impact of the program. ICLEI also ensures that EIC
beneficiaries are provided with high-value opportunities to get
access to Business Deals, Investments or Strategic Partnerships
with Corporates and Procurers.

MICAT- MULTIPLE IMPACTS CALCULATION TOOL
Energy efficiency is a relevant component in the process ofachieving the long-term objective of climate neutrality by 2050.
Unfortunately, facing the energy efficiency gap, its potential is
not fully exploited. MICAT (Multiple Impacts of Energy Efficiency)
explores and highlights the additional non-energy values of energy efficiency measures and investments, for example, economic, social and environmental impacts. It could help close this gap
and facilitate better energy-relevant decisions and policy-making. The goal of MICAT is to develop a comprehensive approachto estimate these non-energy impacts of energy efficiency.

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Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Procurement
Private Sector Engagement (e.g.
Public-Private Partnership)

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 13: Climate
action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Data and Reporting
Policy and advocacy
Science-Based Research

RESILIENT
DEVELOPMENTURBAN RESILIENCE PLANNING CYCLE AN ICLEIMETHODOLOGY (POST-COVID EDITION 2020)
This ICLEI Urban Resilience Planning Cycle supports local governments, cities and communities to understand the major challenges, shocks and stresses which may impede secure, sustainable development and to develop strategies to build resilienceto these challenges. ICLEI Oceania had drafted a first edition
generic Urban Resilience Planning Cycle with special focus on
preparing for and recovering from pandemics. This methodology was launched at Daring Cities 2020.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Resilience

CAF PROJECT - VULNERABILITY INDEX AND
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLAN FOR
THE CITY OF SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPOICLEI PATHWAYS

Through the project, ICLEI will support in the preparation of the
Vulnerability Index and Climate Change Adaptation Plan for thecity of Recife, which aims to identify and prioritize concrete measures to adapt to climate change in the city, based on the analysis vulnerability and climate risk, addressing the environmental,
economic and social dimensions in a way that contributes tobuilding the city’s climate resilience in the face of dangers related to climate change. The project will take place through the cityvulnerability analysis for climate change and the identification ofpriority areas of intervention with emphasis on priority intervention areas (hotspots).

SDGS
Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimatePARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
1 local government in Brazil

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RESILIENT
DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL TRAINING OF THE MUNICIPALITIESOF BAIXADA SANTISTA IN ADAPTING TO
CLIMATE CHANGE IN WATER RESOURCESICLEI PATHWAYS

Adaptation actions such as strategic management plans, infrastructure improvements and vulnerability reduction measures
are increasingly needed as they represent necessary steps torespond to the risk situations that many cities are facing as aresult of climate change. Through the project, ICLEI supports
in the development of a technical training for Baixada Santista
Municipalities for identifying vulnerabilities and developing adaptation measures to prevent the impacts of climate change onwater resources. The overall objective of this project is to ensurethat the target audience is trained on the issue with a focus onadaptation, in order to identify vulnerabilities, propose adaptation measures to prevent risks to water resources and to accessfinancial resources for elaboration of plans, programs or projects
for the implementation of adaptation actions in the Baixada
Santista region.

SDGS

BUILDING ADAPTIVE AND RESILIENT CITIES PROGRAMICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI builds the capacity of local governments to adapt to climate change and increase their resilience through suite of solutions including planning tools, vulnerability and risk assessment
resources, stakeholder consultation workshops and peer andpartner networking opportunities.

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action | Goal 14:
Life below water | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateWater

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
actionPARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
23 local & regional governments in Canada

GET READY: THE GAME OF HOME
HAZARD PREPAREDNESSICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI created a mobile app to educate homeowners and residents about the impacts of natural hazards and extreme weather, and how people can prepare for these events in their home.

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actionRESILIENT
DEVELOPMENT
PACIFIC RESILIENCE HONIARAICLEI PATHWAYS

The Pacific islands are very vulnerable to the impacts of climatechange and natural disasters. While they are mostly classified“least developed,” towns and cities on many Pacific island countries are growing rapidly and experiencing many of the urban
development challenges typical of larger cities. At the sametime, the capacity of the governments, national and local, forresilience planning and action is very limited, with few natural resources and little opportunity to generate revenue. Additionally,
governance of the urban areas is sometimes relatively under-developed, with a blurring of responsibilities between national andlocal. ICLEI supports the island cities by providing streamlined
processes for assessing their risks and challenges and developing achievable action plans. ICLEI has been working with Honiara
City Council since 2016 to assist the City to undertake a disasterrisk self assessment and action, using the Sendai Framework andscorecards, building capacity and supporting city leaders andstaff to attend international events for peer-to-peer exchange
and learning. In 2019 ICLEI received a grant from the AustralianGovernment to assist the City Council to extend its disastermanagement to five of the most vulnerable villages. There is
now a strong understanding of disaster risk reduction among
City staff and elected councilors, and an understanding of how
disasters and climate change impact all the city development
challenges. The ongoing project has led to strong partnerships
between ICLEI, UNISDR, UN Habitat and academic professionals
and institutions.

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Goal 5: Gender equality | Goal
6: Clean water and sanitation| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 13:
Climate action | Goal 14: Life
below water

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Resilience
Water
Transport and mobility

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
1 local government in the
Solomon Islands

RESILIENT
DEVELOPMENT
CLIMATE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTICLEI PATHWAYS

With natural disasters becoming more commonplace and devastating, it is clear that climate change is impacting the lives andlivelihoods of people. In response to this climate emergency,
local governments are conducting assessments to understandwhere, when, and how to act to reduce risk in their communities. Using climate science and modeling and input from local
governments staff and community members, the Vulnerability
Assessment seeks to identify the most prevalent local climate
hazards, susceptible community systems, and opportunities tomitigate and adapt to these conditions.

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 7: Affordable
and clean energy | Goal 8:
Decent work and economic
growth | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure |Goal 10: Reduced inequalities |Goal 13: Climate action

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Resilience
ClimateScience-Policy Interface

TEMPERATEICLEI PATHWAYS

Temperate is the next-generation, cloud-based adaptation
planning software tool for cities and regional organizations,designed to support leaders in local government sustainability
planning. With Temperate, ICLEI aims to guide users through exploring potential future climate hazards, creating a vulnerability
assessment, and designing adaptation strategies that will help
communities along the path toward climate resilience.

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Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 10:
Reduced inequalities | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

RESILIENT
DEVELOPMENTFORTITUDE INITIATIVEICLEI PATHWAYSThe Fortitude Initiative builds climate resilience at the local
level by supporting towns, cities, municipalities and regions tostrengthen their disaster risk reduction strategies and actionplans, and enhance their implementation. By first assessing
local needs, ICLEI creates space to co-develop and co-produce
relevant solutions and mobilize resources to improve futuredisaster response. Fortitude focuses on supporting local government through five main building blocks: 1) Advocacy - toreshape the global disaster risk reduction landscape to ensure
cities and subnational governments are recognized, capacitated, engaged and able to mobilize resources in the face of more
frequent and intense climate shocks; 2) Networking - enables
engagement across government tiers and between local governments facing similar challenges, with a spirit of openness,honesty, and inclusivity, allowing the space for context-relevant
solutions to emerge; 3) Technical - assist local governments todevelop disaster risk reduction action plans and preparedness
mechanisms, risk and vulnerability assessments and adaptationplans; 4) Finance - empower subnational governments to access,mobilize and use new and existing resources from local budgets
and national and international funds, both from public and private sources; and 5) Implementation - identity and strengthen
the mechanisms, approaches and competencies needed to implement a holistic and integrated disaster risk reduction strategy
that builds local level resilience.

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Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 6:
Clean water and sanitation| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 16: Peace,justice and strong institutions| Goal 17: Partnerships for the
goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateResilience
FinanceEQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENT
23 EQUITABLE AND PEOPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ONGOING

MORE THAN 600 CITIES, TOWNS AND REGIONS INVOLVED

31 COUNTRIES INVOLVED

Equitable and people-centered development builds just, livable, happy andinclusive urban communities, addresses the systemic causes of poverty and inequality, and safeguards the natural support systems for human life. Equitableand people-centered development ensures that the natural and built environments in and around cities improve livability and safety, promote human health,and mitigate the transmission of diseases. It provides equitable access to safeand nutritious food, quality education, clean water and sanitation, sustainableenergy, clean air and productive soil for all, and climate-resilient infrastructures,and creates and sustains human-centered, safe, resilient, socially and culturally vibrant communities, where diversity, distinct identities, and solidarity are
woven into the social fabric.

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RELATED PATHWAYS OF EQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENTEQUITABLE AND PEOPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENTACTIVITIES BY SDGS

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INTERNATIONAL URBAN COOPERATIONICLEI PATHWAYS

Cities are growing and changing so fast that many authorities
are struggling to cope. ICLEI’s aim is to boost sustainable urban development, through city-to-city International Urban
Cooperation (IUC) on and foster sub-national actions under the
Global Covenant of Mayors initiative. ICLEI supports regional innovation strategies and inter-regional cooperation for local andregional development.

SDGS
Low emission development |Nature-based development |Circular development | Resilient
development | Equitable andpeople-centered development
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 2:
Zero hunger | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
4: Quality education | Goal 5:
Gender equality | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal 7:
Affordable and clean energy |Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure| Goal 10: Reduced inequalities| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below water| Goal 15: Life on land | Goal
16: Peace, justice and strong institutions | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 100 local & regional
governments worldwide

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EQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENTURBAN TRANSITIONS ALLIANCE

ICLEI PATHWAYSThe Urban Transition Alliance connects industrial legacy cities
from Europe, USA and China committed to accelerate ambitious
and inclusive transitions, as well as showcasing their sustainability leadership. Alliance cities share their own transition experiences, knowledge and good practices based on social, economicand environmental challenges within their unique industrial
legacy context. Through a tailored exchange platform hosted by
ICLEI, the Alliance helps cities to identify and leverage expertiseto co-create implementation strategies for sustainability-related
projects. During the current project phase, the ICLEI further encourages the Alliance member cities to include an equity-based
approach in their transition projects, not only to achieve climate
and environmental targets, but also to provide opportunities
to vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. Alliance cities receive
support on key equity-focused sustainability issues throughtwo challenge cycles in 2020 and 2021 with 4-5 challenge topics
selected per round. The outcomes of these challenge support cycles will shape a blueprint of lessons and good practices for cities
worldwide on how social equity and climate action can reinforce
each other.

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 3:
Good health and well-being| Goal 4: Quality education |Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 8: Decent workand economic growth | Goal
9: Industry, innovation, andinfrastructure | Goal 10:
Reduced inequalities | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 17: Partnerships
for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Infrastructure
ClimatePARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
12 local & regional governments worldwide

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EQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENTADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP WITH FAOICLEI PATHWAYS

Local and regional governments can have a tremendous impact
on city-region food systems, yet many decision makers are unaware of the leverage subnational governents have over theirfood systems. ICLEI highlights the role local and regional governments can play in improving sustainable and resilient food systems to raise awareness among key stakeholders and partners.
ICLEI develops knowledge materials to advance understandingof, and to advocate for, sustainable food systems while promoting local government’s actions on this field.

ECOMOBILITY WORLD FESTIVAL

SDGS
Goal 2: Zero hunger | Goal 3:
Good health and well-being |Goal 5: Gender equality | Goal
8: Decent work and economic
growth | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
12: Responsible consumption
and production | Goal 13:
Climate action | Goal 16:
Peace, justice and strong
institutions

ICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI stimulates new mobility policies which put people rather
than cars at the center, by organizing EcoMobility World Festivals
that turn a single neighborhood into an ecomobile, car-free zone
for one month, coinciding with a global congress that sparks debate on low emission, human centered and city friendly mobility.

CITY-TO-CITY FOOD SYSTEMS EXCHANGEICLEI works in collaboration with FAO, ICLEI, RUAF and C40
to collectively promote and support subnational take-up andengagement regarding food policy and action in African cities,
in line with global targets and ambitions articulated in SDG 2
and through initiatives such as the Milan Food Pact. This collaboration is also intended to build on the existing ICLEI-RUAF
CITYFOOD Network and related initiatives of all the partners in
Africa.

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
actionICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 2: Zero hunger | Goal 3:
Good health and well-being| Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
8 local & regional governmentsin Africa

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EQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENTCULTURAL HERITAGE AND CLIMATE RISK NARRATIVESICLEI PATHWAYS

Innovative research has been undertaken by ICLEI in Blantyre,
Gaborone and Harare to enhance understanding of the influenceof people’s perceptions and values during their interpretation ofclimate risk narratives.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
actionPARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
3 local & regional governmentsin Africa

AFRICAN CAPITAL CITIES SUSTAINABILITY FORUM
The African Capital Cities Sustainability Forum (ACCSF) draws
together the political and technical leaders of the continent’s
capital cities to provide a guiding light for how African cities
must think about the future and lead sustainability efforts. It
facilitates the exchange of knowledge and learning and provides
a platform for exploring how to develop truly African solutions
to African problems. The forum marshals the collective power ofcapital cities to contribute to, and influence, the pan-African andglobal discourse on sustainability. ICLEI Africa, as the Secretariat
the ACCSF, is responsible for serving the Mayors and cities ofthis forum. By bringing together mayors and city managers ofAfrican capital cities, ICLEI facilitates the exchange knowledge
and information on potential interventions, opportunities andthreats that influence the potential for economic growth, social
inclusion and environmental protection.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 2:
Zero hunger | Goal 3: Good
health and well-being | Goal
4: Quality education | Goal
5: Gender equality | Goal 6:
Clean water and sanitation |Goal 7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 8: Decent workand economic growth | Goal
9: Industry, innovation, andinfrastructure | Goal 10:
Reduced inequalities | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities and communities | Goal 12: Responsible
consumption and production |Goal 13: Climate action | Goal
14: Life below water | Goal 15:
Life on land | Goal 16: Peace,justice and strong institutions| Goal 17: Partnerships for the
goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Policy and advocacy
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

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AFRICAN MOBILITY MONTHICLEI PATHWAYSIn order for national and local governments to better appreciate
the need for safe walking and cycling facilities, Africa’s urban
citizens need to challenge the widely held assumption that they
all wish to drive cars by showing their support for walking andcycling. Various local initiatives around the continent (such as
car-free days, place making, Open Streets, Critical Mass etc.) areinspiring citizens to reimagine and reinvent their streets to beaccessible for all. African Mobility Month aims to celebrate theseand other activities to raise the priority of walking and cycling in
the continent’s development agenda.

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 5: Genderequality | Goal 10: Reduced inequalities | Goal 11: Sustainable
cities and communities | Goal
13: Climate action | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Transport and mobility
Policy and advocacy
HealthBASQUE DECLARATIONICLEI PATHWAYS

The Basque Declaration outlines new pathways for European
Cities and Towns to create productive, sustainable and resilient
cities for a livable and inclusive Europe. The declaration aims
to support and accelerate socio-cultural, socio-economic andtechnological transformation. ICLEI initiated and continues topromote the uptake of the Basque Declaration, which was adopted by the participants of the 8th European Conference on
Sustainable Cities and Towns in April 2016.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
actionPARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 500 local & regional
governments in Europe

PROMOTING SMART CITIES THOUGH
LIGHTHOUSE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTSIn a rapidly urbanizing world, cities need to become smarter to
respond to citizen needs and to reduce their environmental footprint. ICLEI is shaping the Smart City debate in Europe throughthe Lighthouse demonstration projects (such as GrowSmarter
and RUGGEDISED), lead replication and exploitation efforts inmore than 50 cities and constructively reflect upon the impact ofsmart solutions on achieving social cohesion and urban environmental goals.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
50 local & regional governments in Europe

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TRANSITION ACADEMYICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI aims to increase the capacity of change makers, civil society
and organizations to contribute to more just, sustainable and resilient futures. ICLEI offers academic and professional educationon the theory and practice of transformative societal change, by
facilitating peer-to-peer learning processes between 15 frontrunner cities and twice as many other cities within Europe.

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
More than 30 local & regional
governments in Europe

ROBUST - RURAL-URBAN OUTLOOKS:UNLOCKING SYNERGIESICLEI PATHWAYS

Mutually beneficial relations along rural – peri-urban – urban
trajectories can contribute to Europe’s smart, sustainable
and inclusive growth agenda. Success in creating synergies
is determined by decisions made at local and regional levels.
Well-designed governance arrangements can be conducive todecisions that strengthen relations between rural and urban areas. Central to ROBUST is a place-based case study approach inwhich Living Labs focus on thematic functional linkages cutting
across rural-urban areas. The content and governance of thesefunctional linkages are analyzed in diverse case study areas that
represent the main types of rural – peri-urban – urban settings
across Europe. ICLEI coordinates the work on a comprehensive
Outreach, Communication and Training Strategy.

SDGS
Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure | Goal
10: Reduced inequalities |Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Urban and Rural Linkages
Science-Policy Interface
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing

PARTICIPATING LOCALGOVERNMENTS
10 local & regional governments in Europe

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EQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENT
BE.CULTOUR – BEYOND CULTURAL TOURISM:
HUMAN-CENTRED INNOVATIONS FORSUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR TOURISM

ICLEI PATHWAYS

Be.CULTOUR stands for “Beyond Cultural Tourism” and aims todevelop human-centred innovations for sustainable and circular
cultural tourism. Cultural tourism entails opportunities but alsorisks. If not managed properly, it can easily turn into a “value
extractive” industry, generating negative environmental, socialand cultural impacts on local communities and ecosystems. This
project develops specific strategies to promote an understanding of cultural tourism, which moves away from a “stop-and-go”
consumer-oriented approach towards one that puts humans andcircular economy models at its centre, paying attention to nature, communities and cultural diversity. “Place”, intended as the
genius loci, the ancient spirit of the site and “people” as co-creators of its uniqueness, culture, art, tradition, folklore, productivity, spirituality, are the focus of Be.CULTOUR. The driving forcesof the project are wide and diversified partnerships of stakeholders from 18 EU and non-EU regions of Northern-Central andSouthern Europe, the Balkans, the Eastern neighborhood andthe Mediterranean.

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Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal
8: Decent work and economic
growth | Goal 9: Industry,
innovation, and infrastructure |Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 14: Life below
water | Goal 15: Life on land

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Peer Learning and Knowledge
Sharing
Infrastructure
ResilienceEQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENTEUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE
CITIES AND TOWNS SERIESFor the last 25 years, the European Conference on Sustainable
Cities and Towns has offered cities and urban stakeholdersa platform for inspiration, action and the commitment to takesustainability to the next level. The conferences call for the acceleration of bottom-up action and change, to ultimately push andaccelerate the ambition of global frameworks for sustainability
and climate change. Held every three years, the conferenceis the multi-level interface between the European Union andsustainability action at local level. Bringing to the forefront ongoing trends, challenges and opportunities, the conference aims
to shape the future beyond the status quo. Over the years theconference series has resulted in thought leading political documents that move frameworks and agendas as well as provide
guidance and tools for cities driving sustainability for the benefitof their citizens.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

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Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 6: Clean
water and sanitation | Goal
7: Affordable and clean
energy | Goal 8: Decent
work and economic growth |Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure | Goal
10: Reduced inequalities |Goal 11: Sustainable cities
and communities | Goal 12:
Responsible consumption andproduction | Goal 13: Climate
action | Goal 16: Peace, justiceand strong institutions | Goal
17: Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Finance
EnergyTransport and mobility

ICT RESEARCH, CAMPAIGNING, CAPACITYBUILDING AND ADVOCACYICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI works to make ICT Fair improving the lives of workers andthose impacted along different stages of the Information andCommunication Technology (ICT) supply chain through research,
campaigning, capacity building and advocacy.

SDGS

INFORMED CITIESICLEI PATHWAYS

Drawing on various research projects, ICLEI aims to make research work for local sustainability at the European level. ICLEI
works to bridge the gap between research, policy-making andaction in sustainable development, at and for the local level.
ICLEI organizes knowledge brokerage between local governments and other stakeholder groups such as researchers, civilsociety initiatives, start-ups etc.

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Goal 9: Industry, innovation,and infrastructure | Goal
11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

EQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENT
THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON
ETHICS IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT FOR IT
The Belgian Federal Institute for Sustainable Development (FISD)
works together with ICLEI to support public buyers to help create better working conditions and protect the rights of workers
and communities through ethical purchasing practices. Overthe course of 2021, public procurers and policymakers cometogether to draw from existing practices, to share ideas on how
others can start and to identify gaps of knowledge, guidance andeffective criteria or clauses.

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 3:
Good health and well-being |Goal 10: Reduced inequalities |Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ICT (Information andCommunication Technologies)

UPLIFT - URBAN POLICY INNOVATION TO ADDRESSINEQUALITY WITH AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONSUPLIFT seeks to establish an innovative approach to urban
policy design for reducing socio-economic inequalities. It acknowledges that policies aiming to reduce inequalities are often
ineffective, as they do not respond properly to the strategies andbehaviours of vulnerable households. At the same time, policy
failure in the face of increasing socio-economic polarisation,
especially in the post-crisis period and under the fourth industrial revolution, could further destabilise social cohesion andresilience. To address this challenge, UPLIFT aims to develop a
Reflexive Policy Agenda through participatory co-creation: with
the inclusion of vulnerable policy beneficiaries, the project will
yield context-specific, flexible, adaptable policies, with appropriate feedback mechanisms.

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ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 1: No poverty | Goal 3:
Good health and well-being| Goal 4: Quality education |Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Policy and advocacy
Science-Based Research

EQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENT
CLIMATE COMMUNICATORS (FORMERLYYOUNG WRITERS NETWORK)ICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI has established a team of volunteers including students
and professionals from sustainability consulting and local government in the Oceania region. The Climate Communicators
Program facilitates deep dives into all aspects of what it takes
to be effective, memorable and compelling communicators on
climate and sustainability. Sharing evidence-based knowledge
in credible and persuasive ways is paramount to the health of amindful and engaged society, and is a prerequisite for sustainable development at all levels of government. Through capacity
building, online resources and social networking events in partnership with other sustainability groups in Melbourne, Australia,
ICLEI is assisting students and professionals to turn their sustainability research into practice using the power of language
and stories. Activities include direction consultations with students, academics, sustainability professionals and developing a
podcast “Talking In This Climate” available from November 2020.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCALGOVERNMENTS IN CHINESE TAIPEIICLEI works with local governments in Chinese Taipei to raise theawareness of SDGs through particularly SDG 11 - sustainable cities and communities -, and provide capacity building on policies
of sustainable and healthy cities.

HERITAGE CITY DEVELOPMENT &AUGMENTATION YOJANA

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 4: Quality
education | Goal 5: Genderequality | Goal 10: Reduced
inequalities | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities and communities | Goal 12: Responsible
consumption and production| Goal 13: Climate action |Goal 16: Peace, justice andstrong institutions | Goal 17:
Partnerships for the goals

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
Science-Policy Interface
Science-Based Research
ClimateICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 3: Good health andwell-being | Goal 11:
Sustainable cities andcommunities | Goal 13: Climate
actionICLEI PATHWAYSICLEI supports the Indian national government in implementing the National Heritage City Development and Augmentation
Yojana Scheme in order to bring together urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation.

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SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

EQUITABLE AND PEOPLECENTERED DEVELOPMENT
SUPPORTING CITIES TO ACHIEVE CLIMATEAND PEOPLE FRIENDLY MOBILITYICLEI is bringing global practices to Indian cities and providing
greater access to technical expertise, knowledge exchange andmaterialise climate and people-friendly mobility in cities.

KOREA FESTIVAL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Korean local governments and civil society have been cooperatively implementing Local Agenda 21 since the adoption ofAgenda 21 in 1992. There have been needs of collecting all theefforts for sustainable development taking place locally andsharing the experiences. This is how the festival has been initiated in 1999 at its first event in Jeju. Since 2019 ICLEI Korea Officeand Local Sustainability Alliance of Korea (LSAK) co-host the festival and closely cooperating in designing the national and local
festivals in the global context. The festival is the unique and thebiggest affair where national-regional-local governments and all
the civic groups working in line with sustainable development
gathers in the festival and share their voices and experience.

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ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

ICLEI PATHWAYS

SDGS
Goal 11: Sustainable cities andcommunities

THEMES / FOCUS AREAS
ClimateEcosystems and Biodiversity(Nature-based Solutions)
Transport and mobility

ACTIVITY INDEX
100% Renewables Cities and Regions Network����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������44
Abracadabra����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������61
Access to Sustainable Energy in the Philippines - Clean Energy Living Laboratories��������������������������72
Advocacy Partnership with FAO�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������116
African Capital Cities Sustainability Forum�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������117
African Mobility Month��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������118
Africa Water and Sanitation Local Authorities Network���������������������������������������������������������������������������81
Ambitious City Promises: Commitments for low-carbon urban development in Southeast Asianlarge cities�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������70
ARCH - Advancing Resilience of Historic Areas against Climate-related and other Hazards�����������105
Basque Declaration��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������118
Be.CULTOUR – Beyond CULtural TOURism: human-centred innovations for sustainable and circular
tourism�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������120
Building Adaptive and Resilient Cities Program��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������108
BUILTHUB - Dynamic EU building stock knowledge hub�������������������������������������������������������������������������62
CAF Project - Vulnerability Index and Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the city of São Bernardo
do Campo������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������107
California Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative�������������������������������������������������������������������������������74
CAMPAIGNers - Citizens Acting on Mitigation Pathways through Active Implementation of a Goalsetting Network����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������46
Capacity Building through Climate Cohort������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������75
CiBiX – City-Business Collaboration Accelerator����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������94
CINTRAN - Carbon Intensive Regions in Transition - Unravelling the Challenges of Structural
Change�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������62
Circle City Scan Tool Pilots�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������94
Circular Jobs in Indonesia�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������99
Circular Turku: Regional Collaboration for Resource Wisdom����������������������������������������������������������������98
CitiesWithNature Australia����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������89
CitiesWithNature Partnership Initiative������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������78
City Climate Cup���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������47
City Climate Planner Program����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������47
CITYFOOD Network����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������45
CityLoops - Closing the loop for urban material flows�����������������������������������������������������������������������������96
City of Johannesburg technical support towards sustainability and a low carbon economy������������90
City Resilience Development and Resilience-Building Toolbox���������������������������������������������������������������63
City Resilience Stories - Webinar Series����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������103
City-to-City Food Systems Exchange���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������116
ClearPath���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������68
CLEVER Cities - Co-designing Locally tailored Ecological solutions��������������������������������������������������������84
Climate and Clean Air Coalition Urban Health Initiative��������������������������������������������������������������������������48
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Climate Communicators (formerly Young Writers Network)����������������������������������������������������������������123
Climate Vulnerability Assessment�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������110
CoMO5 - EU Covenant of Mayors����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������63
CONNECTING NATURE����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������83
CO-producing Nature-based solutions and restored Ecosystems: transdisciplinary neXus for Urban
Sustainability���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������86
Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (Phase III)���������������������������������������������������������������������������103
Cultivating a Culture of Sustainable Cities (KYOTO+20)���������������������������������������������������������������������������48
Cultural Heritage and Climate Risk Narratives����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������117
DECIDE - Developing Energy Communities through Informative anD collEctive actions�������������������63
District Energy Systems in Indian Cities�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������71
DREEM - Designing useR centric E-kickscooters & business models for Enhancing interModality��64
East Asia Clean Air Cities�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������57
EC² - Energy Citizenship and Energy Communities for a Clean-Energy Transition������������������������������64
EcoLogistics Community�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������49
EcoLogistics - Low Carbon Freight for Sustainable Cities������������������������������������������������������������������������45
EcoMobility World Festival��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������116
EcoProcura Conference Series���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������96
Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access (ENACT)�������������������������������������������������������55
Environmental Insights Explorer Action Fund�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������70
Envisioning future low-carbon lifestyles and transitioning instruments�����������������������������������������������56
ePLANET����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������65
EU Helpdesk for the support and promotion of Green Public Procurement����������������������������������������65
European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns Series������������������������������������������������������������121
European Innovation Council���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������106
European Union GPP Training Programme and Training Toolkit�����������������������������������������������������������97
European Union Water Policy Alliance Partnership����������������������������������������������������������������������������������82
flEXible user-CEntric Energy poSitive houseS��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������66
Fortitude Initiative����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������111
Frontline Cities and Islands������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������102
Get Ready: The Game of Home Hazard Preparedness��������������������������������������������������������������������������108
Global Agenda on Cities and Climate Change Science�����������������������������������������������������������������������������49
Global Climate City Challenge����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������50
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������44
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy in Korea���������������������������������������������������������������������73
Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement��������������������������������������������������������������������������50
Global Protocol for Community Scale GHG Emissions inventories��������������������������������������������������������43
Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments���������������������������������������������������������������������������51
Go Green Routes - Resilient Optimal Urban natural, Technological and Environmental Solutions��87
Google EIE Action Fund���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������66
GreenCharge���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������67
Green Circular Cities Coalition����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������95

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Protocols���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������74
Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Action Plan, Vulnerability Assessment��������������������������������������104
Greenhouse Gas Inventory support������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������75
Group of Leading Subnational Governments towards Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets������79
Heritage City Development & Augmentation Yojana�����������������������������������������������������������������������������123
ICLEI Circulars�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������98
ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������80
ICLEI-SHRDC Capacity Building for Local Governments in Asia��������������������������������������������������������������56
ICT Research, Campaigning, Capacity Building and Advocacy�������������������������������������������������������������121
Inclusive Metabolism: Using co-produced theory of informal decentralised urban infrastructures totransform the delivery of urban food, water and energy services in Ghana & South Africa�������������95
Informed Cities���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������121
Integrated Action on Biodiversity����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������80
International Urban Cooperation��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������114
Kaohsiung Strategies for the Future of Urban Mobility���������������������������������������������������������������������������51
Korea Festival on Sustainable Development��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������124
Korean Local Governments Alliance for Sustainable Development�������������������������������������������������������73
Local Climate Solutions for Africa (LoCS4Africa) Congress��������������������������������������������������������������������104
Local Renewable Conference Series������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������52
Low Emission Development Support for Member Cities in South America������������������������������������������69
Making Hydrogen Affordable to Sustainably Operate Everywhere�������������������������������������������������������60
Making Hydrogen Affordable to Sustainably Operate Everywhere�������������������������������������������������������61
Matrycs - Modular Big Data Applications for Holistic Energy Services in Buildings����������������������������67
MICAT- Multiple Impacts Calculation Tool������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������106
Municipal Climate Action Plans (PACMUN)�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������72
NDC Partnership���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������52
NetworkNature - Advancing nature-based solutions together��������������������������������������������������������������87
NICE - INNOVATIVE AND ENHANCED NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN
WATER CYCLE��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������88
One Planet City Challenge����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������43
One Planet Network Programme on Sustainable Public Procurement�������������������������������������������������53
Outreach to UN Agencies������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������53
Pacific Resilience Honiara���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������109
Partners for Climate Protection program���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������71
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