page_title: ICLEI
section_title: Governance
hierarchical_section_title: ICLEI / Governance
caption_attribution_description: 한국어: 2014 서울김장문화제 2014-11-14 서울광장
context_page_description: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is an international organization of local and regional governments that have made a commitment to sustainable development.
  Founded in 1990 and formerly known as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, the international association was established when more than 200 local governments from 43 countries convened at its inaugural conference, the World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future, at the United Nations in New York in September 1990.
  Today, more than 1,750 cities, towns, counties, and their associations in 84 countries comprise ICLEI's growing network. ICLEI works with these and hundreds of other local governments through international performance-based, results-oriented campaigns and programs. It provides technical consulting, training, and information services to build capacity, share knowledge, and support local government in the implementation of sustainable development at the local level. ICLEI's basic premise is that locally designed initiatives can provide an effective and cost-efficient way to achieve local, national, and global sustainability objectives.
context_section_description: ICLEI is a democratic organization with each local government Member holding a position on the Council. The Council convenes every three years at an ICLEI World Congress and establishes ICLEI's priorities and direction through the adoption of a six-year Strategic Plan. The most recent ICLEI World Congress was held in Montreal from 19 to 22 June 2018. Members elect 21 representatives to serve on the Executive Committee, which oversees the implementation of the Strategic Plan and ICLEI operations.
  World Secretariat directors:
  Ashok Sridharan – ICLEI President and Mayor, Bonn, Germany
  Gino Van Begin – ICLEI Secretary General, Bonn, Germany
caption: Park Won-soon, President of ICLEI 2015-2018
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