ICLEI World Congress 2024
Every three years, the ICLEI World Congress showcases how local and regional governments are advancing sustainable urban development worldwide. This time around, it heads to São Paulo, Brazil.
Every three years, the ICLEI World Congress showcases how local and regional governments are advancing sustainable urban development worldwide. This time around, it heads to São Paulo, Brazil.
Across the UK, a small but growing number of councils and universities are adopting plant-based motions, with Oxford City Council the latest to do so. Despite a backlash from some quarters, campaigners are drawing on the science to put a compelling case.
A music strategy has a lot of potential economic and other benefits, as increasing numbers of communities around the globe have demonstrated. This includes as part of any pandemic-related recovery
Having applied an array of creative and practical policies to assimilating refugees and other migrants as Mayor of the Belgian city of Mechelen, Bart Somers is now seeking to do the same across Flanders. Cameron Emanuel-Burns reports
Around the world, as part of their recovery efforts, urban leaders and transport operators are working to rebuild use of public transport. As Zipabout shows, harnessing technology can help.
Touted as the world’s first live interactive documentary, Rivercide, written and presented by George Monbiot, is a powerful call to action in response to the devastating pollution in our rivers
Aiming to be an in-person event, the focus for the main conference and break-outs will be on global best practice in sustainable cities as well as showcasing the many initiatives in the host city of Malmö itself.
When run successfully, Citizens' Assemblies can be an important way to build consensus, as has been shown in Bristol, Scotland and elsewhere
Panel discussion on the lessons and possible futures thrown up by the pandemic. What are we learning about innovating during a crisis? What could new models of mission-driven innovation look like? And how can we harness the energy and the creativity of the public to build a coalition for change?
Where cities such as Berlin have led with pop-up cycle lanes, can others follow? Failure to do so will be a major missed opportunity