Driving Local Solutions to Plastic Pollution: Highlights from the Seoul International Forum on Climate and Environment 2024

On November 7, 2024, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) hosted the Seoul International Forum on Climate and Environment 2024 (SIFCE) at Seoul City Hall, with support from ICLEI East Asia Secretariat as a key partner.

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UrbanShift 1st National-Local Dialogue in China

The national-local dialogue addressed significant themes concerning urban biodiversity and low-carbon development. The dialogue involved extensive discussions to align national and local strategies for ecological and sustainable urban development.

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Launch of China Resilient Cities Report – Starting from Building Climate-resilient Cities

China Resilient Cities Report integrates the introduction to the global framework and ICLEI experience in Making Cities Resilient 2030 to build resilient cities, an analysis of practices conducted in Chinese cities, and an exploration of how to build resilient cities in China, focusing on climate resilience.

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Exploring Mongolia: ICLEI’s Mission to Advance Urban Sustainability and Collaboration

From July 28th to August 3rd, the ICLEI East Asia Secretariat visited three cities in Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, and Erdenet to discuss potential collaborations on sustainable development

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Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Ways Alfan on Unsplash

ICLEI East Asia Expands Sustainable Development Partnerships in Uzbekistan

From April 15 to April 19, 2024, a delegation led by Shu Zhu, Regional Director of ICLEI East Asia, visited Uzbekistan’s most dynamic cities. The series of engagements began in Tashkent, followed by pivotal stops in Samarkand and Navoi, where the team interacted with key stakeholders from government ministries and local city administrations.

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Raumbild Planning Workshop in smart Moulding Town, Huangyan_Taizhou, Sep 2023

Policy Brief – Ecosystem Services & Biodiversity Conservation in Huangyan, Taizhou, China

Urbanisation processes across China are complex and ambiguous, affecting both urban centres and former rural areas. To build a better understanding of the urban-rural constellation and interdependencies, the region Huangyan-Taizhou is examined as an exemplary case study.

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2019 SHRDC International Training group photo

2024 SHRDC International Training Programs

In 2024, ICLEI East Asia will continue to collaborate with SHRDC to provide training for foreign city officials, to share Seoul’s best practices and urban policies on sustainable development.

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ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability

East Asia Secretariat

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125 countries, we influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development. Our Members and team of experts work together through peer exchange, partnerships and capacity building to create systemic change for urban sustainability.

Hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the ICLEI East Asia Secretariat supports Members in the Greater China Region, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. ICLEI East Asia has developed local and regional programs and exchange platforms to accelerate sustainable and low carbon development in the region. In further extending our support to Chinese cities’ sustainable and environmentally friendly development, ICLEI East Asia opened the Beijing Office in 2018.

Global Network

2,500+

Cities, towns and regions

125+

Countries

25%+

Global urban population

20%+

Global population

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Sweden

Malmö

Malmö is the commercial center of southern Sweden and an international city with about 350,000 inhabitants representing over 180 different nationalities. A city with an industrial past, Malmö has transformed itself into a thriving knowledge city which supports its young, inquisitive and creative population. An ICLEI Member since 1996, Malmö is working actively for sustainability initiatives and is the first city in Sweden that has publicly announced the commitment to implement the UN SDGs.

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Building a sustainable urban world

The ICLEI Malmö Commitment and Strategic Vision outlines our new vision for how the ICLEI network will advance sustainable urban development worldwide.

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