Featured Activities – ICLEI East Asia

Seoul ODA: Low-Carbon Development Training for Uzbek Cities

In a partnership with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, ICLEI East Asia is taking a proactive approach to empower Uzbek cities with low-carbon development strategies. This initiative focuses on capacity building and peer-to-peer learning to foster sustainable urban practices. It aims to actively establish a long-term cooperation platform, enhancing the climate resilience and economic vitality of participating cities through shared expertise and innovative practices.

East Asia Carbon Neutral Cities Accelerator

The Accelerator is at the forefront of driving East Asian cities towards carbon neutrality. By building a robust platform for knowledge exchange and cooperation, this project addresses critical climate challenges head-on. It organizes impactful knowledge exchange events and disseminates best practices, equipping cities with the tools to implement effective and sustainable carbon reduction strategies.

Seoul International Forum on Climate and Environment

Seoul has merged annual international forums on air quality and biennial mayoral forums on climate change into a single event called the “Seoul International Forum on Climate and Environment”. ICLEI East Asia supports the organization of the Forum and promotes innovative solutions for urban sustainability.

CBD COP

ICLEI has collaborated with the UN CBD and other partners for over 20 years to represent the voice of local and subnational governments in creating vibrant cities and regions where people and biodiversity can thrive. This includes organizing "Global Biodiversity Summits of Cities & Subnational Governments".

UNFCCC COP

LGMA is a network of local and regional governments under the UNFCCC, which coordinates their inputs in global climate negotiations. ICLEI serves as LGMA's focal point and organizes LGMA pavilion under each COP to unite cities, towns, regions, and various stakeholders within the LGMA Constituency, fostering collaboration to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

CITYFOOD program

CityFood is a flagship program of ICLEI that aims to accelerate local and regional government action toward sustainable food systems transformation. It spans a number of projects and initiatives across all of ICLEI’s Regional Offices and brings together local and regional governments as well as critical global and regional partners. Our clear mandate is leveraging the power of food for resilient futures.

Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions

Biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for the well-being of growing urban populations, and the decisions cities, local and subnational governments take can have major impacts on biodiversity.

East Asia Clean Air Cities Network

A long-term multi-lateral cooperation network for East Asian cities committed to tackling air pollution.

Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Reseilience

ICLEI East Asia delivers projects in transferring latest theories, methodologies, tools, practical experiences of resilience and climate change adaptation from around the world, to East Asian local governments, and build up an exchange platform.

Green Circular Cities Coalition

A long-term platform connecting cities and stakeholders to accelerate the transition towards circular economy.

UrbanShift

UrbanShift supports cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America to adopt integrated approaches to urban development, building a sustainable and inclusive future where both people and the planet can thrive.

Urban-Rural Assembly

Managing inclusive transformation-to-sustainability processes at the urban-rural interface of the Huangyan-Taizhou region in China.

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