Activity Database

The Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership (ALP) is a voluntary regional network comprised of organizations and individuals from the public, private, and non-governmental sectors active in designing, promoting, and/or implementing LEDS in the region. Under the Partnership, ICLEI supports and promotes regional cooperation and collaboration and facilitates learning across member organizations and Asian countries by

• assisting Asian countries to advance LEDS, green growth strategy, and achieve NDC targets;
• offering peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and learning through online sessions and in-person regional peer learning and training workshops;
• providing access to resource materials such as issue briefs, case stories, decision tools, and training materials that enable practitioners in the region to champion LEDS; and
• providing technical assistance to address needs and advance LEDS and NDC implementation.

Find out more at asialeds.org

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.

The East Asia Clean Air Cities Network (EACACN) serves as a unique regional inter-city cooperation platform for sharing best practices and building capacity on clean air actions.

EACACN initially began as the East Asia Clean Air Cities initiative in 2016, based on a regional partnership among 9 local governments in China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia and managed by ICLEI East Asia, in response to the urgent need for air quality improvement in the region. Since then, EACACN has grown into a network of 14 local governments across East and Southeast Asia, with stronger operational capacity and commitment.

Find out more at eacacn.org

Coordinated by ICLEI, the Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement gathers a group of cities committed to driving the transition to sustainable consumption and production by implementing sustainable and innovative procurement.

Through defining quantified targets for their procurement processes, GLCN Cities act as ambassadors of sustainable procurement to lead to a resource-efficient, low-carbon, and socially responsible society.

Find out more at glcn-on-sp.org

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, and provides suggestions on mainstreaming the circular development in urban strategic planning and policies.

Launched in 2019, the Green Circular Cities Coalition （GCCC） presents a platform for cities, experts, businesses, and relevant stakeholders in East Asia and Europe, to help foster their mindset shift from the end-of-pipe treatment of waste toward closed-loop thinking. This mindset change can have a positive influence on local governments’ actions to achieve a zero-carbon society and the SDGs. Cities can further review, synergize and optimize existing policies and strategies via the lenses of circularity and life-cycle management.

The Green Circular Cities Coalition is managed by ICLEI East Asia, and currently has 6 members from China, Japan, and Finland.

Find out more about the Green Circular Cities Coalition 

Procura+ is a network of public authorities that connect, exchange and act on sustainable, green, and innovation procurement. Established in 2004 by ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability in Europe, the Procura+ Network allows participants to share knowledge and develop capacity through regular meetings, seminars, and case studies. In addition, participants can also receive consulting services on formulating local green specifications and customized action plans, and celebrate achievements via the Procura+ Awards.

Procura+ East Asia supports local governments from China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia in achieving sustainable and low-carbon development goals through sustainable, green, and innovation procurement. It is managed by the ICLEI East Asia Secretariat with support from the ICLEI Global Sustainable Procurement Center and other strategic partners in the region.

Find out more at procuraplus.org

The Urban Transitions Alliance connects industrial legacy cities from Europe, USA and China committed to accelerating 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, economic, and environmental challenges within their unique industrial legacy context. Through a tailored exchange platform hosted by ICLEI, the Alliance helps cities to identify and leverage expertise to co-create implementation strategies for sustainability-related projects.

Find out more about the Urban Transitions Alliance