Local and regional governments, and ICLEI

When a group of forward-thinking cities founded ICLEI in 1990, they took action for sustainability, well before sustainable development was the predominant model for change. The entry point was protecting and conserving the environment. Since then, ICLEI’s global network has evolved with a focus on mainstreaming sustainable development in all aspects of life, within and interacting with all who congregate, live, trade, work, co-create and recreate in and around our cities, our towns, and our regions.

ICLEI makes sustainability an integral part of urban development and creates systemic change in urban areas through practical, integrated solutions. We help cities, towns, and regions anticipate and respond to complex challenges, from rapid urbanization and climate change to ecosystem degradation and inequity.

The local and regional governments in our network confront these challenges by incorporating sustainability into day-to-day operations and policy. We invest in the capacity and knowledge needed to design solutions and make decisions informed by data, scientific evidence, and local realities and pressures. Our five pathways are designed to create systemic change.

Across the world, ICLEI brings the latest global knowledge and solutions to the local context. Our Members and team of experts work together through peer exchange, partnerships, and capacity building to create systemic change for urban sustainability.

ICLEI creates connections among the local, regional, national and global governmental levels, and forges strategic alliances with international organizations, national governments, academic and financial institutions, civil society, and the private sector. We create space for innovation within our multi-disciplinary teams and work alongside our partners to create new ways to support sustainable development at the urban scale.

Over time, ICLEI has expanded and developed, and we are now working in more than 100 countries, with global experts in over 20 offices. Through our collective efforts to build a sustainable urban world, ICLEI is shifting the trajectory of global development.

The ICLEI network

Local and regional governments across the ICLEI network represent a diversity of cities, towns, and regions. Collectively, they form a dynamic force advancing sustainable urban development worldwide.

The ICLEI Network is made up of our Members, who serve in governance roles, elect our leadership, and engage in ICLEI’s activities, advocacy and mission, and ICLEI Network cities and regions, which are local governments actively engaged in ICLEI activities. You can search for these activities in the Activity Database.

Our growing network reaches:

  • 2500+

    cities, towns and regions

  • 125+

    countries worldwide

  • 25+

    percent of the global urban population

  • 20+

    percent of the global population

Become an ICLEI Member

Become a Member of ICLEI and enjoy exclusive Member benefits and participate in the governance of the leading network of cities committed to building a sustainable urban future.

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ICLEI WORLD SECRETARIAT
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Germany
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EUROPE
European Secretariat
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79098 Freiburg, Germany
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1040 Bruxelles
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Africa secretariat
Physical address:
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Century City
Cape Town
8001
South Africa
Postal address:
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7536
South Africa
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north america
Canada Office
401 Richmond St. W
Studio 204
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3A8, Canada
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USA Office
536 Wynkoop St.
Suite 901
Denver, Colorado
USA 80202
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MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN
Mexico, Central American and Caribbean Secretariat
Paseo de la Reforma 136 Piso 14 Of. B, Col. Juarez, C.P. 06600, Del. Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de Mexico
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South America
South American Secretariat
Rua Ibiraçu, 226, Vila Madalena
São Paulo / SP - Brazil
CEP 05451-040
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South Asia
South Asia Secretariat
Ground Floor, NSIC-STP Complex NSIC Bhawan, Okhla Industrial Estate New Delhi – 110020, India
southasia.iclei.org
east asia
East Asia Secretariat
14/F, Seoul Global Center Building, 38 Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea (110-110)
ICLEI East Asia Secretariat
Japan Office
1-14-2 Nishi-Shimbashi,
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan 105-0003
ICLEI Japan
Korea Office
(16429) 3F, Suwon Research Institute,
126, Suin-ro, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si,
Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
www.icleikorea.org
southeast asia
Southeast Asia Secretariat
c/o The Manila Observatory Ateneo de Manila University Campus Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1101 Manila, Philippines
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Indonesia Project Office
Rasuna Office Park III WO. 06-09 Komplek Rasuna Epicentrum Jl. Taman Rasuna Selatan, Kuningan DKI Jakarta, 12960, Indonesia
oceania
Oceania Secretariat
Level 1, 200 Little Collins Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
www.icleioceania.org
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