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ICLEI. Local Governments for Sustainability

Summary

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programs) body /
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Membership ICLEI is a powerful movement of 12 mega‐cities, 100 super‐cities & urban regions, 450 large cit‐
ies, 450 small & medium‐sized cities & towns in 85 countries dedicated to sustainable develop‐
ment.
ICLEI encompasses a number of networks: a network of local governments that facilitates city‐to‐
city cooperation; thematic networks that bring together cities leading the way on key sustainabil‐
ity issues like water quality and quantity, renewable energy, and urban disaster risk reduction;
and a network of individuals, the leaders of their respective institutions.
All about members: http://www.iclei.org/our‐members/iclei‐members.html
Website http://www.iclei.org/

Activities and output documents

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SC/WG
Chairman/ The current President of ICLEI Global Executive Committee is David Coleman
Contact
Website full http://www.iclei.org/iclei‐global/who‐is‐iclei.html
description
Summary of ICLEI is the world's leading association of cities and local governments dedicated to sustainable
activities development. ICLEI supports cities and local governments in working towards sustainability,
whether they are pursuing the ambitious goal to become an eco‐city/green city or focusing on
specific goals.
ICLEI promotes local action for global sustainability and supports cities to become sustainable,
resilient, resource‐efficient, bio diverse, low‐carbon; to build a smart infrastructure; and to de‐
velop an inclusive, green urban economy with the ultimate aim to achieve healthy and happy
communities.
ICLEI's mission is to build and serve a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve tan‐
gible improvements in global sustainability with specific focus on environmental conditions
through cumulative local actions.
Comments ICLEI events bring local government representatives together with experts, business and industry
leaders, academics, national and international governmental representatives and civil society, to
exchange face‐to‐face on solutions to the wide spectrum of challenges facing cities.

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