ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

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ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is a worldwide association of cities, municipalities and counties for environmental protection and sustainable development .

Origin and development

ICLEI was founded as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives at the conclusion of the first World Congress of Local Authorities for Sustainable Development in September 1990 at the United Nations in New York. In 2003 the General Assembly ( Council ) decided to rename it to ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability . The seat of the association is Bonn , where the world secretariat is located in the former office building of the Belgian embassy .

The world secretariat of the new world association of cities started its work in Toronto (Canada) in August 1991, at the same time the European secretariat was set up in Freiburg im Breisgau . ICLEI is now represented with twelve offices at ten locations on all continents.

Purpose, tasks, programs

purpose

The mission statement is to build and support a worldwide movement of municipalities in order to achieve tangible improvements in global sustainability through the entirety of local activities - with a particular focus on global environmental conditions.

Functions

The association acts as:

Programs

Programs are:

  • Local Agenda 21 (participatory sustainability planning)
with thematically focused sub-programs:
Local agenda for just, peaceful and safe communities
Local disaster risk reduction agenda
  • Cities for climate protection
Campaign with over 800 participating municipalities in around 30 countries
  • Resilient Cities
Program to adapt cities to climate change
  • Drinking water
Community campaign, currently active in Africa and Australia
Program currently with a focus on Europe
  • Sustainability and environmental management instruments
Program with a focus on Europe and Oceania

Constitution and Organization

The association is a democratically constituted member association of municipalities (cities, municipalities, districts, municipal associations and comparable bodies). The organization has around 1000 members in 70 countries.

organs

The organs are:

  • Council (Council), the three-year World Membership Assembly
  • Board (Executive Committee) of 21 elected and 2 ex-officio members, the regional composition of which reflects the geographical distribution of the members
  • Advisory Council made up of personalities from international public life
  • Secretary General as executive body

offices

  • World Secretariat: Bonn , Germany
  • Africa: Regional Secretariat in Cape Town , South Africa
  • Europe: Regional Secretariat in Freiburg im Breisgau , Germany
  • Latin America: Regional Secretariat in São Paulo , Brazil
  • North America: USA office in Washington, DC , Canada office in Toronto
  • East Asia: Korea office in Jeju-si , Japan office in Tokyo
  • Oceania: Regional Secretariat in Melbourne , Australia
  • South Asia: Regional Secretariat in Delhi , India
  • Southeast Asia: Regional Secretariat in Manila , Philippines
David Cadman, President of ICLEI

Presidents and General Secretaries

Chairpersons / Presidents

General Secretaries

activity

ICLEI organizes three key projects:

Ecomobility Alliance

The EcoMobility Alliance is an international non-profit partnership that aims to promote ecologically-oriented mobility and thus reduce people's dependence on private vehicles around the world. It was founded in October 2011 in Changwon ( Korea ) as a successor organization to the Global Alliance for EcoMobility , which was founded on December 10, 2007 in Bali on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali (UNFCCC-COP-13). ICLEI represents and houses the Allianz secretariat with the office in Bonn .

EcoMobility World Festival

The EcoMobility World Festival is a biennial, monthly project that was initiated by ambitious and visionary city leaders to present a car-free lifestyle in a city district. The residents of this district want to show the world that a normal life can be lived without being dependent on car ownership. They use better framework conditions for walking , cycling and public transport and use light electric vehicles to replace otherwise motorized journeys.

Venues were:

The 3rd EcoMobility World Festival took place from October 1st to 31st, 2017 in Kaohsiung ( China ).

EcoMobility World Congress

As part of the EcoMobility World Festival, the EcoMobility World Congress presents a new, visionary and enriching perspective for sustainable urban mobility. The congresses are intended to convey comprehensive international knowledge in the field of eco-mobility. Renowned transportation experts, inverters, decision makers, city guides and innovators from around the world present some of the world's best case studies ; In fruitful discussions about mobility for the future of sustainable cities, the participants should learn kickstarts (introduction) and the implementation of good policies.

additional

In addition to the above projects, ICLEI's EcoMobile City (Sustainable Urban Transport) agenda also works in the following areas:

  • urban transport performance
  • EcoLogistics is an initiative to cities in the exchange on urban transport logistics support
  • Health and Mobility Management : The agenda also works with cities to highlight the public health impact of automobile addiction in sedentary life, poor air quality, and childhood obesity
  • Road safety : Urban mobility is the number one cause of death and permanent disability in many developing countries . Through its work in eco-mobility, ICLEI aims to help cities prioritize non-motorized and public transport and design better and safer cities.

Partnerships

ICLEI has a number of formal partnership agreements, including with the following organizations:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.iclei-europe.org/about-iclei/
  2. ↑ ecomobility.org/alliance/ (August 24, 2017)
  3. ↑ ecomobilityfestival.org/festival/ (August 24, 2017)
  4. ↑ ecomobilityfestival.org/congress/ (August 24, 2017)