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UNDP advocates for Philippine green recovery in new report
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Continue readingThe World Economic Forum 2022 report addresses a systems approach to urban infrastructure
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Continue readingSeberang Perai’s significant strides in the fight against climate change
Around 19% emissions reduction from over 7,400 KtCO2e to over 5,900 KtCO2e emissions in 6 years—ICLEI and Global Covenant of […]
Continue readingUCL Press launches book on the temporal factors of climate action
The UCL Press has launched a new open-access book called “Haste: The slow politics of climate urgency.” It argues for […]
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As part of the MCR2030 Digital Resilience Webinar Series, the second webinar on Implementing Digital Resilience aims to support Ukrainian […]
Continue reading[WEBINAR] Plastic pollution convention under negotiation: what about the cities?
Plastic pollution has become central in today’s world, with a devastating impact on our environment. Local and regional governments (LRGs) […]
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WHO WE ARE

ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability is the world's leading network of over 1,500 cities, towns, and regions committed to building a sustainable future. ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS), based in Manila, Philippines, currently serves ICLEI Members in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
WHAT WE DO

ICLEI SEAS assists Member local governments by designing, promoting, and drawing external support for programs and campaigns that develop local resiliency and sustainability. We enter partnerships in order to build a regional and national policy environment that strengthens local governments and promotes local sustainability. We bring local government leaders together with experts, industry leaders, academics, and national international agencies for exchanges on potential solutions to a wide range of urban challenges.
MISSION

ICLEI’s Mission is to build and serve a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve tangible improvements in global sustainability, with special focus on environmental conditions through cumulative local actions.
Latest Publications
The World Economic Forum 2022 report addresses a systems approach to urban infrastructure
Building sustainable cities requires intensive development in urban infrastructure. This latest 2022 report provide insightful practice of adopting a systems […]
UCL Press launches book on the temporal factors of climate action
The UCL Press has launched a new open-access book called “Haste: The slow politics of climate urgency.” It argues for […]
Climate central report reveals cities affected by climate change
Climate shift has greatly impacted daily temperatures and weather phenomena in some cities in Indonesia, the Global Climate Shift Index […]
UN-Habitat and GIZ publishes research on Multilevel Governance for SDG Localization
With the assistance of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), UN-Habitat and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale […]