UrbanShift worked with cities across Asia, Africa, and Latin America to turn integrated urban planning into real climate, nature, and development action. This wrap-up video highlights how local and national governments, communities, and partners are building more resilient, inclusive, and low-carbon cities together.

To share the tools and approaches developed under the EU Horizon-funded Naturescapes project, demonstrating how they can support the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Sustainable Cities Program, the UrbanShift platform and MDBs partners, the private sector, sub-national governments, and indigenous peoples in developing robust financial mechanisms and science-based advocacy and negotiations for programs and project participation. The event will highlight the Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) landscape lens and the NbS Scorecard as practical instruments for prioritizing interventions with higher socio-environmental integrity, ensuring that urban NbS deliver multiple benefits, equity, justice, and financial credibility.

Nepal may soon see electric trolley buses running on its busiest roads. Energy and Urban Development Minister Kulman Ghising has put forward a plan to make

Over the course of the UrbanShift program, ICLEI has led on National-Local Dialogues and other efforts to support enhanced collaboration across levels of government to create more aligned, actionable ...

These formerly degraded sites will soon welcome visitors for recreational and educational opportunities—while alleviating flood challenges for the city.

The role of cities in addressing environmental challenges is both critical and transformative. By 2050, 75 percent of the global population is expected to live in urban areas, creating immense pressur...

Join us in celebrating 20 years of impactful work by ICLEI South Asia! In this special message, Shri Hitesh Vaidya, Former Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), extends their wishes to ICLEI South Asia for two decades of advancing sustainable urban development and local climate action across the region. ICLEI South Asia has worked closely with NIUA on the Urban Climate Project, Urban Green Growth Strategies, HRIDAY, CapaCITIES, UrbanShift, with a shared commitment to strengthening the capacities of Indian cities, promote integrated, inclusive and low-carbon urban growth. Here's to many more years of collaboration and innovation! #ICLEISouthAsia #20YearsOfICLEISA #Sustainability #ClimateAction #UrbanDevelopment

Join us in celebrating 20 years of impactful work by ICLEI South Asia! In this special message, Shri R. Kesavan, IAS, Secretary (Town and Country Planning), Government of Puducherry, India, extended his heartfelt appreciation and congratulations to the entire ICLEI South Asia team for completing 20 years of impactful, action-driven, and tangible work. ICLEI South Asia has not only transformed Puducherry city but has also worked closely for the UrbanShift programme. Here's to many more years of collaboration and innovation! #ICLEISouthAsia #20YearsOfICLEI #Sustainability #ClimateAction #UrbanDevelopment

WRI Türkiye olarak, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi ve Kadıköy Belediyesi paydaşlığında yürüttüğümüz İstanbul Derinlemesine Çalışma Programı 3. Etap Projesi – Kadıköy Yeşil Hareketlilik Projesi kapsamında ilk eğitimimizi 21 Nisan 2025 tarihinde gerçekleştirdik. 🎓 WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities’te UrbanShift ve Doğa Pozitif Kentsel Gelişim Kıdemli Yöneticisi John-Rob Pool, “Nature-Based Solutions 101” başlıklı sunumuyla doğa temelli çözümlerin kentlerdeki rolünü ve küresel uygulama örneklerini paylaştı. 💡 Eğitim; iklim risklerinin azaltılması, yeşil altyapı çözümlerinin hareketlilikle entegrasyonu ve doğa ile uyumlu kentsel planlama konularına odaklandı. 🚶‍♀️ Kadıköy’deki transfer merkezleri çevresinde geliştirilen konsept plan süreci için bu eğitim, hem teorik hem pratik açıdan değerli bir temel oluşturdu.