ICLEI Oceania would like to welcome Blacktown City Council, as a new member of the ICLEI network. Blacktown is a vibrant city located in the heart of Greater Sydney, halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains, with a reputation for being on the forefront of sustainability and climate action.
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ICLEI Oceania is pleased to announce a partnership with Informed.City, a business helping cities use data to support informed decision-making to shape resilient and sustainable futures. In 2020, Informed.City won innovator of the year for the Climate Alliance Awards.
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Across the world, 88 cities have made the CDP 2020 A List for achieving the highest standards of environmental action reporting, including five cities in Australia and New Zealand: Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, ACT and Auckland.
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We extend a warm welcome to the Kiribati Local Government Association (KiLGA), also known as Aia Rabwata Kauntira. The LGA supports local government services and networks in Kiribati and the Pacific.
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On Friday 9 October, as part of the Daring Cities 2020 Global Forum over 60 young people from around the world engaged in an event #DaringYouth: We Dare You To. One of the outcomes was this #DaringYouth Statement, which shows the collective aspirations participants have of their cities, to inspire urban leaders to take even more daring action on the Climate Emergency.
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This September 2020, ICLEI celebrated its 30th anniversary. Here are some reflections on ICLEI’s history globally and in the Oceania region, and we look forward to continuing to support local and regional governments for many years to come.
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“The most significant action globally has been, as always, at local government. On climate action, halting biodiversity loss, building resilience, creating circular economies and addressing inequality, ICLEI is the one global organisation which can connect, support and enhance the capacities of local governments everywhere, to maintain and intensify their efforts,” said Cr Stone.
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ICLEI Oceania is delighted to welcome two new members to the ICLEI network, the City of West Torrens and Cairns Regional Council. Now part of ICLEI’s global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments, Cairns and West Torrens will contribute to and benefit from city-to-city knowledge exchange, technical expertise and contribute to global advocacy campaigns and processes.
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This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on 22 August 2020, three weeks later than in 2019. Earth Overshoot Day is significant for local governments because it can help to reframe global environmental issues within a context of global limits.
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The City of Newcastle is working closely with community and local businesses to create a new 2025 Climate Action Plan to fast-track its vision for a low-carbon future. The draft Plan is on exhibition until 5pm Monday 31 August 2020.
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This "ICLEI's Race to Zero Dialogues" webinar highlights climate neutrality leadership and action experiences from political and technical representatives of ICLEI members in Europe, Japan, Korea and Australia. Webinar outcomes will be presented as inputs to Daring Cities 2020 – the Global Virtual Forum on Urban Leaders Taking on Climate Emergency on 7-28 October as well as Race-To-Zero November Dialogues.
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If managing multiple disasters at a time will be the new normal, how can local governments and their communities simultaneously manage recovery efforts while coping with concurrent disasters? This may be a significant turning point for the reconceptualisation and reintegration of “resilience” into all aspects of local government disaster planning.
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Five Mayors and Councillors from Australia and New Zealand have been newly elected to ICLEI Oceania’s Regional Executive Committee, an advisory group supporting local governments and sustainable development. Aaron Hawkins - Mayor, Dunedin City Council; Amanda Stone - Councillor, Yarra City Council, Victoria; Ann Ferguson - Mayor, Mount Barker District Council, South Australia; Anna Reynolds - Lord Mayor, City of Hobart, Tasmania; and Nuatali Nelmes - Lord Mayor, City of Newcastle.
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