Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Oceania face unique challenges - isolation, rising sea levels, and limited resources. Join us for a vital discussion on innovative solutions!

Join us on Wednesday, June 28th at 1 pm AEST, for another exciting CitiesWithNature webinar. Explore the transformative potential of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for local governments and its practical implications for biodiversity conservation.

ICLEI Oceania, in collaboration with the Global Covenant of Mayors, is hosting a vital forum on May 30th, bringing together leaders from across Australia to tackle climate change. The forum will focus on creating a comprehensive climate policy, fostering government partnerships, and allocating resources for resilience and emissions mitigation. This event underscores the urgency of climate action, paving the way for stronger climate policies and sustainable futures. Join us in shaping the future of climate action.

This webinar featured expert speakers covering topics surrounding net-zero construction and will also explore the important concept of just transitions, ensuring that the shift to low-carbon construction practices benefits all members of society. A copy of the recording is here

Learn how to set science-based targets and make emissions reporting simple by joining us and representatives from CDP and Ironbark at our next webinar.

Local Government’s role in protecting and restoring biodiversity is essential. At this CitiesWithNature webinar, you can learn how local governments can take action to safeguard our ecosystems and how those actions can contribute to the new global Biodiversity Goals to be adopted at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in December. The webinar will also launch the new CitiesWithNature Academy which will provide deeper-level support for local government nature-based action.

Last November in our Webinar “Greening the Private Realm” we looked at how to motivate private greening via two cutting-edge reports: “Let’s Grow” by Greener Spaces Better Places and “Let’s Scale-Up” by EarthWatch Institute Australia. This second webinar explores ways of driving urban greening through “Council Planning, Policy and Regulatory Levers”. It will balance the “carrot” marketing and incentives approach from part 1 with a more regulatory “stick” approach.

Electrifying our cars and our homes is the concrete action Australians can make this decade that will save us money and save our kids' future. Australia has the opportunity to lead the world on decarbonization, savings and delivering an equitable electrification revolution. Join Saul Griffith during this Local Government Solution Exchange where we will figure out how the suburbs are going to save the world.

Mayors, elected members & delegated representatives who are members of ICLEI Oceania and/or the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy are invited to a Mayoral Planning Session to affirm plans to engage the new Federal Government in accelerating climate action.

Join us for this anything but ordinary reporting webinar to learn how to quickly report emissions data with the click of a button. The CDP-ICLEI 2022 reporting platform is now open for councils around the world to report as part of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) and Cities Race to Zero.

Whether you are tackling climate action to circular economy, the Sustainable Climate Goals provide a way to connect locally and culturally relevant priorities into long-term, global strategy. This one hour interactive webinar will be an opportunity for local government and economic development professionals to understand how Local Government professionals can get involved.

Mayors, Elected Members and delegated representatives are invited to join The Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, for a pre-Federal Election Mayoral Roundtable on climate action.

Join us for the launch of the new global CitiesWithNature Action Platform. Learn how participating cities can use the platform to publish their commitments to nature and biodiversity, share their progress and generate reports to inform decision making for their council and community.

This bi-annual virtual forum is open for all ICLEI Oceania member councils and staff to connect and share with each other about new initiatives, events and opportunities.

Join us to explore ways for councils to work more effectively with their traditional owners for protecting and restoring Nature

We invite you to join fellow councillors and city practitioners as we explore the benefits of using nature-based solutions in urban planning.

The Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Housing (EAROPH) and City of Greater Geelong are proud to present the Reconfiguring Waste Management for a Circular Economy webinar.

This session is for councils, city networks and stakeholders. We’ll hear from local and international speakers on why COP26 is critical for local governments, consider Australian council’s successes and opportunities, and look at how Australian councils can work under one national umbrella group over the next 12 months to lead local climate action and help drive the global climate agenda.

This webinar is presented by the Pacific Partnership for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (PP-NUA). The objective is to inform participants about the outcomes of an action based training program that has been piloted by local governments in Kiribati, the Cook Islands and the Marshall Islands, and to explore how the experience from the pilot program might have relevance for other Pacific Island communities.

This session will present a cost-effective method for assessing and disclosing the degree to which climate risk has been embedded in all city planning and operations