Climate and Nature: Councils CaN!

Recognising the critical linkages between climate and nature, and the need for councils, capital cities and regions across Australia to urgently, and more effectively connect their climate and nature actions, ICLEI Oceania has curated a unique, integrated suite of Climate and Nature action offerings to support Australian councils – large or small, metropolitan, regional or remote – on their sustainability journeys.

The Climate and Nature (CaN) action suite includes practical tools, expert technical support and peer learning platforms to support Australian councils in accelerating local and state-level action, contributing not only to their current and future communities, but also to local and global targets, as direct, urgent and concrete responses the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

Australian councils (CaN) choose to participate in one or multiple initiatives/activities, creating their own path of climate and nature-related support, according to their needs and budget, regardless of how advanced their progress is in these areas of action.

The ICLEI São Paulo Strategic Vision 2024 – 2030

The Power of Our Network in a Changing World – ICLEI’s strategic vision for the next three years – sets a way towards the transformation to sustainable development. This vision, set forth in the voice of the local and regional governments of the ICLEI network, creates a picture of what is needed for a truly sustainable urban world..

ICLEI Activity Reporting

Every year, ICLEI undertakes hundreds of activities, alongside our local and regional government Members, to deliver sustainable development through our five pathways of zero emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development. Explore our activities here.

ICLEI Oceania’s Youtube Channel

Discover a world where sustainability and climate action take centre stage with ICLEI Oceania's YouTube channel. This remarkable platform provides you with access to an array of informational and educational content, bringing the global effort towards sustainable urban development right to your screen. Stay informed, get inspired, and join us in our mission to accelerate climate action. Subscribe to ICLEI Oceania's YouTube channel today and be part of the movement shaping the sustainable cities of tomorrow.

Daring Cities 2022 Report

Discover the Daring Cities 2022 report, a vital resource for urban leaders navigating the climate emergency through finance. This guide, backed by ICLEI and the Federal City of Bonn, illuminates the pivotal role of cities in climate action and the importance of multilevel collaboration for the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement. Dive in to explore unique financing strategies for different cities and learn how a city's reputation can be a powerful tool in attracting investors.

Guidelines for Biodiversity Green Roofs

Introducing the 'Guidelines for Biodiversity Green Roofs' by the University of Melbourne's Green Infrastructure Research Group. This valuable resource is tailored for local governments, and builders seeking to design and construct green roofs that prioritize biodiversity habitat. It offers evidence-based insights on crucial design elements, fauna species, and plant selection for optimal biodiversity outcomes. The guidelines include a curated list of native plant species suitable for green roofs, along with a comprehensive Urban Nature Planting Guide.

Nature Based Solutions for Climate Change

This webinar, hosed by Better Futures Australia, provides a deep perspective of Nature-based solutions (NBS) and their policy application. Nature-based solutions are actions that involve people working with nature, as part of nature, to address societal challenges, providing benefits for both human well-being & biodiversity.

The Multilevel Climate Action Playbook for Local and Regional Governments

The playbook is a set of recommendations and key elements for enabling that environment that can weave climate ambition and action of local and regional governments into policy developments to accelerate vertically integrated NDC implementation and investment plans.

2021 Australian Local Government CLimate Review

Ironbark Sustainability and ICLEI Oceania are proud to launch the 2021 Australian Local Government Climate Review at the Local Governments Demonstrating Leadership session of the Better Futures Australia forum. This Report provides a solid evidence-base and a comprehensive analysis of climate change actions, barriers and opportunities facing councils and communities.

State of play: Local governments and city networks accelerating climate action in Australia

Cities are Australia’s secret weapon to achieving net zero well before 2050. As we move into the critical decade for climate action, the ambition of local governments across Australia towards significant emissions reduction in their communities, make them the perfect partner to deliver a national net zero target well before 2050. Projects that are detailed in this report have huge emissions reduction potential which would be secured and delivered faster if there was a national program to help local governments deliver their ambition.

Climate Emergency resources for Councils, Darebin City Council

Darebin was the first council in the world to declare Climate Emergency. They have developed a resource and framework to assist other councils that may be considering declaring a climate emergency. Visit their website to learn more.

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COMBATING THE DUAL CHALLENGE OF COVID-19 AND CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS

This brief, developed by the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for Asia-Pacific, highlights the early lessons learnt while combating the dual challenges of COVID-19 and Cyclone Harold in the Pacific. The brief examines the preparedness measures at national and local levels of high-risk countries and provides recommendations for addressing climate and disaster risk in the era of COVID-19.

Leave No One Behind In Covid-19 Prevention, Response and Recovery.
A UNDRR Asia Pacific COVID-19 Brief, 9 April 2020 #PreventionSavesLives

This brief, developed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, highlights the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on certain groups and offers recommendations to ensure no one is left behind in the COVID-19 response. This brief reflects the interventions and feedback of speakers and participants in the April 4, 2020 webinar on COVID-19: Leave No One Behind, co-organised with Help Age International and UN Women.

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Promoting Safe and Sustainable Cities With Public Transport

While dozens of cities have taken the Vision Zero pledge to end traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries, many are struggling to make progress. Evidence from London, Mexico City and other cities reveals that a sustainable transport system helps to save lives. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognise this through SDG 11.2 which encourages cities to improve road safety, notably through expanding public transport. .

Net Zero Momentum Tracker - Local Government Sector, January 2020

Research by ClimateWorks Australia, with the Monash Sustainable Development Institute as part of the Net Zero Momentum Tracker initiative, analyses the climate commitments and activities of 57 local government areas covering over half of the Australian population. The report finds all councils assessed have committed to reduce their emissions, and sizeable number recognise that responding to climate change means reducing their emissions to zero.

City Briefing 2019 climate action summit

This briefing provides a background of the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit, new initiatives to be announced and ways you can take action to further enhance climate commitments.

Climate emergency resolution template (2019)

This resolution template is a suggestion based on Climate Emergency resolutions adopted by San Francisco, Plymouth, Constance and Basel. Climate Alliance members are free to use it to draw up their own resolution and adapt it to their local needs and specificities.

Australian Local Government climate review (2018)

This review provides a comprehensive assessment of the actions Australian councils and communities are taking to tackle climate change, along with the barriers and challenges they face.

ICLEI In the urba era (2018)

In this urban era, cities are centres of opportunity and prosperity. They are where innovation sparks and takes root. We need to harness this energy to reorient and rebalance the patterns of daily life, the built environment and the natural systems in and around cities across the world.

Cities and regions talanoa dialogues: driving multilevel climate action worldwide (2017)

This publications offers a snapshot of the motivation and approach behind the Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues launched by ICLEI.

ICLEI ACCCRN ENGAGEMENT BUILDING PROJECTS (2017)

Marking the end of the 6-year ICLEI-ACCCRN program, a workshop for 30 city representatives and ICLEI staff was held in Bangkok in February 2017

BUILDING DISASTER RESILIENCE IN HONIARA CITY

Honiara faces a myriad of resilience challenges. Not only is the city already exposed to multiple natural hazards, but a changing climate will amplify many of the adverse impacts into the future.

ZERO CARBON COMMUNITIES

Councils are encouraged to connect and map local community groups with through the Zero Carbon Communities map.

COP23 - CITIES & REGIONS ADVANCING GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION (2017)

A report on how subnational and national levels of governance can together implement and track cohesive climate solutions.

COP23 - BRIDGING THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL (2017)

A report on how local and global governance systems can work together to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement.

LINKING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND LOSS & DAMAGE (2014)

This publication details new projects funded by the APN in 2014 under its Climate Adaptation Framework. These focused activities tackle the links between climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the context of loss and damage (L&D).

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLIMATE ADAPTATION TOOLKIT (2008)

Launched in 2008, the Local Government Climate Adaptation Toolkit was one of the first adaptation toolkits developed globally. This ground-breaking resource developed by ICLEI Oceania as part of its Cities of Climate Protection Protection has been widely referenced by other organisations as they developed their own adaptation approaches