Through its international campaigns, ICLEI is building a worldwide movement of local governments whose cumulative local action seeks to achieve tangible improvements in global environmental and sustainable development conditions. Each campaign generates the policy commitment of participating municipal councils to address regional and global environmental challenges at the local level and builds local government capacity by providing technical assistance and training.

ICLEI's Campaigns are based on a performance model designed to generate tangible results and increase standards of local performance in areas identified as priorities by the Council's membership.

International and regional projects, services and events, along with advocacy on behalf of local government to international and regional agencies, helps strengthen the implementation of the campaigns and achieve ICLEI's mission.

Local Agenda 21 (LA 21) Campaign

The Local Agenda 21 (LA21) Campaign, initiated in 1991, seeks to generate tangible results and increase standards of local performance at the local level through the institution of broad-based participatory planning processes aimed at achieving sustainable development. Since 1991, more than 215 cities in 52 countries have participated in ICLEI LA21 activities.

Local Agenda 21 Campaign

• International Local Agenda 21 Survey
• Local Agenda 21 Charters Program
• Local Agenda 21 Model Communities Programme
• The European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign
• The African Sustainable Cities Network
• Local Agenda 21 Guidance & Training Programme
• Communities 21

Cities for Climate Protection ^TM Campaign

ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection Campaign (CCP), begun in 1993, is a global campaign to reduce the emissions that cause global warming and air pollution. By 1999, the campaign had engaged in this effort more than 350 local governments, who jointly accounted for approximately 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign

Regional Campaigns

• CCP US Home Page
• CCP Australia Home Page
• CCP Canada Home Page
• CCP Europe
• CCP Mexico Home Page
• CCP Philippines Home Page
• CCP South Asia Home Page
• CCP Africa Home Page

Programs

• Sustainable Transportation Program
• Green Fleets Program
• European Green Fleets Program

The Water Campaign

ICLEI's newest campaign, The Water Campaign, was formally launched at Global Cities21^TM ICLEI World Congress in June 2000.

The Water Campaign

International Projects and Services

• International Training Centre (ITC) -- ICLEI's ITC provides targeted training services to local governments.
• ICLEI Energy Services (IES, formerly The Ontario Municipal Energy Improvement Facility - OMEIF) -- IES provices energy planning services to local governments
• Local Initiatives Awards -- These awards give international recognition for outstanding environmental and sustainability preformance by local governments working in cooperation with community partners.
• Cities21^® -- Cities21 engages ICLEI Members in taking stock of their mutual progress in achieving sustainable development goals related to governance, climate change, and freshwater management.

International Conferences and Events

• Upcoming Conferences and Events
• Johannesburg 2002 - Local Governments and the World Summit on Sustainable Development
• Global Cities21 ^TM ICLEI World Congress of Local Governments -- Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, July 2000
• Mayors' Asia-Pacific Environmental Summit -- Honolulu, USA, February 1999

Advocacy

Through its Members, ICLEI represents a substantial local government voice in regional and international deliberations on sustainable development. This representative role is used to build an international policy environment that is supportive and responsive to local-level initiatives.

• UN Commission on Sustainable Development(CSD)-- ICLEI has sent delegations to and prepared background papers for a number of UNCSD Sessions:
  
  
  • Local Government Action on Water, Sanitation, and Human Settlements Case Summaries, 2004 [also available in pdf format]
  • Local Government Dialogue Paper for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002
  • Local Government Dialogue Paper for the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Segment on Sustainable Energy and Transport of CSD9, 2001 (in pdf format)
  • Urban Land Management and Global Sustainability, 2000
  • Sustainable Tourism: A Local Authority Perspective, 1999
  • Barriers to the Implementation of Local Agenda 21, 1998
  • Local Government Implementation of Agenda 21, 1997
  • Local Agenda 21 Survey: A Study of Responses by Local Authorities and their National and International Associations to Agenda 21, 1997
  
  
  
• UN Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)-- ICLEI has sent delegations to and prepared declarations and papers for a several meetings of the UNFCCC:
  
  
  • Nagoya Declaration presented to the 3rd Meeting of the COP to the UNFCCC in Kyoto, Japan, December 1997
  • Local Government Implementation of Climate Protection, 1997.
  
  
  
• ICLEI has formed partnerships with several international agencies and organizations:
  • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-HABITAT
  • UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  • UN Development Programme (UNDP)
  • UN Commission for Sustainable Development

Regional Initiatives, Projects, and Services

In addition to ICLEI campaigns, which focus on the thematic priorities identified by the ICLEI Council, ICLEI also facilitates guidance and exchange of experiences among its Members through a variety of thematic or regional networks and technical projects.

• Adding Value - Buying Green: European Eco-Procurement Initiative
• Environmental Budgeting
• The African Sustainable Cities Network
• The Sustainable Santiago Project/Proyecto Santiago Sustentable
• Asian Local Environmental Initiatives (ALEI) Project
• For More Information on Regional Networks and Projects, see ICLEI's Regional Offices.