Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Environmental activist, Speaker, Television host and Author
ICLEI World Congress 2018 | Montréal, Canada
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Our Vision For Sustainable Urban Development In Action
19-22 June 2018
ICLEI World Congress 2018 – “Our Vision for Sustainable Urban Development in Action”, took place in Montréal, Canada, between 19-22 June, hosted by long-standing ICLEI Member Ville de Montréal.
The ICLEI World Congress 2018 was the kick-off point for the holistic approach to sustainable urban development captured in the ICLEI Montréal Commitment. Now, ICLEI is engaging in concerted efforts to take the pathways framework, and examples highlighted by Montréal and the wider ICLEI Network, to mainstream and scale up systemic change in urban areas worldwide. Click to view 2018 report.
Key Announcements
Developed and published the ICLEI Montréal Commitment and Strategic Vision 2018-2024
which launched the ICLEI’s 5 pathways for strategic orientation for action towards “Building a Sustainable Urban World” by the ICLEI network & established The ICLEI Montréal Action Plan to uphold the ICLEI Montréal Commitment
Organized the Canadian Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogue
to advance multilevel and multistakeholder climate action discussions – (organizers: ICLEI Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities)
Established partnerships between ICLEI-Circle Economy
on developing circular economies in cities and regions and ICLEI-AUTONOMY on innovative urban mobility strategies
Key Themes
Systemic resilience
Collaborative governance
low carbon policices & integrated climate Action
Nature-based solutions
smart cities & ecomobility
Safe and healthy cities
Keynote Speakers
Naoko Ishii
CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF)Isabelle Melançon
Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Québec National AssemblyMartin Frick
Senior Director of Policy and Programme Coordination, UN Climate ChangeChristina Clark
Executive Director, Songhees Nation
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