[133] URBANISMO E MOBILIDADE: ICLEI - LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Ecomobility / Ecomobilidade Mobilidade Urbana, Transporte & Urbanismo com Sustentabilidade

ICLEI-LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

By 2050, two-thirds of all humans will be living in cities

http://www.iclei.org/

Who We Are

ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability is the world’s leading network of over 1,000 cities, towns and metropolises committed to building a sustainable future.

By helping our Members to make their cities and regions sustainable, low-carbon, resilient, ecomobile, biodiverse, resource-efficient and productive, healthy and happy, with a green economy and smart infrastructure, we impact over 20% of the world's urban population.

http://www.iclei.org/about/who-is-iclei.html

Frequently Asked Questions

Take a look at our frequently asked questions.
This should explain much of what we do and how we do it.

[1] ABOUT ICLEI

What does ICLEI do?
How does the organization work?
How is the organization structured? etc.

What is ICLEI?
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local and metropolitan governments dedicated to sustainable development.

ICLEI provides technical consulting, training, and information services to build capacity, share knowledge, and support local government in the implementation of sustainable development at the local level. Our basic premise is that locally designed and driven initiatives can provide an effective and cost-efficient way to achieve local, national, and global sustainability objectives.

What does ICLEI do?
We promote local action for global sustainability and support cities to become sustainable, resilient, resource-efficient, biodiverse, low-carbon; to build a smart infrastructure; and to develop an inclusive, green urban economy with the ultimate aim of achieving healthy and happy communities. 
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Who are ICLEI’s members?
ICLEI members are a powerful movement of 12 mega-cities, 100 super-cities and urban regions, 450 large cities, and 450 small and medium-sized cities and towns in 84 countries dedicated to sustainable development. 
Click here for a list of members

What does “ICLEI” mean?
ICLEI originally stood for the “International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives,” but in 2003 the organization dropped the full phrase and became “ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability” to reflect a broader focus on sustainability, not just environmental initiatives.

When was ICLEI founded?
ICLEI was founded by local governments. In 1990, the organization was established when more than 200 local governments from 43 countries convened at the World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future in New York. 

How is the organization structured?
ICLEI is an international organization with 13 offices serving 84 countries. The ICLEI World Secretariat is located in Bonn, Germany. The World Secretariat ensures that the organization can benefit from cooperation and partnerships globally and makes the voice of local governments heard in the international arena. The 13 offices ensure that local governments are served in their region according to their needs. ICLEI programs and projects vary considerably by region, based on the expressed needs of local governments.

Where is ICLEI headquartered?
ICLEI’s World Secretariat is based in Bonn, Germany. The 13 regional and country offices are listed here.

Is ICLEI a United Nations organization?
No. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is not a UN organization or body. We are a non-profit membership organization.

[2] ICLEI MEMBERSHIP

What are the benefits of membership?
What are the requirements of ICLEI membership?
How to join?

Why do local governments join ICLEI?
ICLEI’s diverse local government members share a broad desire to make their communities better places to live by making them greener, more efficient, healthier places and by taking action against climate change—because its impacts will be felt most tangibly at the local level. ICLEI’s mission is to support these efforts. By accessing our resources, planning processes, and technical guidance, local governments can achieve results faster and overcome financial constraints. What do local governments receive as ICLEI members? The option to participate in sustainability projects and campaigns that support their local goals and needs such as:

·         Access to software and technical tools

·         Technical assistance from ICLEI’s expert staff

·         Trainings and events

·         Peer networks to share and learn from other local governments

·         Guidebooks, case studies and templates

·         Recognition and leadership opportunities

·         Funding updates and policy analyses

·         Opportunities to affect national and international policy

What do local governments accomplish with support from ICLEI?
Save money, reduce energy use and waste, increase access to fresh water or decrease wastage of clean water, and lower greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change, among many other accomplishments.

·         Measure energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, climate resiliency and sustainability performance

·         Set achievable goals and develop sustainability plans and local climate action plans

·         Create more sustainable, economically prosperous, and healthy communities that are fit for the future and can serve the next generation just as they serve the current one

What are the requirements of ICLEI membership?
The only requirements are the payment of modest annual dues based on population size in accordance with the country GNI per capita. ICLEI also encourages its members to make a self-defined commitment to its citizens to address climate change and sustainability.

How to join?
Download the Membership Application Form

[3] ICLEI AND ITS INTERNATIONAL ROLE

What is ICLEI's relationship with the UN? 
What is ICLEI's international role?

Key Points

·         ICLEI is a non-profit organization that helps local governments meet their self-defined sustainability, climate, and energy goals.

·         ICLEI’s tools, resources, and services help local governments save money, energy, and natural resources; create more livable communities; and address issues such as climate change.

·         All ICLEI programs are voluntary, and often designed in collaboration with local governments.

·         ICLEI does not seek to impose or mandate upon local governments any policies or initiatives, such as United Nations Agenda 21—nor does ICLEI have any authority to do so.

·         ICLEI is an independent non-profit, and not part of the United Nations.

What is Agenda 21, and how is ICLEI involved?
Agenda 21 is a sustainability action plan of the United Nations—not ICLEI—that came out of the U.N. “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. At the Summit, governmental leaders around the world agreed on the need to become more sustainable—to meet today’s needs without sacrificing our future. Agenda 21 presents a vision for how all levels of government can take voluntary action to improve sustainability and quality of life for people, addressing issues such as pollution, resource conservation, and poverty.

In many parts of the world, local governments have enthusiastically supported the principles of Agenda 21 and worked to define their own sustainability; ICLEI has helped connect these local governments to related programs and activities, if they wish to do so.

What are the requirements of ICLEI membership?
The only requirements of ICLEI membership are a self-defined commitment to sustainability and climate protection, and the payment of annual membership dues based on population size and country Gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Our Governance

http://www.iclei.org/about/our-governance.html

 

As a membership association, ICLEI receives its mandate from its Member local governments and municipal organizations. ICLEI's governance is based on nine defined world regions and a three-year term of office for all bodies.

 

The ICLEI Council

ICLEI is democratically governed by its Members through a Global Council.

The ICLEI Council represents ICLEI’s global membership by way of representative democracy. It is the supreme decision-making and oversight body of the global association. The Council has sole power to amend the Charter, elects members to the ICLEI Global Executive Committee and establishes directions for the Association and adopt the ICLEI Strategic Plan.

The Council is composed of all voting members of the ICLEI Regional Executive Committees. Each Regional Executive Committee carries one vote on the Council.

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Global Executive Committee

Inaugural Global Executive Committee Meeting, 16 June 2012, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

The Global Executive Committee represents members of the Association at the global level. The Global Executive Committee has the sole power to adopt and amend the By-Laws of the Association, to call meetings of the Council, to approve the establishment of regional, sub-regional and country offices and is the only body, other than the Council, that has the power to decide policy for the Association.

The Global Executive Committee is made up of one appointed member from each of the 9 Regional Executive Committees and a maximum of 6 additional Portfolio seat Members nominated by the ICLEI Secretary General.

Learn more about our GexCom Members >>

Global Executive Committee

The Global Executive Committee represents members of the Association at the global level.

PRESIDENTS & VICE PRESIDENTS >> 

REGIONAL SEATS >> 

PORTFOLIO SEATS >> 

Download the Complete List of ICLEI's Global Executive Committee 2015-2018

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Regional Executive Committee

Inaugural ICLEI Council Meeting, 16 June 2012, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The Regional Executive Committee is the regional representation of the members of the Global Association in each ICLEI Region. The Association shall set up a maximum of nine ICLEI Regional Executive Committees.

Each Regional Executive Committee shall consist of three to five Members who shall serve the Association according to an assigned Portfolio mandate and are appointed by the members of the global association in that region from a list of candidates.

Learn more about our RexCom Members >>

Regional Executive Committee

The Regional Executive Committee is the regional representation of the members of the Global Association in each ICLEI Region. 

AFRICA

NORTH AMERICA

LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

Antonio Luiz Carvalho Gomes, Mayor, Itu, Brazil

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL

Belo Horizonte, meaning beautiful horizon in Portuguese, is Brazil’s sixth largest city by population. A long standing member of ICLEI since 1993, it hosts the first World Congress in the Latin America region in 2012.

EAST ASIA

SOUTH ASIA

SOUTHEAST ASIA

EUROPE

OCEANIA

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Management Committee

The ICLEI Management Committee is responsible for overseeing the business of the ICLEI World Secretariat. The Global Executive Committee shall appoint the members of the Management Committee and the President and First Vice President shall serve on the Management Committee as part of their Executive Profiles. The members of the Management Committee exercise one vote as the shareholder of the ICLEI European Secretariat GmbH. 

The ICLEI Management Committee is the formal arbitration body for resolution of conflicts for all ICLEI affiliated companies. The Management Committee meets four times per year, one meeting of which is an in-person meeting on the occasion of the Annual Global Executive Committee meeting.

Secretary General

Gino Van Begin is ICLEI's distinguished Secretary General. 

http://www.iclei.org/about/our-management/secretary-general.html

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Gino has been working for ICLEI for more than 15 years. In his roles as Regional Director for Europe (since 2002), Deputy Secretary General (since 2007) and Secretary General (since 2013), he has consistently worked towards ensuring ICLEI’s quality as a not-for-profit, responsible and forward-looking local government organization serving its 1,000 members at worldwide. 

He says: "Our goal is to lead in urban sustainability thinking. We generate novel proposals, search for innovative solutions, prepare new approaches, and are the first to act as new issues emerge. We help our Members to confront the realities of increased urbanization, adapt to changes in economic and demographic trends, prepare for the impacts of climate change and other urban challenges, and create livable cities. We guide our Members towards strategic policy development, sustainable planning frameworks, and comprehensive, integrated solutions."

In addition, Gino ensures that ICLEI takes every opportunity to decisively influence global negotiation processes and increase cities’ presence on the global stage in order to promote the sustainability agenda at all levels.

Before joining ICLEI, Gino worked in Russia for seven years as an advisor and as Team Leader at the EU-funded Environmental Centres for Administration and Technology in Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg. Prior to that, he worked in Brussels for five years at the European Commission, DG Environment.

Trained as a lawyer at the University of Brussels, Gino speaks Dutch, French, English, German and Russian.

“Sustainability: understand it, localize it, customize it and humanize it. Our core business is helping you to understand global
sustainability challenges, localizing their impacts and customizing solutions, so that citizens feel that they too need  to be part of the effort. Join the organization and our work!"

Secretary General

Gino Van Begin

Gino Van Begin is ICLEI’s Secretary General since 1 January 2013. He joined ICLEI in January 2000 and served as ICLEI's Regional Director for Europe and as Deputy Secretary General of ICLEI until 2012. Gino brings to this position 25 years of work experience in international institutions and organizations.

Before joining ICLEI, Gino worked in Russia for seven years (1993 –1999) to set up EU LIFE funded Environmental Centres (ECATs) in the cities of Kaliningrad and Saint Petersburg.

He started his career at the European Commission’s Directorate General I (External Relations) in 1987 and moved on to work at the Commission’s Secretariat General as well as at Directorate General XI (Environment) until 1993. He also worked at the Cabinet of the Vice President of the Government of Flanders and Minister of Economy, Small Business and Energy.

Gino has been a member of the EU Expert Group to the European Commission on the Urban Environment from 2003 until 2006. He is a co-drafter of the Aalborg Commitments on urban sustainability to which more than 600 cities and towns in Europe have adhered since its launch in 2004.

As Secretary General, Gino undertakes an official observer status role on behalf of ICLEI at the COP negotiations on Climate Change as well as expert roles at the European Commission, the Council of Europe, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe. He is also a member of the European Commission’s Jury on the European Green Capital 2010-2011, 2012-2013 and 2014.

Gino Van Begin was born in Belgium and graduated from the University of Brussels as a lawyer in 1987. He is the father of two children. Gino speaks Dutch, French, English, German and Russian.

WELCOME new ICLEI Members! 

·         Paris, France

·         City of Pohang, Republic of Korea

·         Kurseong Municipality, India

·         Melaka Historic City Council, Malaysia

·         Municipal Council of the Central District, Honduras

·         Durango State Government, Mexico

·         Warsaw, Poland

·         Melaka Historic City Council, Malaysia

·         Municipal Council of the Central District, Honduras

·         Loos en Gohelle, France

·         Municipality of Kaposvár, Hungary

·         Botkyrka Kommun, Sweden

·         Nord-Pas de Calais, France

·         Dehradun Municipal Corporation, India

·         Antwerp, Belgium

·         City of Ljubljana, Slovenia

·         Campinas,Brazil

·         City of Lisbon,Portugal

·         Nijgemen Municipality, Holland

·         City of Lörrach, Germany

·         City of Umea, Sweden

·         Dobong-gu, Republic of Korea

·         City of Siheung, Republic of Korea

·         Port Vila City Council, Vanuatu

·         Honiara City Council, Solomon Islands

1.      TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS PROGRAM

2.      LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLIMATE ROADMAP

3.      CARBONN CLIMATE REGISTRY

4.      URBAN LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

5.      ECOMOBILITY WORLD FESTIVAL

6.      LOCAL ACTION FOR BIODIVERSITY

7.      SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME

8.      COMPACT OF MAYORS

9.      WORLD CITIES PROJECT

List of Programs / Initiatives

(in alphabetical order)

http://www.iclei.org/activities/projects-initiatives.html

1.      BIODIVERCITIES SPECIAL FOCUS PROGRAM

2.      BIODIVERCITY HOTSPOTS PROGRAMME

3.      CARBON SWITCH CAMPAIGN

4.      CARBONN® CENTER - THE BONN CENTER FOR LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION AND REPORTING

5.      CARBONN® CLIMATE REGISTRY

6.      CITIES BIODIVERSITY CENTER

7.      ECOMOBILITY

8.      ECOMOBILITY-SHIFT

9.      GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY (GBIF)

10.  GREEN BUILDINGS PROJECT

11.  HEALTHY AND HAPPY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM

12.  INCONTEXT

13.  LOCAL ACTION FOR BIODIVERSITY/BIODIVERCITIES (LAB)

14.  LOCAL ACTION FOR EMPLOYMENT

15.  LOCAL RENEWABLES

16.  PROCURA+ EXCHANGE

17.  RESILIENT CITIES

18.  SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT AND PROCURA

19.  URBAN-LEDS

20.  URBES− URBAN BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

21.  URBIS– URBAN BIOSPHERE INITIATIVE

22.  “ALOS” (LOCAL AGENDA FOR SECURITY)

23.  “JUSTAPAZ” (LOCAL AGENDA FOR PEACE)

"ICLEI‘s programs are very valuable in building local government’s capacity in Mexico and around the  world to become more sustainable, and to achieve climate change mitigation. We are committed  to strengthening further the institutional capacity in our country and to expand the network of ICLEI member cities.”

Martha Delgado

Executive Director, Fundacion Pensar Mexico

OUR AGENDAS

·         Sustainable City

·         Low-carbon City

·         Resource-efficient and Productive City

·         Resilient City

·         BiodiverCity

·         Smart City

·         EcoMobile City

·         Healthy, Happy and Inclusive Communities

·         Sustainable Local Economy and Procurement

·         Sustainable City-Region Cooperation

Johannesburg EcoMobility World Festival

An initial glimpse of the success during the first 10 days

As of 12 October 2015

By Santhosh Kodukula and Monika Zimmermann,

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

http://www.ecomobilityfestival.org/

ECOMOBILITY WORLD FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL TEAM

Vangi Dhlamini and Wonder Dhlamini
Orion Building • 49 Jorrisen Street • Braamfontein
E: Vangi@sadmon.com  or wonder@sadmon.com
T: +27 11 339 1000

Download stakeholder dialogue presentations

 

[A] Reshaping Cities for EcoMobility: Strategies and Tactics

Tuesday 06 of October 2015

Keynote:

Ecomobility built environment interventions: Yondela Silimela, Executive Director, Development Planning, City of Johannesburg, South Africa (download presentation)

CASE STUDIES:

1.       The Importance of Integrated Spatial Development and Transport Strategies: London and Global Lessons: Camilla Ween, Urban Design and Transportation, Director Goldstein Ween Architects, United Kingdom (download presentation)

2.       San Francisco Transport Strategy: Timothy Papandreou, Director, Strategic Planning & Policy, San Francisco’s Municipal Transport Agency, USA (download presentation)

3.       Urban Acupuncture in Curitiba: Ariadne Giacomazzi Mattei Manzi, IPPUC Planning Supervisor, Brazil (download presentation)

Thank you! Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba – IPPUC Curitiba´s Research and Urban Planning Institute amanzi@ippuc.org.br

4.       The Role of Green Building in EcoMobility: Thulani Kuzwayo, Green Buildings Council, South Africa (download presentation)

5.       Smart Moving Kampala-Contextualizing & Communicating the bigger picture of sustainable mobility: Amanda Ngabirano Aziidah, Urban and Regional Planner lecturer, Makerere University Kampala (download presentation)

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[B] Achieving and enabling EcoMobility: New and shared forms of mobility

Wednesday 07 of October 2015

Keynote:

New mobility, the whole enchilada: Susan Zielinski, SMART, Sustainable Mobility & Accessibility Research & Transformation; University of Michigan, USA.(download presentation)

Case studies:

1.       The business of disruption: Alon Lits, General manager, UBER, South Africa (download presentation)

2.       Bike sharing EcoBici: Iván De la Lanza, Director of Design, Culture and Bicycle Infrastructure, Mexico (download presentation)

3.       Africa’s first car sharing network: Ntando Kubheka, Locomute, South Africa (download presentation)

4.       Processing Kaohsiung as an EcoMobility City Ching-Fu Chen, Director General of Transport, City of Kaohsiung (download presentation)

5.       Minibus and taxi industry at a glance Peter Mabe, Taxi Representative, Johannesburg (download presentation)

6.       Introduction to the panel discussion: Technical Coordinator and Dissemination of the Lisbon Region at EU FP 7 DOROTHY Urban Logistics, Portugal/Switzerland. (download presentation)

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[C] Making the commuting decision safe, sustainable and popular

Thursday 08 of October 2015

Keynote: 

From PARK(ing) to Parklets: Matthew Passmore, Founder and Lead Artist, Morelab,United States (download presentation)

Case studies: 

1.       Getting public and political support for sustainable transport policies: Jonas Eliasson, Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (download presentation)

2.       Engaging communities for creating safer streets: Sarika Panda Bhatt, Manager, Cities & Transport , World Resource Institute, India (download presentation)

3.       If there’s a bike boom can it be made boomier? : Carlton Reid, Author, UK (download presentation)

4.       The Future of Urban Mobility will be Multi-modal, largely electric, on -demand and increasingly driver-less:Ross Douglas, CEO, Autonomy, France (download presentation)

The Johannesburg Declaration on ECOMOBILITY in Cities is open for endorsement

The Johannesburg Declaration on Ecomobility in Cities is one of the outcomes of the second EcoMobility World Festival 2015, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa.

It has been developed by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the City of Johannesburg and has received valuable input from partners and experts, in particular from SLoCaT.

This Declaration was first endorsed by city leaders and experts who convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, in October 2015 for the EcoMobility Dialogues.

We invite local and regional governments, as well as national governments, international organisations, civil society organisations, companies and business associations, to endorse the Declaration.

The Johannesburg Declaration brings a strong message on ecomobility, sustainable urban transportation and climate to the UN-Climate Summit (COP 21) in Paris in December 2015, conveyed through a group of local leaders under the lead of Johannesburg’s Executive Mayor Parks Tau.

Further, the declaration summarises multiple benefits of ecomobility for sustainable urban development and thus sends a signal towards the negotiations for Habitat III (October 2016, Quito) to bring sustainable urban mobility into the New Urban Agenda.

Your organisation can endorse the Declaration by filling out the form below.

AEDEM ENDORSEMENT: Ronald de Almeida Silva, acting Secretary general, 28oct2015.

As architect and urbanist (68 y.o.) living and working in Brazil we found as an essential step to join the ICLI Johannesburg Declaration on ECOMOBILITY in Cities and to put into practice all premises and goals it contains. In a permanent and perseverance way, as public and private policies of sustainable development. This is an strategy for city’s survival.

We want to spread the aims of the ECLEI Declaration 2015 trough all 217 municipalities (cities) of the State do Maranhão, Northeast Brazil, which comprises more than 7 million inhabitants.

Further information:

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability World

Secretariat, Bonn, Germany EcoMobility Team

Email: ecomobility@iclei.org

Site: www.ecomobilityfestival.org