ICLEI World Congress 2021

12 - 16 April 2021 • Virtual congress, hosted by Malmö, Sweden

Announcing the ICLEI World Congress 2021!

Join us for the ICLEI World Congress 2021, hosted by Malmö, Sweden, 12-16 April 2021, from the comfort of your own home or office. The ICLEI World Congress 2021 is all online!

Hundreds of local, regional and national governments, international agencies, representatives of the private sector, academics and researchers, community groups and other partners from around the world will come together virtually to steer the global sustainable development agenda by enhancing action taken in urban areas worldwide.

Welcome by Malmö Mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh

At the ICLEI World Congress 2021 in Malmö, Sweden, local governments and partners will have an incredible chance to learn, connect, and exchange experiences.

Together we can take the next step towards a sustainable future!

Mayor of Malmö Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh

“The city of Malmö is proud to host the ICLEI World Congress 2021 and for the first time in ICLEI’s history, it will now be a virtual World Congress. Although we had been looking forward to welcoming delegates from all over the world to Malmö, by switching to a virtual Congress we see an opportunity to welcome many more delegates and share our work in creating a green, healthy and equitable city in a new and inclusive way. And of course we look forward to welcoming you physically to Malmö in the future!”

See Mayor Stjernfeldt Jammeh speaking at Daring Cities 2020

Advancing and accelerating the sustainable transition

The ICLEI World Congress 2021 will offer more than 50 sessions and workshops, allowing participants to explore, engage and exchange on urban sustainability in the context of current global developments worldwide. They will jointly look at how to best advance and accelerate collective action on sustainability through the prism of ICLEI’s five interconnected development pathways: Low emission development, nature-based development, circular development, resilient development, and equitable and people-centered development.

ICLEI World Congress 2021 will also offer a wide range of networking opportunities. Participants will share their experiences, stories and good practices on urban sustainability. Together, participants will shape solutions and forge new partnerships that drive sustainable urban development forward.

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Malmö, Sweden: Sustainability in action

ICLEI is proud to have the ICLEI World Congress 2021 hosted and co-designed by the City of Malmö, Sweden. An ICLEI Member since 1996, the City of Malmö is a climate-smart knowledge city, listed as the fourth most innovate in the world by OECD. Malmö is working actively for sustainability initiatives and is the first city in Sweden that has publicly announced the commitment to implement the UN SDGs.

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Sustainable Malmö

The City of Malmö is the commercial center of southern Sweden and truly an international city with about 350,000 inhabitants representing over 180 different nationalities. A city with an industrial past, Malmö has transformed itself into a thriving knowledge city which supports its young, inquisitive and creative population – almost half of Malmö’s residents are under the age of 35.

Over the last years Malmö has received many international awards for its focus on sustainable urban development and pilot projects such as Augustenborg, the Western Harbour, as well as the major development area of Hyllie. Malmö was also appointed the first Fairtrade City of Sweden. An ICLEI Member since 1996, Malmö is working actively for sustainability initiatives and is the first city in Sweden that has publicly announced the commitment to implement the UN SDG’s.