ICLEI - 2012 World Congress

The ICLEI World Congress 2012 takes place every three years and provides mayors, local government officials, representatives of international institutions and other partners opportunities for peer exchange, knowledge-sharing, capacity building and on-site visits and exhibits. ICLEI is supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), the World Bank and others. Key themes to be addressed during the conference include: green urban economy; changing citizens, changing cities; greening events; and food security and how can biodiversity protection be integrated into municipal planning and decision making.  

dates: 14-18 June 2012   location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil   contact: ICLEI World Secretariat   phone: +49 22897629900   fax: +49 22897629901   e-mail: world.congress@iclei.org   www: http://worldcongress2012.iclei.org