Sustainable Urbanization as a Key to Advancing International Climate Agreements

Introduction Cities have always played a role in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) process and meetings. A key actor in facilitating their input and engagement is ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, a city network that acts as the official focal point of the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) observer group to the UNFCCC. This text will shed light on the history of this engagement and will outline the prospects for the topic of sust...