This network brings together municipal partnerships with a focus on climate and local democracy.
Municipalities and regions play a key role in climate adaptation—by creating sustainable local solutions and engaging citizens, civil society, and businesses. By involving diverse stakeholders, it becomes easier to identify effective solutions and measures to combat climate change.
The Climate Network includes six partnership collaborations between Swedish municipalities and partners from Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, or Zambia. These partnerships work on themes related to local climate action, such as citizen dialogue, waste management, water supply, public transport, or urban planning. Each municipality determines its own theme, which may be linked to a pressing issue, an ongoing multi-year initiative, or a development strategy.
Selected participants from the municipalities are also offered the opportunity to take part in ICLD’s training programmes. The training component in this network is designed and implemented in collaboration with UNCDF and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).



Timeframe: 2022- 2025
Countries: Kenya, South Africa Zambia, Uganda
Collaborating Partners: UNCDF and SEI
Mentors
Most partnerships in the network have a mentor. Read more about the mentorship
Partnerships in the network
Robertsfors and Machakos County
Kenya
Theme: Fight deforestation, and emissions and work for inclusive practices
Region Västerbotten, Umeå kommun and Kisumu County
Kenya
Tema: Health and climate change
Region Västernorrland and Mombasa County
Kenya
Tema: Sustainable consumption and attitude change
Karlskrona kommun and Saldahna Bay
South Africa
Tema: Youth inclusion on climate matters
Lidköping and Lusaka
Zambia
Tema: Greening and youth inclusion
Strängnäs and Entebbe
Uganda
Tema: Youth inclusion on climate matters