Network for Climate Action

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