Environment/Climate change
Kalix & Masaka tillsammans för att minska plastens påverkan
Det av ICLD finansierade partnerskapsprojektet ”Education for mindset change” mellan Kalix kommun och Masaka stad i Uganda har bidragit till förändrat lärande för barn och unga. Med fokus på att minska plastens påverkan och skapa hållbara samhällen har Kalix och Masaka samarbetat för att inspirera framtidens generationer. Under åren 2020–2023 drev Kalix kommun tillsammans med…
Nudging Towards Sustainability: Insights for Sustainable Consumption and Waste Management in Mombasa and Västernorrland
This study explores nudging as a transformative tool for promoting sustainable consumption and waste management in Mombasa, Kenya and Västernorrland, Sweden. By a literature review and global best practice analysis to benchmark successful nudging interventions worldwide, the research gathered insights on the nuances, challenges, and tailored nudges, to offer actionable and evidence-based strategies for local…
Nudging Towards Sustainability: Advancing Sustainable Consumption and Waste Management Through Nudging
Nudging – subtly guiding people’s behaviors through modifying the decision-making environment – can effectively promote sustainable behaviors, with significant improvements observed in waste management and environmental practices. This policy brief highlights the potential of culturally sensitive and context-based nudging as a cost-effective tool for enhancing broader sustainability goals. It presents an actionable framework for employing…
The role of trust in achieving sustainable community-based disaster risk management – case studies from the Philippines
Impacts of disasters are felt acutely at community level, as a consequence communities in the Philippines are among the most affected by the increase in disaster risks. This realization led to an increase of community-based approaches, such as community based disaster risk management (CBDRM). However, literature acknowledges a recurring failure of projects to be sustainable…
Locally-led Adaptation as a Silver Bullet? Complexities, Needs, and Responses in Climate Adaptation at the Volta Coastline, Ghana
Sea-level rise increases the exposure of low-lying communities to climate risks along the eastern coast of Ghana, while adaptation responses are reactive and insufficient to secure fishing livelihoods in highly vulnerable areas. To better address needs, Locally-led Adaptation (LLA) promotes just climate governance by shifting power to local actors to enable context-specific and place-based responses.…
Understanding the Complexities of Urban Flood Governance: A Case Study of Ruiru, Kenya
Urban flooding presents a significant challenge in developing cities, where rapid urbanisation, population growth, and infrastructure development intersect with natural processes and climate change. This study examines how governance structures influence urban flood management in Ruiru, Kenya. Through thematic analysis, this study explores local experiences with flooding, evaluates existing governance structures, and examines their effectiveness.…
Ungdomar i fokus när Karlskrona och Saldanha Bay stärker klimatengagemanget
ICLD har beviljat ett partnerskapsprojekt mellan Karlskrona kommun och den sydafrikanska kommunen Saldanha Bay. Projektet kommer att arbeta för ökad ungdomsinkludering med speciellt fokus på klimatfrågor. Totalt beviljas 1,7 Mkr mellan 2024-2026. De båda kommunerna Karlskrona och Saldanha Bay, som redan genomfört en ettårig förberedelse, kommer nu i sitt partnerskapsprojekt att arbeta för att stärka…
Kalix och Masaka, Uganda
The partnership of Kalix and Masaka are currently implementing 2 projects, both having a focus on youth. The Grow the Future project addresses the problem of limited capacities to include youth and children in decision-making processes in the local government in Masaka, Uganda. The main goal is to prioritize decision-making positions for young people and…
Nudging for Sustainability: Insights for Sustainable Consumption
Regional focus: Kenya & Sweden / The Climate Action Network Time: October 2023 – April 2024 This small-scale project is the follow up on a Local Democracy Lab with Mombasa County and the region of Västerbotten, where they jointly asked researchers the question: ”How can we use nudging to promote sustainable consumption and waste management by civic…
Klimat och ungdomsdelaktighet i Karlskronas nya partnerskap med Saldanha Bay
Vi gratulerar Karlskrona kommun och sin partnerkommun, Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, till sitt nystartade kommunala partnerskap. De båda kommunerna kommer att arbeta med inkludering av barn och unga i demokratiska processer, med fokus på klimatfrågor. Partnerskapet ingår i ICLD:s klimatnätverk. Samarbetet har fått en ettårig förberedelsefas beviljad. Hos Karlskrona kommun kommer man bland annat att…
