Who Pays the Waste Cost? Rethinking Municipal Finance for a Zero Waste Future
Waste has a cost even when it is hidden. Municipalities around the world carry the financial burden of waste collection, disposal, public health impacts, and citizen complaints, even though many of the decisions that generate waste are made upstream by producers and industries. But who pays for waste, and who really should? This formed the […]
ICLEI highlights Finance and Policy reform for Urban Transformation ahead of COP31
ICLEI participated in the Zero Waste Forum organised by the Zero Waste Foundation from 5-7 June 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The Forum convened global leaders, policymakers, innovators, urban authorities, and community stakeholders to drive tangible progress toward a zero waste future. Moderating the high-level session, “Capital for Delivery: Investment, Trade and Industrial Policy on the […]
Road to Net Zero: Ahmedabad’s New Climate Action Plan Charts the Way
Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel released the “Ahmedabad Climate Resilient City Action Plan – Towards a Net Zero Future”, a document developed jointly by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and ICLEI South Asia, at a glittering event held on 7 July 2023, under the aegis of the Urban20 Mayoral Summit in the city. Among the […]