Who is ICLEI? Who is KICLEI?

n this short excerpt from my interview with Beth St Denis on CHP Talks, I explain how KICLEI began — and why we’re helping communities across Canada identify and reconsider their involvement in global municipal programs like ICLEI.

📌 ICLEI (International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives) — founded in 1990 with UN ties — works with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to implement Agenda 21 and related climate/urban policies at the local level.
📌 KICLEI — A grassroots newsletter and network empowering councils and citizens to review these programs, weigh the costs, and decide whether they serve local priorities.

🛑 𝐖𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 — 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬.

🎥 Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ExNrQl1EFc

📬 Subscribe to the newsletter: https://kiclei.substack.com/
🤝 Join KICLEI’s network: https://www.kiclei.ca/join-us
💖 Donate to support the work: https://www.kiclei.ca/donate

Together, we can make sure local means local.