What works in Bonn
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Evidence snapshot for Bonn
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability was founded in Bonn in 1990 at a United Nations gathering of local government officials and now operates its World Secretariat from Bonn, designated as Germany's official 'UN City'. The organisation has grown into a peer-learning network of over 2,500 local and regional governments across 125+ countries, facilitating climate action through shared tools, regional offices, and convenings. A quantitative study of 257 U.S. member cities found that ICLEI membership tenure was the strongest predictor of climate-milestone attainment, though the evidence shows that peer learning alone does not guarantee implementation without local funding and political backing.
Drawn from: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability: Bonn's Global Municipal Peer-Learning Network · Germany's SchwarzArbMoDiG Gives Customs AI-Supported Risk Scoring - With a Legal Ban on Automated 'Dangerousness' Verdicts · Germany Eco-Account (Ökokonto) — Mandatory Biodiversity Offsetting System
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Inclusiveness / equity +25 pts 67 here · 42 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Sustainability / continuity +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Scalability beyond pilot +20 pts 83 here · 64 average
Governance, certification & transferability +19 pts 83 here · 64 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +16 pts 67 here · 50 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability +13 pts 67 here · 54 average
Weaknesses
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -17 pts 33 here · 50 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value -26 pts 33 here · 59 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Bonn. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability: Bonn's Global Municipal Peer-Learning Network · 86
Germany Eco-Account (Ökokonto) — Mandatory Biodiversity Offsetting System · 47
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Recommended to adopt or replicate
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- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
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- Rated highly transferable
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Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more