David Cadman

President
, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Profile / Bio: 

David Cadman is the president of ICLEI, and the Deputy Mayor of Vancouver. He is a three-term Vancouver City Councilor, who was first elected in 2002. A social and environmental activist, Cadman is a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors. 

ICLEI is a growing association of local governments dedicated to sustainable development with a worldwide presence, which has challenging positions, whose voice is heard, and which is attractive to be a member of, work for, and partner with; A high-energy, flexible Movement of local governments working together in networks for performance, supported by campaigns and programs, and strategic alliances; An effective sustainability and environmental Agency demonstrating creativity and excellence both in developing cutting-edge solutions and in program design and execution, ICLEI's mission is to build and serve a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve tangible improvements in global sustainability with special focus on environmental conditions through cumulative local actions. ICLEI's general mandate is to build an active and committed municipal membership of local spheres of government (local and regional governments and authorities) as well as international, regional, national and sub-national local government associations.

Materials

Title Date Learning Materials Topic
Sustainable Cities 11 September 2012 Slides Environment, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development