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15 PH cities undergo training on climate action and data reporting as part of WWF’s OPCC
As part of the OPCC 2023-2024 activities for participating cities, WWF-Philippines and ICLEI Southeast Asia organized a training on “Maximizing Benefits of Collaborative Urban Climate Actions and Data Transparency” on 21 June 2023. Attended by the technical staff of the 15 participating Philippine cities—1) Baguio City, (2) Catbalogan City, (3) Davao City, (4) Dipolog City, […]
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15 PH cities join WWF-Philippines One Planet City Challenge ’23-’24
Baguio, Davao, Dipolog, Legazpi, Makati, Muntinlupa, Ormoc, San Carlos (Negros Occidental), San Fernando (La Union), Santa Rosa (Laguna), Tagum, and Zamboanga are returning for the WWF One Planet City Challenge 2023-2024. Catbalogan and Naga are rejoining the latest run after having participated most recently in 2017-2018. New entrant Puerto Princesa rounds up this run’s Philippine […]
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SAVE THE DATE: Daring Cities Virtual Session on Inclusive Adaptation and Resilience
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the Federal City of Bonn, Germany has launched Daring Cities 2023 with the theme: A just and equitable climate emergency response. Now on its fourth year, Daring Cities is an action-oriented initiative to recognize and empower courageous urban leaders—including mayors and other decision-makers, technical staff, researchers, private sector […]
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FCPI conducts Indonesia Net-zero Summit
With Indonesia’s latest NDC commitment outlining higher GHG reduction targets of 31.89% (unconditional) and 43.2% (conditional) as compared to 29% and 41% respectively in a previous iteration, the country’s ambitious target to reach net zero by 2060 or earlier is expected to maneuver rather positively in the incoming year. The Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI Climate Unit), […]
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WEBINAR: Role of Private Sector in promoting Electric Mobility in India
The deliberations during the webinar will focus around the following: Regulatory Environment for Electric Mobility in India Discussion on the Mobility Projects by the private sector- from its inception to current status Challenges witnessed followed by success and learnings. Views on Indian policy and regulatory aspects w.r.t electric mobility Views on expanding the network outside […]
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ICLEI launches Youth Engagement Checklist at 2023 Daring Cities
Want to engage the youth in your community in climate action but not sure where to start? At Daring Cities 2023, ICLEI released a checklist for local and regional governments that guides local governments through the process of meaningfully engaging youth in climate action.
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[INVITATION] Consultation Meeting for Sendai Framework Gender Action Plan
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), UN Women, and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will be facilitating a consultation process for the Gender Action Plan (GAP) component of the Sendai Framework implementation. The schedule for Asia and the Pacific stakeholders will be on 13 June 2023 (Tuesday) from 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN (GMT […]
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[WEBINAR] Evolving Opportunities for Distributed Energy Resources and Battery Energy Storage Systems in Asian Cities
A webinar on Evolving Opportunities for Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Battery Energy Storage Systems in Asian Cities is planned for 08, June 2023, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM IST / 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Bangkok time. This session is organized as part of the ALP Grid Renewable Energy (GRE) Community of Practice (CoP). […]
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[CALL FOR PROPOSALS] Pilot Cities for Urban Ecosystem Restoration
The United Nations Environment Programme is issuing a call for proposals for cities interested in starting or scaling up ecosystem restoration efforts, closing on 30 June 2023 at 23:59 UTC+2 (European time).
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How grassroots climate action is helping Probolinggo meet its climate commitments
Probolinggo is the global and regional winner of the 2022 We Love Cities campaign by WWF. This feat signifies the key role of its citizens not just in helping the city win international competitions, but more importantly, in driving climate actions from and off the ground. Community-driven urban farming Ika Sulistyowati and the women of […]
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