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PH recognizes Del Carmen’s mangrove forest as wetland of international importance
Photo from the Municipality of Del Carmen Facebook page The Philippine government declared the Municipality of Del Carmen’s mangrove forest as a wetland of international importance on 2 February during the 2023 World Wetlands Day (WWD). This recognition is expected to pave the way for the Del Carmen mangrove forest’s formal inclusion into the Ramsar List […]
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[SURVEY] First OECD Global Survey on Localising the Blue Economy
This survey is part of the OECD project Cities and Regions for a Blue Economy, which advocates for a localised approach to the blue economy. It aims to build knowledge on the scope and the state of play of the blue economy in cities and regions, including the main drivers, challenges, threats and impacts of the […]
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[CLOSED] Job Vacancy: Project Assistant
The ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) is looking for a project assistant who will assist in projects and tasks implemented by the Secretariat. Qualified applicants must have an understanding of issues related to sustainable energy, sustainable transportation, climate change, and urban development, the ability in liaising and cooperating with LGUs […]
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UNDP advocates for Philippine green recovery in new report
(in photo above) The COVID-19 pandemic triggered one of the most acute global economic crises of the last decades and exposed the circular relationship between pandemic risks and economic, environmental, and social factors. In the Philippines, the consequences included record-high unemployment, worse social inequalities, a steep fall in the GDP, and an enormous debt level. As […]
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Seberang Perai’s significant strides in the fight against climate change
Around 19% emissions reduction from over 7,400 KtCO2e to over 5,900 KtCO2e emissions in 6 years—ICLEI and Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Member Seberang Perai’s environmental efforts are paying off and the city is making strides towards its climate change mitigation targets. Having implemented initiatives focused on energy production and consumption, […]
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UCL Press launches book on the temporal factors of climate action
The UCL Press has launched a new open-access book called “Haste: The slow politics of climate urgency.” It argues for a “slow politics of urgency” and how slowing down some aspects of climate action will help realize a sustainable future.
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[WEBINAR] Implementing Digital Resilience: The role of Digitalisation in Emergency Response and Post-war Recovery
As part of the MCR2030 Digital Resilience Webinar Series, the second webinar on Implementing Digital Resilience aims to support Ukrainian cities to consider how to use digital technologies and innovations to respond to emergencies, reconstruction and recovery. Building on the experiences shared by European cities and experts during the first webinar on Understanding Digital Resilience: Opportunities […]
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[WEBINAR] Plastic pollution convention under negotiation: what about the cities?
Plastic pollution has become central in today’s world, with a devastating impact on our environment. Local and regional governments (LRGs) are among the first to be concerned by this phenomenon. Yet they are nowhere to be seen in the negotiation, which aim at providing an international framework to prevent and address plastic pollution. This discussion, […]
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[SURVEY] UNDRR 2023 Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is currently conducting a poll aiming to surface how those with disabilities or those who care for them live with disasters. The poll is open for respondents until 3 March 2023. The results of this poll will be used to guide the final seven years of the […]
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UN-Habitat and GIZ publishes research on Multilevel Governance for SDG Localization
With the assistance of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), UN-Habitat and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have teamed together to create cutting-edge expertise on multilevel governance for SDG localization. The paper outlines new developments, significant insights, and practical considerations on how national and local governments may improve their multilevel collaboration for […]
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