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Del Carmen, PH calls for climate action following extreme weather events
WATCH: Alfredo Coro II, Mayor of the Municipality of Del Carmen in the Philippines, shares the devastating impact of Super Typhoon Rai last December 2021 and how climate change is leaving small island municipalities more and more vulnerable to extreme weather events. He calls on world leaders to undertake and accelerate significant #ClimateAction.
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24 Indonesian cities tackle how to accelerate climate action
24 cities and regencies in Indonesia on 10-11 October 2022 attended the two-day culmination workshop of the 2021-2022 World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) One Planet City Challenge in Jakarta, discussing the role of local governments in supporting the country’s low carbon development goals and exchanging their best climate action practices. The dialogue on “Increasing […]
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[DEADLINE EXTENDED] S²Cities launches call for global research partner
UPDATE: the deadline has been extended until 12 January 2023. The Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB) on behalf of S²Cities is looking for a Global Research Partner to participate in a hands-on programme on youth participation in urban planning for urban safety and wellbeing in secondary cities of the Global South. Researchers of urban studies are invited to submit expressions of interest to support […]
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Makati, PH is Southeast Asia’s first resilience hub
The Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on 27 September 2022 has named Makati City as the Philippines’ and Southeast Asia’s very first Resilience Hub. The UNDRR defines resilience hubs as local governments or authorities which have political and technical commitment to address climate and disaster […]
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S²Cities launches call for PH Youth Innovation and Capacity Building Grantee
The Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB), on behalf of the Safe and Sound Cities Programme (S²Cities), is looking for new local partners to lead the implementation of a hands-on programme on youth participation in urban planning for urban safety and wellbeing in Baguio City, Philippines. Click HERE for more details.
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PH stakeholders discuss how the circular economy can help achieve country’s climate targets
The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources Climate Change Service (DENR-CCS), the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB), GIZ International Services, and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia on 20 October 2022 held a webinar to discuss fundamental circular economy (CE) policies, frameworks, best practices, and principles applicable in the […]
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Finding value in manure: Sumbawa Regency’s dung-powered renewable energy transition
(in photo above) West Nusa Tenggara is one of the largest beef producers in Indonesia. The resulting cow dung from its over-250,000 cow population has enormous biogas energy potential. Sumbawa Regency citizens in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara (WNT) Province still rely heavily on kerosene for their cooking fuel needs. However, a surprising, more eco-friendly alternative is […]
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News from ICLEI at COP27
The recently concluded COP27 marks ICLEI’s 27th year of participation in the Conference of Parties, making ICLEI the oldest local and regional government organization participating in the summit. Since the inaugural 1992 COP, ICLEI has served as the focal point for the Local Government and Municipal Authorities Constituency, one of nine stakeholder groups recognized as […]
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[FREE WEBINAR] Where to Start: Integrated Urban Services Planning
The Integrated Urban Services (IUS) program under the U.S.- ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP) will be holding a virtual peer learning event called “Where to Start: Integrated Urban Services Planning” this 29 November 2022 from 11:00-12:30 (GMT +8). The event will feature speakers and cities from ICLEI’s pioneering Urban Nexus work, speaking to best practices […]
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ICLEI launches paper on climate emergency finance
COP27 saw the launch of the “Climate Emergency Finance – a call to action” paper, a collaboration between ICLEI, UNCDF and FMDV, to raise awareness on the topic and invite different key actors to support subnational governments and local climate action.
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