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2024 ICLEI Southeast Asia Annual Report now available
The 2024 ICLEI Southeast Asia Annual Report is now available! Click HERE to read about the organization’s achievements and activities within the region throughout the past year. Message from the Secretariat “What will the future look like 25 years from now?” Over 25 years ago, we asked a similar question at ICLEI when it started […]
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ICLEI Southeast Asia joins CLARE Gender Equality and Inclusion Workshop in Rwanda
(in photo above) The participants of the Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) Workshop held in Kigali, Rwanda. From September 16 to 20, 2024, two ICLEI Southeast Asia staff members participated in the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) Workshop held in Kigali, Rwanda. Hosted at the Park Inn Hotel, the five-day […]
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Training, dialogue, and peer exchange fuel local energy transitions in Thailand and Malaysia
(in photo above) Participants from Thailand (top) and Malaysia (bottom) during the in-person RENEW-SEA capacity building activities conducted from April to May, 2025. From heritage-rich Chiang Mai to the growing urban landscape of Melaka, Southeast Asian local governments are strengthening their role in the renewable energy transition. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability recently rolled […]
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ICLEI SEA champions lifelong learning for local governments at International Conference in Urban and Regional Planning
(in photo above) Mae Valdez-Irong, ICLEI Southeast Asia Regional Program Manager (facing camera, second from left), and Hon. Abigail Binay, then Mayor of Makati City, Philippines, ICLEI Southeast Asia Representative to the ICLEI Global Executive Committee, and Chair of the ICLEI Innovative Finance Portfolio (facing camera, third from left), served as panelists during the session “Urban […]
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S2Cities showcased at UNESCAP CED-8 through exhibit and talk on youth-led urban development
(in photo above) The S²Cities program exhibit was part of the Cities for a Sustainable Future cluster during the 8th Session of the Committee on Environment and Development. ICLEI Southeast Asia brought the Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) program to the 8th Session of the Committee on Environment and Development (CED-8) organized by the United Nations Economic […]
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Trust and Organizational Alignment Key Elements to Cities’ Climate Policy Learning, Study Finds
You may access the FULL STUDY HERE. Cities eager to adopt better climate policies are learning from one another—but the knowledge gained often stays with individuals and fails to be meaningful for the organizations they represent. That’s one of the key findings from a new study published in the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, […]
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Bridging local ambition and global finance: TAP celebrates 10th anniversary
In 2015, ICLEI launched the Transformative Actions Program (TAP) with a simple but bold purpose: To help subnational governments turn their sustainable development ideas into investment-ready projects. Ten years later, that vision has consolidated into a global platform that has received over 500 applications, connected dozens of local initiatives to technical assistance and financiers, and […]
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Nominations Now Open for the 2025 WIN DRR Leadership Awards
The 2025 WIN DRR Leadership Awards has been launched, recognizing outstanding women leaders making a difference in disaster risk reduction (DRR) across the Asia-Pacific region. Nominations are officially open and will be accepted until Friday, 20 June 2025. To nominate yourself or an inspiring woman leader in DRR, please complete the nomination form here: https://forms.office.com/e/q7DqeWLW69. Organized […]
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Socio-Political Landscape on Youth Safety and Security in the Philippines: A report
The Philippines has a predominantly young population, with a mean age of 24.1 years, and is undergoing rapid urbanization at an annual rate of 2.04% (2020-2025). High internet penetration, covering 53% of the population, brings both opportunities and risks for the youth. Despite the country’s economic development, youth unemployment remains relatively high at 7.3%, and […]
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[CLOSED] Graphics Artist to design and develop branding assets for CLARE-SIRA project
The Enhancing Local Capacities in Socially Inclusive Resilience in Asia (SIRA) project, funded by the United Kingdom Government and the International Development Research Centre, Canada through the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) program and implemented by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia and South Asia Secretariats, aims to identify and address the immediate […]
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