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Southeast Asian cities drive nature-based solutions, biodiversity action amid climate overshoot
On 19–20 August 2025 in Singapore, city leaders, national governments, finance experts, and regional bodies from five Southeast Asian countries gathered to ramp up climate and biodiversity action. At the two-day conference on urban nature-based solutions, they pledged stronger, faster efforts to harness nature as a powerful ally in tackling the climate and ecological crises. […]
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Roundtable pushes for stronger local energy efficiency in Philippine governance standards
Government agencies, city representatives, and nonprofits from the Philippines came together on 5 June 2025 for a roundtable discussion on how to better integrate energy efficiency into local governance. The event, “Accelerating Local Energy Efficiency Implementation,” was organized by WWF-Philippines through its Cool & Solar Initiative, which supports Philippine cities in using rooftop solar and […]
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2025 Asia Solar Energy for Climate Change Conference
How can Asia stay resilient under extreme weather and climate crises? This isn’t just a question; it’s the central discussion at the Asia Solar Energy for Climate Change Conference (ASECCC), taking place from August 27-29. CarbonCare InnoLab is delving into the theme: “Powering Asia’s Resilience with Solar.” For the third year and moving beyond theory […]
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Local community-led resilience efforts from Asia take center stage at Daring Cities 2025
This article was originally published on the CLARE website. Watch the replay HERE. Over 200 participants from across the globe joined the Daring Cities 2025 Virtual Forum session “Universal Risks, Universal Resilience: How Inclusive Local Disaster Responses Can Inform National Adaptation” on 7 August 2025, spotlighting how community-driven disaster resilience efforts can strengthen national climate […]
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Chiang Mai Municipality, Quezon City share renewable energy practices in RENEW-SEA Fireside Chat
ICLEI Southeast Asia successfully convened a RENEW-SEA online peer-to-peer exchange last 10 July 2025, bringing together representatives from subnational governments, national governments, academe, non-government organizations, and private sector to discuss local solutions for renewable energy and energy efficiency. The 90-minute session drew 329 participants from across Southeast Asia and beyond, highlighting strong interest in city-level […]
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Four Southeast Asian cities named finalists in 2025 Bloomberg Mayors Challenge
Four Southeast Asian cities, including two ICLEI members, have been named among the 50 global finalists in the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge, a competition that supports ambitious ideas to improve cities and their residents’ lives, specifically along the themes of sustainability, health, jobs, and basic services. These finalists from the region include ICLEI member […]
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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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