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ICLEI and PH government forge partnership for new climate action planning webinar series for local governments
(in photo above) Representatives from ICLEI SEAS, DENR, Philippine local governments, and DENR Regional Offices at the Inception Workshop for the “Harnessing Cities’ Share” Project. The ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) and the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on 20 July 2022 officially launched its climate action […]
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LOGOS #26: Together in Sustainability
The 26th issue of the ICLEI Southeast Asia LOGOS Newsletter has been released. Click HERE to read it. Subscribe to the ICLEI SEAS LOGOS Newsletter! * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name
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ICLEI and Fraunhofer ISE release West Nusa Tenggara Energy Modelling Report
ICLEI has collaborated with Fraunhofer ISE to develop the WNT energy modeling to reach the goal of 100% renewable energy share in all sectors by 2050. Read the report HERE.
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WEBINAR: Addressing the Twin Challenges of Mangrove Ecosystem Protection and Solid Waste Management: Insights From Del Carmen, Philippines
On July 26, the world celebrates the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, highlighting its importance as a unique and vulnerable ecosystem, and promoting its sustainable management. This Tuesday, 26 July from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, the ADB Urban Sector will showcase the lessons and experience of the Municipality of Del Carmen […]
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) Year Two now open for SEA city applicants
Now on its second year, the Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) program is currently looking to add more local governments to its roster of participating cities. This new call for participants builds upon its 2021 pilot implementation in Envigado, Colombia, and Bandung, Indonesia. The S²Cities Program aims to improve young people’s safety and wellbeing in urban environments, […]
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Baguio, PH hailed as one of country’s most bike-friendly cities
Baguio City in the Philippines earlier this year was awarded as one of the country’s most bike-friendly towns. Advocating for shared roads, Baguio has allocated additional, significant funding to establish bike lanes along four major thoroughfares. Read about the award HERE.
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Southeast Asian cities support global call for undertaking sustainability together
(in photo above, from left) Some of the Southeast Asian representatives present for the 2021-2022 ICLEI World Congress: The Malmö Summit. Rozaidi Mahat, Head of Sustainability of Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council, Malaysia; Leticia Clemente, Budget Officer of Baguio City, Philippines; Trinnawat Suwanprik, Low Carbon Growth Local Coordinator for Chiang Mai, Thailand; Donna Tabangin, Planning […]
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7 Indonesian cities take part in local launch of the TUMI E-Bus Mission City Network
“There is a need for the support of cities and the collaboration of various parties in achieving 100% electricity-based urban mass transportation in Indonesia by 2045.” Mr. Suharto, the Indonesia Ministry of Transportation’s Director of Road Transport, emphasized the need for this multilevel, multi-stakeholder approach to the deployment of electric buses during the TUMI E-Bus […]
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Asia LEDS Partnership to hold webinars on smart grid tech, weather information apps
The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) will be holding webinars on smart grid technology applications and weather information application service in green energy operations. Listen to the experiences from the Chinese Taipei Energy Bureau on their #smartmeter application to reduce consumer electricity consumption and improve the efficiency of energy utilization. This webinar will be held on […]
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SEA lacking climate change awareness, knowledge—Yale report
The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication has released a new report describing the climate change beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences, and behaviors among Facebook users in 110 countries, territories, and geographic groups. Conducted in partnership with Data for Good at Meta, the report includes responses from over 100,000 Facebook monthly active users ages 18 and above […]
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