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Call for donations for typhoon-hit Del Carmen and Bohol Province, Philippines
The Municipality of Del Carmen (left) and Bohol Province (right) after Supertyphoon Rai (local name Odette) hit last December 2021 (photos from the Municipality of Del Carmen and Philippine Information Agency) The Philippine local governments of the Municipality of Del Carmen and Bohol Province are calling for any donations and assistance to aid in their recovery […]
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Modern Energy Cooking Services programme publishes study on urban fuel stacking in Indonesia
The ICLEI Indonesia Office has recently completed a study on urban fuel stacking in Mataram City and Sumbawa Regency, Indonesia, helping analyze the factors driving cooking fuel choices in both areas. The study was completed under the UKAid-funded Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme. Around 2.6 billion people in the world still cook using polluting open […]
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EVENT: ICLEI invites SEA cities to set science-based climate actions
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report on the Physical Science Basis of Climate Change wherein they underscored that “Global surface temperature will continue to increase until at least the mid-century under all emissions scenarios considered.” This reality will rapidly become evident unless deep reductions in GHG emissions are enforced immediately. The […]
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First stakeholder dialogue session held for WNT 100% Renewable Energy Roadmap development
(in photo above) A total of 75 participants from the priority sectors of household, building, industrial, transportation, and electricity attended the first stakeholder dialogue session for the West Nusa Tenggara 100% Renewable Energy Roadmap Development project. The first dialogue session of the West Nusa Tenggara (WNT) 100% RE 2050 Roadmap concluded last 3 February 2022, […]
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EVENT: Asia LEDS Partnership to hold peer learning session on Emission Reduction Tool
The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) is currently organizing a peer learning session on its Emission Reduction Tool developed for the Mongolia Trade and Development Bank with the support from the Mongolian Ministry of Environment. The session will present the spreadsheet-based tool which was developed for easy tracking of the project baselines and assess potential energy/emission reduction of […]
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No singular, universal path to sustainable living — IGES
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies has released the “Sustainable Ways of Living Issue Brief Series” as part of the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education (SLE) Programme of the One-Planet Network. The SLE Programme has recently supported 24 projects aimed at creating sustainable lifestyles in cities and communities based on their unique needs and opportunities. These projects highlighted that there is no single universal path towards sustainable […]
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: UNDRR Earthbeat Challenge – From Risk to Resilience
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Youth4Planet is now accepting entries for this year’s Earthbeat Challenge. Carrying the theme “From Risk to Resilience,” the challenge encourages young people to share a 3-minute film highlighting what their community is doing to reducing risks and mitigating disasters arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and climate […]
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EVENT: Asia LEDS Partnership to hold peer learning session on climate action planning
The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP), under the Sub-National Integration Community of Practice (SNI CoP), is currently organizing a peer learning session on Climate Action Planning that is specially targeted for representatives from local governments in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the years ICLEI has been working to develop numerous tools, frameworks and networks to help local […]
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EVENT: Urban-LEDS II project to hold closing webinar on local climate action, financing, and multilevel cooperation
As the Urban-LEDS II Project reaches its end, this closing webinar happening on January 26th, 9:00-10:30 CET, will provide an opportunity to reflect, take stock, and look ahead to what further action is needed in and for cities to go to the next level of transformative climate action. Key Urban-LEDS project impacts and outcomes will […]
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WATCH: Makati, PH Mayor Abby Binay’s Message for Local and International Partners for Cities Race to Resilience
Makati Philippines Mayor Mar-Len Abigail “Abby” Binay, ICLEI Southeast Asia Representative to the ICLEI Global Executive Committee and Chair of ICLEI Innovative Financing portfolio, recently delivered a message for the Local and International Development Partners of the Cities Race to Resilience. Watch Mayor Binay’s message below:
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