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IGES report highlights collective learning and co-creation as keys to sustainable lifestyles
“Sustainable, secure and reliable ways of living are not predetermined goals based on assessments of individual lives, but rather a process of collective learning and co-creation by all partners to develop aspirations and capacities that can envision and shape alternative living contexts.” This is what the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the One-Planet Network learned […]
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Consultancy: Conduct of Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (Jambi City, Indonesia)
The “Alliance + ICLEI Developing Plastic Waste-Free Cities” programme is looking for individual experts or a firm/team to help develop a waste analysis and characterization study (WACS) of the municipal solid wastes and plastic wastes in Jambi City, Indonesia. SCOPE OF WORK The consultant shall assist ICLEI in the conduct of a waste analysis and characterization study (WACS) […]
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Consultancy: Conduct of Waste Analysis and Characterization Study (Iskandar, Malaysia)
The “Alliance + ICLEI Developing Plastic Waste-Free Cities” programme is looking for a consultant to help develop a waste analysis and characterization study (WACS) of the municipal solid wastes and plastic wastes in Iskandar, Malaysia. SCOPE OF WORK The following activities shall be undertaken by the consultant: A. Facilitate consultation workshops Conduct at least five (5) consultation workshops […]
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Consultancy: Data Gathering for Waste Analysis and Characterization (Philippines)
The “Alliance + ICLEI Developing Plastic Waste-Free Cities” programme is looking for a consultant to help generate comprehensive data on the quantity and composition of solid wastes generated from various sources in Iloilo City, Philippines. SCOPE OF WORK This consultancy is intended to cover the following: A. Preparation and Training Coordinate relevant government and non-government offices to […]
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Chiang Mai, TH turns city into university students’ classroom
This article was contributed by Trinnawat Suwanprik and was edited for clarity. Chiang Mai, Thailand, September 2021 – Almost two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions the world over are still struggling to regain their pre-pandemic footing. For the city of Chiang Mai in Thailand, a straightforward return to the old normal […]
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy 2021 Class
The Call for Applications for the Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy 2021 Class is now open! Deadline of applications is on 15 September 2021! The Academy engages newly elected or appointed city mayors/governors in the Asia-Pacific region to participate in annual fellowships and build their capacities to develop and implement sustainable urban solutions in their communities, in […]
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Consultancy: Audiovisual Presentation (AVP) Producer (Indonesia)
UN-Habitat and ICLEI are jointly implementing the Urban-LEDS II project: Accelerating climate action through the promotion of Urban Low Emission Development Strategies in more than 60 cities worldwide in the Urban-LEDS II project, using a multilevel governance approach to urban climate action. The project is funded by the European Union. Through the Urban-LEDS II project, […]
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ASEP-CELLs and ICLEI launches PH Local Energy Efficiency and Conservation Planning (LEECP) primer
The European Union-supported Access to Sustainable Energy Programme-Clean Energy Living Laboratories (ASEP-CELLs) and the ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) has launched a Primer for the upcoming Local Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan (LEECP) Guidebook. The LEECP Primer is a shortened version of the expected Guidebook. Made specifically for local government […]
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Registration for Daring Cities 2021 is now open!
Climate science shows we must make deep, civilization-wide changes by 2030 to limit a planetary catastrophe. This is a matter of survival, particularly for the most vulnerable, but increasingly for every place and population on earth. Cities, towns, and regions are undertaking the ambitious and urgent local climate action to help tackle the climate emergency. […]
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ADB releases Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021
The Asian Development Bank has recently released the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021, a publication providing updated statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental measures as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It covers the 49 regional members of ADB and discusses trends in development […]
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