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Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland to focus on the future of cities
This article first appeared in UN-Habitat. Katowice, Poland and Nairobi, Kenya, 12 May 2021 – The World Urban Forum (WUF), the premier global meeting on urban issues, will be held in the Polish city of Katowice from 26-30 June 2022. This will be the first ever WUF to be hosted in Eastern Europe. The Forum is […]
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EVENT: Energy Efficiency & Conservation Forum: Financing Modalities and Tools to Advance Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Local Planning and Development in Luzon
The DOE in partnership with the European Union-supported ASEP-TA, ASEP-CELLs and the Asian Development Bank held regional energy efficiency and conservation (EEC) fora in 2020 for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to inform local government units (LGUs) and key stakeholders of the key elements of the EEC Act or Republic Act 11285. The fora also discussed […]
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Makati, PH Mayor Abby Binay named City Ambassador of Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance
Makati City, Philippines Mayor Mar-Len Abigail “Abby” Binay has recently been announced as one of the first four City Ambassadors of the new Alliance City Ambassadors Program by the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA). She adds the esteemed position to her running list of sustainable development leadership roles, including serving as the 2021-2024 ICLEI […]
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Job Vacancy: Project Assistant for the 100% Renewable Energy Project (Indonesia Office)
The Project Assistant for 100% RE Project shall work closely with relevant ICLEI Indonesia’s Project Officer in assisting the planning, management, and implementation of the project. This position will perform administrative management and logistical support for effective project implementation and will support the Project Officer and others involved in the project in coordination with the […]
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Bohol Province capacitated in building energy performance simulation and solar PV system design
The European Union-supported Access to Sustainable Energy Program -Clean Energy Living Laboratories (ASEP-CELLs) and ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI-SEAS) last 25 and 30 June 2021 held a two-part workshop introducing building energy modeling (BEM) and solar photovoltaic (PV) system simulation tools to the Bohol Provincial Government. Around 20 participants from Bohol’s multi-sectoral technical working group […]
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WATCH: Pasig City, PH Mayor shares the city’s environmental, ACP initiatives
Pasig City, Philippines Mayor Vico Sotto was recently interviewed for a Philippine television program to discuss the city’s various environmental initiatives, including its participation in the Ambitious City Promises (ACP) project. As part of ACP, Pasig City joins select cities from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam that will commit themselves towards sustainable urban development, climate […]
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Southeast Asian cities pledge significant GHG emissions reductions during Ambitious City Promises closing ceremony
The local governments of DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, Pasig City, Philippines, and Hanoi, Vietnam committed to groundbreaking local climate action plans that are expected to create 46 million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, collectively, by 2030 during the closing workshop of the Ambitious City Promises (ACP) project. Held on June 25, 2021, the event […]
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Climate change co-benefit approach opens doors for low emission development and climate resilience in Balikpapan and Bogor
ICLEI Indonesia last 12 January 2021 hosted a webinar that ensured that the the final drafts of the Urban Low-Emissions Development Strategies (Urban-LEDS II) Climate Action Plans of Balikpapan and Bogor are aligned with the country’s national development agenda. Entitled “Co-benefits of Urban Low Emission Development and Climate Resilience in the Mid-term Development Planning for […]
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It’s time for Indonesia to redefine how geospatial data is governed
The Geospatial Information Agency (BIG), in partnership with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability Indonesia, Lokahita, and the Indonesian Association of Urban and Regional Planners (IAP), hosted the last webinar of the four-part webinar series on urban development data governance on 29 January 2021. The webinar was attended by various stakeholders including policymakers, decision-makers at national and […]
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Consultancy: Project Assistant (Malaysia)
The Alliance + ICLEI Developing Plastic Waste-Free Cities programme is looking for a Project Assistant (PA) for the Implementation of the Development of Plastic Waste-Free Cities Programme in Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia. The PA will be engaged to assist ICLEI SEAS on the implementation of project activities in IRDA and deliver the expected project outcomes […]
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