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Bandung City capacitated in using digital platforms for advancing youth safety and inclusivity
(In the picture above) Representative of Bandung City local governments and ICLEI Indonesia Staff. As part of the S2Cities programme’s second-year activities in Bandung City, ICLEI Indonesia on 9 May 2023 successfully conducted a capacity building and workshop session on digital campaign strategies for the area’s regional authorities. The workshop aimed to capacitate regional apparatus […]
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WATCH: 7 Indonesian cities join TUMI E-Bus Mission Workshop
ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability Indonesia, WRI Indonesia, and other TUMI partners organized an in-person city dialogue on “Indonesia E-bus Roadmap and Financing Strategy and Study Tour” from 17 to 19 October 2022. The activity aimed to provide a platform for city representatives, financial institutions, private firms, and authorities for the discussion and knowledge-sharing […]
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Bogor City village overcomes pandemic hardships with textile waste
Like the rest of the world, families in Sindangsari Village of Bogor City, Indonesia faced the hardships brought about by COVID-19. Higher unemployment rates, lack of livelihood, and stay-at-home mandates saw community members finding hope in an unlikely place–textile waste. In 2021, the number of unemployed individuals in Bogor City reached 12.6% or 175,000 individuals […]
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West Nusa Tenggara discusses energy transition journey at SPIREC 2023
Speakers and moderators during the SPIREC Community Event on 100% Renewable Cities and Regions: Argentina, Indonesia, and Kenya. With the population of urban areas around the world expected to dramatically grow anywhere from 5.6 to 7.1 billion or by 64 to 69% globally by 2050, local energy demands are also expected to skyrocket. According to […]
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This recent 2023 publication shares best examples of environmental governance in Indonesia
This new open-access publication covers the most recent environmental challenges and provides various bottom-up approaches in Indonesia’s environmental governance.
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100% RE Webinar Series discusses co-firing potential for West Nusa Tenggara energy transition
Participants of the 100% RE webinar on co-firing potential in WNT. Accelerating the deployment of renewable energy is crucial in achieving Indonesia’s net zero emission (NZE) target, taking into account that in 2019, the energy sector, most especially traditional power plants, contributed 43.83% —or 638.452 gigagrams (Gg) CO2e— of the country’s emissions according to the […]
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NIUA shares 2022 report on best climate action practices from cities
The best climate action practices from cities around the world are explored in this newly launched handbook “Good Practices in Climate Action: A City Climate Alliance Partners’ Initiative”. Launched by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), this report features 13 case studies revolving around five themes.
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The World Economic Forum 2022 report addresses a systems approach to urban infrastructure
Building sustainable cities requires intensive development in urban infrastructure. This latest 2022 report provide insightful practice of adopting a systems approach to urban infrastructure delivery that will help cities create more liveable spaces and curb climate change. Read and download the report here: https://buff.ly/3ZNtyEb
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Climate central report reveals cities affected by climate change
Climate shift has greatly impacted daily temperatures and weather phenomena in some cities in Indonesia, the Global Climate Shift Index (CSI) revealed. A report titled “365 Days on Warming Planet” by CSI details that four cities in Indonesia–Makassar, Banjarmasin, Batam and Tasikmalaya–are among the towns in Asia with the highest levels of CSI and thus are […]
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Probolinggo City is global winner of 2022 WWF We Love Cities campaign
Citizens of Probolinggo City actively participated in the We Love Cities campaign. Source: Probolinggo City website Probolinggo City in Indonesia is the Southeast Asian regional and overall global winner of this year’s World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) We Love Cities (WLC) campaign, besting 62 other cities across 27 countries. We Love Cities is a […]
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