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Stakeholders in Tangerang City discuss concrete actions to reduce GHG emission
Tangerang is committed to reducing GHG emission through the formulation of Ikhtiar Tangerang. Tangerang, Indonesia—ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability, Yayasan ICLEI Indonesia, in coordination with the city government of Tangerang organized the first public consultation as part of the Ambitious City Promises project on 29 August 2019 at the Tangerang City Government’s Office. This […]
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Job Vacancy: Membership and Communications Officer (Indonesia)
Our Indonesia office based in Jakarta, Indonesia is looking for a Membership and Communications Officer. The successful candidate will primarily be involved in developing and implementing its communications strategy and disseminating relevant information to members and existing networks. In addition, he/she shall support in communicating with potential and existing Yayasan ICLEI Indonesia members and its […]
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Pasig and Parañaque learn about Seoul’s low emission development strategies
Together with the Climate Core Team and members of the NPAG and GPAG, Pasig City is committed to developing a City Promise that is grounded, bottom-up and informed by its stakeholders.The draft City Promise integrates results of assessments of local plans and public consultations held in 2018. International experts, representatives of the Seoul Metropolitan Government […]
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91% of banks in Southeast Asia still fund fossil fuel – WWF study
This post first appeared on Inquirer.Net. MANILA, Philippines — In the face of existential threats from climate change and environmental degradation, the majority of banks in Southeast Asia continue to finance new coal-fired power plants. This was the finding of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which 2019 Sustainable Banking Assessment (SUSBA) showed 91 […]
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Seoul and Indonesian cities exchange knowledge on low emission development
Jakarta is committed to reducing GHG emission through the formulation of Ikhtiar Jakarta. Jakarta, Indonesia–International experts from Seoul Metropolitan Government and Ambitious City Promises Global Advisory Group Member Jessie L. Todoc met with city officials of Jakarta, Tangerang, and Bekasi in 15-16 August 2019 to discuss and exchange knowledge on the process and development of […]
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Religious groups in Indonesia unite to address climate change
Leaders of religious groups in Jakarta convened to form an interfaith movement to fight climate change. Jakarta, Indonesia – With an aim to rally the support of religious groups and their congregation to local climate action, Yayasan ICLEI Indonesia in coordination with DKI Jakarta Provincial Government organized the First Religion Group Workshop on 8th August […]
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Consultancy: Full Stack Web Developer (Philippines)
We are looking for a full stack web developer to lead the development of the stakeholder engagement platform for the Ambitious City Promises project implementation in Pasig City, Philippines. About Ambitious City Promises Project The Ambitious City Promises: Commitments for low-carbon urban development in Southeast Asian large cities is a 3.5-year international project being implemented […]
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DKI Jakarta and ICLEI formalizes partnership towards climate change mitigation and stakeholder engagement
Mr. Saefullah, Regional Secretary of DKI Jakarta Province signed on the MoU on behalf DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, while Ms. Gina Karina, Country Manager of ICLEI Indonesia represented ICLEI Jakarta, Indonesia–ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability Yayasan Indonesia Office and DKI Jakarta Provincial Government have formalized their partnership to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in […]
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Indonesia and Lao cities exchange insights on low emission development strategies
For a week in April, city representatives from Kaysone Phomvihane and Pakse in Lao PDR and DKI Jakarta, Bekasi, and Tangerang in Indonesia traveled through Indonesia learning about the low emission development strategies being deployed in different communities and seeing the results for themselves. National government representatives including the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resource […]
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Lao Cities trained on the basics of Climate Change and Low Emission Development
Pakse City, Lao PDR – ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat and UN-Habitat organized a a capacity building workshop with cities in Laos PDR last 17 to 19 July 2019. Over 40 individuals representing national, provincial, and local governments participated in the activity. The workshop aimed to raise awareness about the basics of climate change, low emission […]
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