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Job Vacancy: Communications Assistant (Hanoi, Vietnam)
We are looking for an in-country Communications Assistant for Vietnam to support the implementation of the Ambitious City Promises particularly in the development and activation of all communications and citizen engagement-related activities and deliverables under the project. Specific Duties and Responsibilities The successful candidate is expected to: Support the development, launch, and implementation of all […]
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Bogor City Mayor meets with Director of ICLEI’s carbonn Center
Bogor, Indonesia – Director of ICLEI’s carbonn Center and Manager of ICLEI’s Low Emission Development Pathway, Ms. Maryke van Staden together with ICLEI Southeast Asia led the discussion with Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto last 29 April regarding Bogor City’s needs particularly on local climate action implementation and how the Urban-LEDS II project can further support […]
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Job Vacancy: Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Expert (Indonesia)
ICLEI Indonesia is looking for a Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Expert to support the implementation of the Accelerating climate action through the promotion of Urban Low Emission Development Strategies (Urban-LEDS II). About the Urban-LEDS II Project UN-Habitat and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability are jointly implementing the Urban-LEDS II project: Accelerating climate action through the […]
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QC maintains green city status
This article first appeared on the Manila Bulletin. Outgoing Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista stressed that the city’s ties with other Asian countries are key factors that made the locality maintain its status as a green city. To recall, Bautista warmly welcomed Osaka City Vice Mayor Seigo Tanaka and his delegation and discussed how […]
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Asian Development Bank sets aside $5bn to boost marine economy, clean up oceans
This article first appeared on Undercurrent News. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a plan to help improve the marine economy and clean up the oceans over the next six years, making available some $5 billion for financing and technical assistance. ADB announced its “Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for […]
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Bogor City renews commitment to implement Urban-LEDS II
Bogor, Indonesia – The Program and Activity Plan between Yayasan ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability Indonesia and Bogor City was formally signed last 07 May 2019 in Kaulinan Sempur Park, Bogor, West Java. Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto signed on behalf of Bogor City while Ms. Gina Karina, Country Manager of ICLEI Indonesia represented ICLEI. The plan […]
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Vietnam can reduce emissions, save $2.3 billion by 2030 in agriculture, forestry and land use
This article by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) was first published on EurekAlert!. As nations look toward 2020, when they will take stock of their actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the 2015 Paris Agreement, many are seeking ways to increase their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, to global emissions reduction. Vietnam […]
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Southeast Asia’s energy majors pivot sharply to green power
This post first appeared on the Nikkei Asian Review. BANGKOK/JAKARTA/TOKYO — Southeast Asian energy companies, long dependent on fossil fuels, are rapidly turning to renewable energy to answer the mounting demand for electricity in the fast-developing region. In Indonesia, StarEnergy looks to capitalize on native geothermal resources, made possible by the more than 100 active […]
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Cities of General Santos and Legazpi integrate GHG inventory analysis into local development plans
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) conducted scoping missions in Legazpi City (12 March 2019) and General Santos (11 April 2019) to introduce entity and community-level greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and to determine data sources for the completion of the inventory. The workshop is part of the Strengthening Urban Resilience […]
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City of Santa Rosa to mainstream building energy efficiency
Santa Rosa, Philippines: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS), in coordination with the Department of Energy (DoE), conducted a building energy efficiency and conservation workshop for the City Government of Santa Rosa, Laguna on 29 April 2019. This activity, attended by at least 20 technical staff and representatives from the […]
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