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16 Philippine Cities Qualify for the One Planet City Challenge 2021 – 2022
Continue readingThis article first appeared in WWF-Philippines’ website. 12 May 2021, Manila, Philippines – The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines announced the 16 qualifiers for this year’s iteration of the One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). Joining the roster of qualifiers for the first time are the cities of Baguio, Legazpi, Ormoc, San Fernando in […]
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CALL FOR APPLICANTS: [UNDRR GETI, UNOSSC & WHO Joint Online Training] Build back better: Harnessing South-South cooperation and risk reduction planning for resilient and healthy cities in the post COVID-19 era
Continue readingThis article first appeared in UNDRR. APPLY HERE COURSE BACKGROUND Cities and their residents are at the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half of humanity live in urban settings. Conditions in cities have fanned the pandemic and the pandemic has deeply impacted cities. The link between healthy populations and healthy economies could not […]
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CALL FOR APPLICANTS: Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) Social Innovation Grand Challenge
Continue readingThis article first appeared in Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. INTRODUCTION Disaster Risk Management (DRM) operations are becoming complex and require changing technologies, approaches, tools, and more efficient and cost-effective solutions that are easily accessible and adaptable across the spectrum of the disaster management cycle. Communities face repeated disasters, often formulating local solutions to manage them. […]
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West Nusa Tenggara envisions a 100% renewable energy future
Continue readingMataram, Indonesia – ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Indonesia conducted a Visioning Workshop on January27, 2021 in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (WNT). The workshop aimed to present energy modelling results and create a shared vision statement that will serve as a foundation for developing the 100% renewable energy (RE) roadmap. Around 20 stakeholders representing provincial […]