Indonesian and Lao cities share low emission development learnings during SEA regional exchange session
(in photo above) Local governments and relevant stakeholders of Urban-LEDS II cities from Indonesia and Lao PDR joined the Urban-LEDS II Southeast Asia Regional Exchange Session last 28 July 2021. The local governments and relevant stakeholders of Urban-LEDS II cities from Indonesia and Lao PDR shared their key learnings throughout the four-year implementation of the […]
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Case study of MRV Pilot Testing LFG Methodology at Manggar Landfill Balikpapan City
Balikpapan City has the vision to be a leading, comfortable, and sustainable city in Indonesia. This vision is also associated with the city’s aspirations to pursue low emission development as an effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through several priority sectors, one of which is the waste management sector. The city’s sanitary landfill, locally […]
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ICLEI introduces 100% renewable energy transition toolkit to West Nusa Tenggara
in photo above: Rian van Staden from the Global 100% RE Platform emphasized the importance of knowing and identifying relevant natural and human resources before determining the 100% RE goal. Jakarta, Indonesia – ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Indonesia last 29 June 2021 hosted a virtual workshop introducing the 100% renewable energy (RE) toolkit to […]
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Leading Climate Action in Cities: How are Balikpapan City and Bogor City doing it?
The cities of Balikpapan and Bogor in Indonesia continue to commit to embed a low emission development approach in their five-year development planning and were supported through the Urban-LEDS II Project. This case study outlines how the process in formulating the Urban-LEDS II CAP—to accelerate the low emission development with a climate resilience focus embedded—adopted […]
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One Indonesian Data for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development: Governance and Usefulness of Data
Data governance plays a key role in ensuring that high-quality and disaggregated data and information are available for various policy, program, and development needs. Currently, the Government of Indonesia is continuing the inter-sector data integration, not limited to spatial data through the national geospatial information network (Presidential Regulation 27/2014), but also other development data through […]
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Climate Financing Access Guidebook for Local Governments
Local governments play a pivotal role in the fight against climate change in which their fiscal capacity will be one of the criteria used by line ministries in providing and forwarding the available grants for this purpose. In order to map out fiscal capacity and improve local government fiscal governance, budget tagging is one of the […]
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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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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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