ICLEI in Southeast Asia calls to empower local leadership at COP28 #MultilevelActionDelivers
“Attending COP28 is an important platform to highlight the climate vulnerabilities permeating local contexts. Strengthening the pathway for robust collaboration with national and international partners and mobilizing climate finance is critical in meaningfully enabling cities to lead the way in this climate emergency.” Arif Wibowo, Country Manager of ICLEI Indonesia, had this to say […]
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SEA youth share youth engagement perspectives and youth-led urban solutions on global stage
Multi-sectoral representatives led by the youth and government from Bandung in Indonesia and from Baguio and Naga in the Philippines on 27-28 October 2023 shared their insights on youth engagement and youth-led solutions to urban safety challenges in a hybrid global event. Held as part of the global Safe and Sound (S²Cities) programme launched in […]
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City leaders engage in transformative urban planning discourse at UrbanShift Asia Forum 2023
“Planning and financing sustainable cities is challenging and complex. However key stakeholders, including city authorities, national governments, global city networks, and multilateral and bilateral financing institutions, are stepping up to jointly assist cities in mobilizing and accessing climate finance for urban sustainability projects. Through this event, we have gained access to numerous opportunities. I hope […]
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UrbanShift’s Online City Academy now available for free
A series of curated Online City Academy courses were officially launched during the UrbanShift Asia Forum in New Delhi. Deep-diving into eight essential urban planning themes, the UrbanShift Online City Academy is freely available for urban practitioners interested in deepening their knowledge through self-paced, interactive study. It is available in six languages, including Bahasa. The whole course […]
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West Nusa Tenggara gamifies multi-stakeholder approach to sustainable energy transition through strategy game
Advocating for innovative approaches to local energy transition, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability rolled out the Sustainable Energy Transition Strategy game (SETS) to assist West Nusa Tenggara (WNT), Indonesia in identifying the barriers and opportunities towards 100% renewable energy in the region. Taking place in WNT on 25 July 2023, over 30 key stakeholders […]
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Southeast Asian cities, NGOs share insights into stakeholder-driven adaptation, resilience
Cities and non-government organizations (NGOs) from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia shared their best practices on local-level stakeholder-driven adaptation and resilience initiatives during a Daring Cities 2023 virtual session held on 22 August 2023. Over 120 stakeholders from national governments, local governments, civil society organizations, non-government organizations, academe, private sector, and other societal sectors participated […]
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[CLOSED] Development, design, and engineering of a ready-to-finance renewable energy project
ICLEI seeks for individual and/or legal entities to provide consulting services for the development, design, engineering, and financial matchmaking of a ready-to-finance Renewable Energy project for the West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia within the framework of the project 100% Renewables: Cities and Regions Roadmap. About ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability ICLEI – Local Governments […]
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West Nusa Tenggara introduced to alternative renewable energy project funding mechanisms
According to the 2023 World Energy Transitions Outlook, global investments in energy transition technologies reached USD 1.3 trillion in 2022. However, mobilizing clean energy investment at the local level remains a significant challenge, one that 100% renewable energy-committed governments such as West Nusa Tenggara (WNT), Indonesia must overcome. To encourage multi-level knowledge-sharing towards this end, […]
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