SEA cities share insights on urban resilience in international confab

City representatives from Southeast Asia actively participated in the recently concluded 4th Resilient Cities Asia Pacific (RCAP) Congress which took place in New Delhi, India from 15-17 April 2019. The event brought together over 200 participants from 70 cities and 25 countries to discuss urban resilience, low emission development, participatory governance, green infrastructure, and other […]

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DKI Jakarta showcases public transport, climate village to other IDN cities and regencies

Jakarta, Indonesia – Around 30 participants representing local governments across Indonesia took part in a mobile workshop on public transportation services and citizen engagement last 13 April 2019. The event aimed to showcase the best practices supporting DKI Jakarta’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction agenda. The event also aimed to inspire other local government participants […]

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International finance organizations discuss improving cities’ access to financing mechanisms to foster lasting, effective strategies towards resilience and urban development

“Money is just money until it is in your pocket. When you put that money out, then it becomes capital,” shared Ms. Supee Teravaninthorn, Director-General of Investment Operations Department of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the People’s Republic of China during the fourth plenary session of Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019 which delved into […]

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City representatives, academics, and experts discuss mainstreaming sustainable urban development through an integrated resource management approach

The parallel session highlighted lessons and insights from the implementation of the Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus. The project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is implemented by GIZ in cooperation with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability and UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and […]

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Learnings and insights on integrated action planning for urban climate resilience

City representatives of Coimbatore, Rajkot, Siliguri, and Udaipur shared their learnings and experience as partner cities of the CapaCITIES project. The second plenary session of Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019 delved into looking at the outcomes and learnings from the CapaCITIES (Capacity Building Project on Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India) Project […]

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Highlighting public participation as a crucial tool in forwarding local climate action: a discussion on citizen engagement by city representatives, experts, and stakeholders

By: Timothy Shue of ICLEI Oceania and Val Bugnot of ICLEI Southeast Asia Every failure is an opportunity to learn how to do better is a sentiment that underscored the discussion in Plenary 3 of RCAP 2019. The session focused on sharing stories on good urban governance mechanisms to improve climate resilience. In this session, […]

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