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Philippine cities discuss innovative strategies on sustainable food governance
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – Four Philippine local governments shared their strategies and programs to address challenges in creating sustainable food systems during the CITYFOOD Network Workshop on Innovative Urban Food Governance held 14 November. Approximately 40 participants representing local and national government, academe, and research institutions attended the event. The CITYFOOD Network, […]
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ASEAN, China and Japan agree to pitch in to reduce plastic waste
This article first appeared on Nikkei Asian Review. SINGAPORE — China, Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN will work together to address the issue of plastic waste in the ocean, which is affecting fishery, tourism and possibly people’s health. Leaders from the three countries and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations discussed […]
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Green Climate Fund approves $100m Indonesia Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project
This article first appeared on ThinkGeoenergy. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved around $1 billion in resources to be deployed for climate financing, including $100 million in funding for the Indonesia Geothermal Risk Mitigation Project by the World Bank. The 21st meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board ended today in Bahrain, approving […]
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Makati City conducts Business Resilience Forum
The City Government of Makati, with its partners for economic and business resilience, conducted this forum aimed at building the resilience of the MSMEs by sharing the city’s risk information and sharing the various initiatives of the government and the private sector in building business resilience. The Makati DRRMO provided an overview of the hazards present […]
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Surabaya in pictures: a modern kampung city
This article first appeared on Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize. With a population of approximately 3 million people and approximately 60% of its urban population residing in kampungs (traditional villages), Surabaya is the second largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta. The city envisions to be services and trade city that is smart, clean, humane, […]
Continue readingShort-Term Consultancy: Formulation of Sampling Strategy and Conduct of Activity Data Collection as Input to the Community-Level Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory of Pasig City
Background The Ambitious City Promises (ACP) is a 3.5-year regional project which aims to support selected large cities in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam to establish strong greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction commitments, local climate action plans directed by concrete targets, enhanced multi-stakeholder engagement and integrated strategies. The ACP project has the overall objective of contributing […]
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