DKI Jakarta tops this year’s We Love Cities competition

ICLEI- Indonesia celebrated with DKI Jakarta as the latter emerged as this year’s top competitor in the We Love Cities campaign. Held at the City Hall of DKI Jakarta on 19 July 2018, the awarding ceremony was attended by DKI Jakarta Governor, Mr. Anies Baswedan; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Wide Fund for Nature […]

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ICLEI is at UN High-level Political Forum 2018: See Our Agenda and Delegation

See Agenda Below ICLEI Leadership Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; ICLEI President Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito, Ecudaor; Member of ICLEI Global Executive Committee Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA; Member of the ICLEI USA Board Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal, Canada; Host of ICLEI World Congress 2018 María Ángeles Elorza, Secretary for External Relations, Basque Country; Co-host of […]

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Indonesian cities call for multi-level governance in addressing climate change

Jakarta, Indonesia- Acknowledging the importance of ramping up actions towards achieving Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), the Association of Indonesian Municipalities (APEKSI) and Yayasan ICLEI Indonesia organized a Knowledge Management Forum held at Grand Savero Hotel, Bogor City on 3-5 July 2018. The forum highlighted the importance of multi-level governance in developing plans and strategies […]

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DKI Jakarta inspires other Indonesian cities to pursue low emission development

Ms. Fitratunnisa, Head of DKI Jakarta’s Environmental Governance and Cleanliness (third from left) shares the city’s experience in accelerating its GHG emission reduction target of 30% by 2030. DKI Jakarta intends to accelerate the achievement of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction with a focus on the energy, transportation, air quality, and waste sectors. This […]

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Singapore to offer programmes in climate change to Asean: Masagos

SINGAPORE – From raising minimum land reclamation levels to mitigate rising sea levels, to imposing a carbon tax on large emitters, Singapore has in place a comprehensive suite of measures to help it reduce its carbon emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Now, the Republic is offering this expertise to its neighbours. […]

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No forests, no flora, no fauna? This is Southeast Asia’s deforestation effect

After global warming, many would argue that deforestation is the second biggest threat when it comes to environmental concerns. However, it turns out that’s not the case after all, especially when it comes to Southeast Asia. Researchers have recently discovered that the rate of deforestation across the highlands of Southeast Asia since 2000 has been much […]

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