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  • Bogor, Balikpapan push for dialogues on low emission development

    Posted by ICLEI Southeast Asia on April 23, 2018

    ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability met with Urban-LEDS model cities, Bogor and Balikpapan on March 7 and 9 respectively to assess the cities’ progress in implementing their urban low emission development plans and to introduce the project’s second phase. During these meetings, the cities emphasized the need for multi-level governance dialogues on how local governments […]

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  • Local Government Associate, Ambitious City Promises Project- ICLEI Indonesia Office

    Posted by ICLEI Southeast Asia on April 2, 2018

    We are looking for a Local Government Associate for Ambitious City Promises (ACP) Project. The successful candidate will be assisting the planning, management, and implementation of ACP.  Based in ICLEI Office Indonesia, this position will perform administrative management support for effective project implementation and will support the Project Officer in coordination with the Country Manager […]

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  • On our love affair with Malaysian mangroves

    Posted by ICLEI Southeast Asia on March 28, 2018

    This article first appeared in News Strait Times. No matter how sturdy they seem to be, or how eerie they may appear, mangrove forests deserve vigilant attention and tender loving care. Caring for mangroves is a simple, straightforward love affair. Just by setting them free from vicious anthropogenic disturbances, they in return shall unconditionally defend […]

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  • Harnessing the power of fintech in Myanmar

    Posted by ICLEI Southeast Asia on March 28, 2018

    This article first appeared in Frontier Myanmar. SINCE REFORMS began in 2011, Myanmar has become one of the fastest-growing developing markets in Asia. Growing access to communications technology – SIM cards, fast data coverage and cheap smartphones – is helping fuel this growth. The promising gains in connectivity mean there is vast potential for innovative […]

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  • Counter season vegetables help improve women’s lives in north-western Vietnam

    Posted by ICLEI Southeast Asia on March 28, 2018

    This article first appeared in ABC News. Women and ethnic minorities in north-western Vietnam are improving their farming practices and boosting their incomes thanks to an Australian aid project. A $2.3 million Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) project is addressing the need to reduce poverty and improve nutrition there through boosting vegetable production. […]

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  • This small city in the Philippines is taking big steps to curb emissions

    Posted by ICLEI Southeast Asia on March 28, 2018

    A version of this article first appeared in Eco-Business. The making of a truly green city begins with calculating its carbon emissions, and then introducing policies that will spur the transition to renewable energy, say officials from San Carlos City in the Philippines. San Carlos City in Negros Occidental, the Philippines, was once home to one of the country’s […]

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