Building urban resilience through inclusive and participatory city climate action planning

ICLEI Secretary General and ICLEI South Asia Executive Director Emani Kumar discussed the urban development context of India at the City Climate Action Planning session. By: Subuhi Parvez This session focused on City Climate Action Planning; themes that were discussed include public transportation specifically bike-sharing systems in cities, the use of E-rickshaw, and others. Major […]

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Cities share success stories on financing and planning for urban resilience

GIZ Urban NEXUS Project Director Ruth Erlbeck moderated the session which focused on the application of the nexus approach to sustainable urban development. By Bima Fitriandana Parallel session B focused on cities as they share stories on urban resilience financing. The increase of urban population has put more pressure on resources which are finite and […]

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RCAP 2017 brings together cities, experts, and development partners to take on the discussions of the impacts of COP23 in urban resilience

RCAP 2017 immediately follows the COP23 and brings the discussion of NDC implementation at the local and regional level. The first day of Resilient Cities Asia Pacific Forum 2017 started with a successful note as cities, experts, and development partners take on discussions on urban resilience and climate change adaptation. ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability […]

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City officials and representatives join the Building Efficiency Accelerator Mobile Workshop

ICLEI Southeast Asia, in cooperation with the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), World Resources Institute, and International Finance Corporation held the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) mobile workshop on November 29, 2017 with city representatives from Mandaluyong, Pasig, Santa Rosa, Parañaque, and Science City of Muñoz. The workshop aimed to enhance the participants’ knowledge on the […]

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Philippine cities unite for local climate action at the Ambitious City Promises national project launch

(L-R) Mr. Ranell Martin Dedicatoria of ICLEI SEAS, Mr. Sunandan Tiwari of ICLEI World Secretariat, Pasig City Mayor Bobby Eusebio, Parañaque City Environment and Natural Resources Office Assistant Head Mr. Isabelo Mojica, Jr., Department of Environment and Natural Resources Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning Service Corazon Davis, and Marikina Planning Officer Mr. Jun Aguilar […]

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IKI-supported Ambitious City Promises project to be officially launched in the Philippines

Pasig City, Philippines: The Ambitious City Promises (ACP) will be officially launched in the Philippines on November 28, 2017, at Oakwood Premier, Pasig City. Launched before a global audience on October 20 at the Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change, ACP is a three-year regional project supporting cities in Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam to operationalize local climate action through […]

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