WWF Pakistan, K-Electric, ICLEI SEAS support Karachi City’s participation to the One Planet City Challenge 2017-2018

ICLEI SEAS supported WWF Karachi and KMC in realizing this through the facilitation of a two-day workshop held on August 3-4, 2017 at the Regent Plaza Hotel. Karachi, Pakistan- The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) is one of the newest contenders for this year’s One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). OPCC, formerly known as the Earth Hour […]

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Southeast Asian delegates share adaptation strategies and stories at the 2nd Training of Trainers for Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia

Bangkok, Thailand- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) organized the International Meeting on Building Capacity for Urban Climate Change Adaptation followed by a Training of Trainers for Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia on July 31- August 4. These events aimed to […]

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Local leaders convene to discuss low emission development during ASEAN Mayors Forum 2017

Taguig City, Philippines – Various stakeholders exchanged thoughts and insights on low emission development in a session organized by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) during the Third Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Mayors Forum last 27 July. Titled “Transitioning Cities to Low Emission Development,” the session discussed city-led […]

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Local governments undergo series of capacity building workshops for One Planet City Challenge

OPCC participating cities during workshops evaluating their ecomobility strengths and weakenesses. Ten Philippine cities qualified for the 2017-2018 One Planet City Challenge (OPCC), a global challenge by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) urging cities to report ambitious and innovative climate actions. As partner for the OPCC, ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) provided […]

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Promoting Peer-to-Peer Learning Between Cities of Germany and Philippines: The Municipal Climate Partnerships Project

The Municipal Climate Partnerships Project is currently in its fifth phase which involves partnerships between German and Southeast Asian municipalities. It implemented by the Service Agency Communities in One World of Engagement Global in cooperation with the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Agenda 21 NRW e.V. (LAG 21 NRW) and funded by the Federal Ministry for the Economic Cooperation […]

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Chiang Mai’s First Steps into Low Carbon Mobility Planning

Connective Cities, an international organization for sustainable urban development, organized a Local Planning Workshop on Low Carbon Mobility Planning in Chiang Mai, Thailand last July 12-14. The event’s overall goal is to support the city’s planning of low carbon mobility infrastructure as well as to design an action plan drawing from the experience and learnings […]

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