Del Carmen Municipality, PH among Top Green Destinations in 2025

The Municipality of Del Carmen in Surigao del Norte, Philippines was recognized as one of the 2025 Green Destinations Top 100 Stories for their efforts in managing their mangrove forest. Del Carmen received the recognition under the “Destination Management” category during the unveiling of the 2025 Top 100 list at the Green Destinations Global Conference […]

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[CLOSED] Senior Project Officer (Malaysia)

The ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) is looking for a Senior Project Officer for engagements in Malaysia. The position is available from 15 November 2025 under the supervision of the ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat in Quezon City, Philippines. The contract will have a limited duration for one (1) year, with […]

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EVENT: Assessing and Managing Food Waste in Urban Markets

? How can cities turn food waste into an opportunity for resilience? Join the upcoming webinar “Assessing and Managing Food Waste in Urban Markets” on 8 October to learn practical approaches that strengthen food security, circular economies, and climate resilience. ? Session I: 10:00–11:30 CEST Featuring real-world cases from: ?? Lusaka, Zambia ?? Science City […]

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Latest OPCC cycle launches in Indonesia to help cities develop their climate profiles

In the picture: Center – Bima Arya, Vice Minister of Home Affairs, with the Mayor of Langsa City, Jeffry Sentana S. Putra, accompanied by over 100 participants during Day 2 of the event on 24 July 2025. Photo source: WWF Indonesia 19 Indonesian subnational governments disclosed 42 climate projects in the 2024 CDP-ICLEI Track reporting […]

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Community mapping to gather grassroots data for street walkability improvements: Why it matters for cities and urban mobility

Ariane Joyce Kekim (right), one of the SPARK Project volunteers during the walkability assessments using the Walkability app in August 2025, interviews a pedestrian about the walkability of Doña Julia Vargas Avenue. Photo by Jameela Antoniette Mendoza (An abridged version of this write-up was published at the CityTalk blog, titled “Rate this sidewalk: How community […]

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La Union, Philippines charts path for climate action with provincial greenhouse gas inventory

(in photo above) Participants of the La Union Province Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report presentation. ICLEI Southeast Asia formally presented the results of La Union Province’s community-level greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory in a multi-stakeholder culmination activity held on 21 April 2025. The event brought together representatives from the provincial and 20 municipal governments in La Union, […]

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