Youth urban development projects in Baguio secure government backing

Baguio City continues towards its 2043 Vision as 18 local government officials and 13 Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) programme youth innovators collaborated in a recent capacity development workshop aimed at strengthening the city’s youth engagement capacities and supporting the youth’s bold ideas for a safer and sounder Baguio. Held at the S2Cities-borne SIGLAT – […]

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Voices from the SIRA Project: Indonesia

Meet the leaders and changemakers from the Enhancing Local Capacities in Socially Inclusive Resilience in Asia (SIRA) project’s implementation in Indonesia. Through their roles in local government, they are driving socially inclusive resilience. Read their perspectives below. SIRA is implemented under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Programme funded by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and […]

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Voices from the SIRA Project: Nepal

Meet the leaders and changemakers from the Enhancing Local Capacities in Socially Inclusive Resilience in Asia (SIRA) project’s implementation in Nepal. Through their roles in local government, they are driving socially inclusive resilience. Read their perspectives below. SIRA is implemented under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) Programme funded by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and […]

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Global resilience practitioners unite in Baguio; sign call for inclusive resilience

Over 400 resilience practitioners, government officials, researchers, and development partners from the Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Japan, and beyond convened in Baguio City, Philippines on 14-16 April 2026 for the International Conference on Local Equitable and Inclusive Resilience.  Jointly organized and hosted by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia through the Enhancing Local […]

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42 Malaysian local governments trained to advance sustainable public buildings

The RENEW-SEA project on 20 May 2026 conducted an online training on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Feasibility and Business Models for Public Buildings, bringing together 133 participants representing 42 local and regional governments across Malaysia, alongside institutional stakeholders. It served as a platform to strengthen technical knowledge, share practical experiences, and promote positive energy […]

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Iloilo, Kuala Lumpur among world’s top 20 zero waste cities

Left photo: Janssen Panizales/Pexels; Right photo: Joerg Hartmann/Pexels Iloilo City, Philippines and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are among the inaugural 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste selected by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste. 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste is an initiative led by the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste, with […]

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