Call for concepts: Cities and Regions Positive Energy Buildings Challenge

The deadline has been officially extended to 13 March 2026. The full Call for Concepts can be accessed in ENGLISH HERE and in BAHASA INDONESIA HERE. The RENEW-Southeast Asia project continues its work across Malaysia and Indonesia in the domain of energy-efficient public buildings. It aims to create policy momentum, develop technical capacities, and provide […]

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ICLEI SEA discusses inclusive climate action in ASEAN Disability Forum dialogue

Mae Valdez-Irong, ICLEI Southeast Asia (SEA) Regional Program Manager, talks about ICLEI’s Equitable Transitions Guidebook as one of the resource speakers in the ASEAN Disability Forum’s (ADF) 3rd virtual public discussion on disability, gender, and climate change last June 18, 2025. (Screenshot from the ASEAN Disability Forum’s YouTube video, “Public Discussion on Disability, Gender, and […]

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Climate proofing futures through social resilience: Learnings from the Metro Manila Resilience Forum 2025

ICLEI SEA invited experts to serve as panelists in a discussion on social resilience, titled “When disasters don’t discriminate, responses must: Inclusive local action for scalable national resilience,” hosted by ICLEI SEA during the 2025 MMRGF. Kristianne Jemi Santos (leftmost), ICLEI SEA Senior Project Officer, moderated the discussion with the following panelists: (L-R) Marion Tinio, […]

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Reclaiming streets for people: Lessons from the SPARK project in the Philippines

This blog originally appears in CityTalk. Owning a car is one of the most typical aspirations for many Filipinos. In fact, a nationwide survey revealed that 77% of the population prefer to have their own vehicle, with vehicle ownership being one of their markers of a comfortable life. The sentiment—though counter-intuitive to the tenets of […]

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READ: Regional Director’s Message for ICLEI SEA’s 21st Anniversary

This letter was originally penned on 22 December 2025. Dear partners and colleagues, Season’s greetings from the ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEA)! For many, a 21st birthday signals a coming of age—when someone moves from their foundational years into full maturity with a clearer sense of purpose.  As 2025 draws to a close, we […]

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ICLEI SEA trains 11 PH cities in climate data reporting, action planning for WWF’s OPC 2025-2026 cycle

ICLEI Southeast Asia (SEA) conducted in-depth training workshops on climate data reporting and local climate action planning with 11 Philippine cities from July to October 2025 as part of its partnership with the World Wide Fund For Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) for the One Planet Cities (OPC) program. Now in its 2025-2026 cycle, the OPC program […]

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