[CLOSED] Job Vacancy: Project Assistant – Climate Resilient Cities

Location : Quezon City with required travel to project cities Duration : March to December 2024 Conditions : Project Based The ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) is looking for a project assistant who will assist in the Climate Resilient Cities (CRC) – Climate Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) and Local […]

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World’s youth highlight their key role versus climate emergency at COP28

in photo (left to right) Arif Wibowo of ICLEI Indonesia; Isabella de Roldao, Vice Mayor of Recife, Brazil; Marco Gervasi, European Energy Youth Network; Alina, Municipality of Sao Paulo; Richard Matey, GAYO representative/YOUNGO; Niina Ratilaine, Member of a Local Assembly: Turku City Council; Madison Hodges, Yunus Arikan, Karishma Asarpota of ICLEI World Secretariat. “We must […]

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Co-creating an Ideal City for the Youth in Bandung

Young people walking in Bandung City. (Zulfikar Arifuzzaki/Unsplash) Bandung City in West Java, Indonesia, is collaborating with its youth to make the city more sustainable through the development of youth-driven policies, public spaces, and programs. Former Bandung City Mayor Yana Mulyana said she is optimistic that collaboration between the local government and the youth will […]

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A Cleaner, Less Congested Jakarta with e-Buses

Inside the Transjakarta e-bus. (ICLEI Indonesia) The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is addressing air pollution and traffic congestion in Jakarta, Indonesia with its growing fleet of electric buses (e-buses). Since March 2022, the local government, through e-bus service provider PT Trans Jakarta, has already been operating over 100 e-buses across various city routes. Improving the […]

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Yogyakarta City takes the lead in Piloting Urban Article 6 for Climate Finance and Sustainable Development

At COP28, the global commitment to uphold the 1.5°C target fueled ongoing discussions surrounding Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, fostering global cooperation for climate action and financial aid to developing nations.  Piloting the Urban Article 6 project in Indonesia, Yogyakarta is poised to tap into climate finance, supporting cooperative approaches toward reaching NDCs targets. […]

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63 Countries Answer Call for Deeper Cooperation with Cities, Regions and Other Subnational Governments

The Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency commends the political commitment of nation states to engage with local and other subnational governments on climate planning, financing and implementation as one of the most significant outcomes for local and other subnational governments since the Paris Agreement. At COP28, more than 60 countries pledged to join […]

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