Climate central report reveals cities affected by climate change

Climate shift has greatly impacted daily temperatures and weather phenomena in some cities in Indonesia, the Global Climate Shift Index (CSI) revealed. A report titled “365 Days on Warming Planet” by CSI details that four cities in Indonesia–Makassar, Banjarmasin, Batam and Tasikmalaya–are among the towns in Asia with the highest levels of CSI and thus are […]

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UN-Habitat and GIZ publishes research on Multilevel Governance for SDG Localization

With the assistance of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), UN-Habitat and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have teamed together to create cutting-edge expertise on multilevel governance for SDG localization. The paper outlines new developments, significant insights, and practical considerations on how national and local governments may improve their multilevel collaboration for […]

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[CALL FOR PROPOSALS] S²Cities Youth Innovation and Capacity Building Grantee [PH]

The Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB), on behalf of the Safe and Sound Cities Programme (S²Cities), is looking for new local partners to lead the implementation of a hands-on programme on youth participation in urban planning for urban safety and wellbeing in Cuenca and Ambato in Baguio and Naga in the Philippines. If you are […]

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[CALL FOR APPLICATIONS] Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) launched an open call for innovative solutions to address barriers to climate investments in emerging markets while supporting a net zero economy transition.   The application deadline is 26 December 2022, at 17:00 PST, and the new class will be announced in March 2023. Submit your idea here.

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Probolinggo City is global winner of 2022 WWF We Love Cities campaign

Citizens of Probolinggo City actively participated in the We Love Cities campaign. Source: Probolinggo City website Probolinggo City in Indonesia is the Southeast Asian regional and overall global winner of this year’s World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) We Love Cities (WLC) campaign, besting 62 other cities across 27 countries. We Love Cities is a […]

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SEA cities tackle how to decarbonize buildings in the region

Buildings represent about 37% of global energy use and energy-related CO2 emissions. In ASEAN, the building sector accounts for 23% of the region’s energy consumption and energy-related CO2 emissions (equivalent to 0.4 gigatonnes of CO2). The ASEAN Center for Energy reported that this sector’s energy use is still expected to grow by around 60% by 2030 and […]

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