[DEADLINE EXTENDED] S²Cities launches call for global research partner

UPDATE: the deadline has been extended until 12 January 2023. The Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB) on behalf of S²Cities is looking for a Global Research Partner to participate in a hands-on programme on youth participation in urban planning for urban safety and wellbeing in secondary cities of the Global South. Researchers of urban studies are invited to submit expressions of interest to support […]

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DKI Jakarta publicly launches its 2022 emissions inventory and GHG report

Representatives from the Environment and Forestry Agency (DLHK) of DKI Jakarta, stakeholders and non-profit organizations attending the public launch of the DKI Jakarta Emissions Inventory and GHG Report. As 2022 draws to a close, DKI Jakarta, through the province’s Environment and Forestry Agency (DLHK) in collaboration with the Center for Research on Energy Policy of […]

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Makati, PH is Southeast Asia’s first resilience hub 

The Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on 27 September 2022 has named Makati City as the Philippines’ and Southeast Asia’s very first Resilience Hub.  The UNDRR defines resilience hubs as local governments or authorities which have political and technical commitment to address climate and disaster […]

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S²Cities launches call for PH Youth Innovation and Capacity Building Grantee

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 Baguio City, Philippines. Click HERE for more details.

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PH stakeholders discuss how the circular economy can help achieve country’s climate targets

The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources Climate Change Service (DENR-CCS), the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB), GIZ International Services, and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia on 20 October 2022 held a webinar to discuss fundamental circular economy (CE) policies, frameworks, best practices, and principles applicable in the […]

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Finding value in manure: Sumbawa Regency’s dung-powered renewable energy transition

(in photo above) West Nusa Tenggara is one of the largest beef producers in Indonesia. The resulting cow dung from its over-250,000 cow population has enormous biogas energy potential. Sumbawa Regency citizens in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara (WNT) Province still rely heavily on kerosene for their cooking fuel needs. However, a surprising, more eco-friendly alternative is […]

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