WEBINAR: Addressing the Twin Challenges of Mangrove Ecosystem Protection and Solid Waste Management: Insights From Del Carmen, Philippines

On July 26, the world celebrates the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, highlighting its importance as a unique and vulnerable ecosystem, and promoting its sustainable management. This Tuesday, 26 July from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, the ADB Urban Sector will showcase the lessons and experience of the Municipality of Del Carmen […]

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) Year Two now open for SEA city applicants

Now on its second year, the Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities) program is currently looking to add more local governments to its roster of participating cities. This new call for participants builds upon its 2021 pilot implementation in Envigado, Colombia, and Bandung, Indonesia.  The S²Cities Program aims to improve young people’s safety and wellbeing in urban environments, […]

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Baguio, PH hailed as one of country’s most bike-friendly cities

Baguio City in the Philippines earlier this year was awarded as one of the country’s most bike-friendly towns. Advocating for shared roads, Baguio has allocated additional, significant funding to establish bike lanes along four major thoroughfares. Read about the award HERE.

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Southeast Asian cities support global call for undertaking sustainability together

(in photo above, from left) Some of the Southeast Asian representatives present for the 2021-2022 ICLEI World Congress: The Malmö Summit. Rozaidi Mahat, Head of Sustainability of Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council, Malaysia; Leticia Clemente, Budget Officer of Baguio City, Philippines; Trinnawat Suwanprik, Low Carbon Growth Local Coordinator for Chiang Mai, Thailand; Donna Tabangin, Planning […]

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7 Indonesian cities take part in local launch of the TUMI E-Bus Mission City Network

“There is a need for the support of cities and the collaboration of various parties in achieving 100% electricity-based urban mass transportation in Indonesia by 2045.” Mr. Suharto, the Indonesia Ministry of Transportation’s Director of Road Transport, emphasized the need for this multilevel, multi-stakeholder approach to the deployment of electric buses during the TUMI E-Bus […]

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Asia LEDS Partnership to hold webinars on smart grid tech, weather information apps

The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) will be holding webinars on smart grid technology applications and weather information application service in green energy operations. Listen to the experiences from the Chinese Taipei Energy Bureau on their #smartmeter application to reduce consumer electricity consumption and improve the efficiency of energy utilization. This webinar will be held on […]

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