ASEP-CELLs, ICLEI SEAS lead Mandanas Ruling and EEC discussions

The ASEP-CELLs and the ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) earlier this year conducted virtual discussions regarding the Supreme Court’s Mandanas Ruling and the Local Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan (LEECP)—a key requirement of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC) Act. The policies are expected to affect the response of […]

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Consultancy: Urban Planning Trainer/s (Indonesia)

UN-Habitat and ICLEI are jointly implementing the Urban-LEDS II project: Accelerating climate action through the promotion of Urban Low Emission Development Strategies in more than 60 cities worldwide in the Urban-LEDS II project, using a multilevel governance approach to urban climate action. The project is funded by the European Union. Through the Urban-LEDS II project, […]

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ICLEI hands over Ikhtiar Jakarta outputs to DKI Jakarta Provincial Government

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Indonesia marked the end of the 4.5-year-long implementation of the Ambitious City Promises (ACP) project as it handed over the Ikhtiar Jakarta sustainability outputs to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government last 17 June 2021. The ACP project outputs include: (1) the Promise of Jakarta which highlights low-emission development strategies; […]

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Cities With Nature launches new resources and tools for sustainable development

The Cities With Nature Initiative recently launched various tools and resources that can help local governments in their sustainable urban development thrusts. These include books, case studies, expert papers, guidebooks, and even training resources along the fields of biodiversity, ecosystems, built environment, climate change, and disaster risk reduction. Some of the resources available are the […]

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Indonesian and Lao cities share low emission development learnings during SEA regional exchange session

(in photo above) Local governments and relevant stakeholders of Urban-LEDS II cities from Indonesia and Lao PDR joined the Urban-LEDS II Southeast Asia Regional Exchange Session last 28 July 2021. The local governments and relevant stakeholders of Urban-LEDS II cities from Indonesia and Lao PDR shared their key learnings throughout the four-year implementation of the […]

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PH energy efficiency and conservation guidebook for local governments undergoes stakeholder consultation

(in photo above) The participants of the consultation on the draft LEECP Guidebook for LGUs. The Local Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan (LEECP) Guidebook for Philippine local government units (LGUs) recently underwent a feedback and consultation session with key stakeholders to ensure its alignment with pertinent laws and local realities. Conducted by ICLEI – Local Governments […]

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