Makati, PH Mayor Abby Binay named City Ambassador of Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

Makati City, Philippines Mayor Mar-Len Abigail “Abby” Binay has recently been announced as one of the first four City Ambassadors of the new Alliance City Ambassadors Program by the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA). She adds the esteemed position to her running list of sustainable development leadership roles, including serving as the 2021-2024 ICLEI […]

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Job Vacancy: Project Assistant for the 100% Renewable Energy Project (Indonesia Office)

The Project Assistant for 100% RE Project shall work closely with relevant ICLEI Indonesia’s Project Officer in assisting the planning, management, and implementation of the project. This position will perform administrative management and logistical support for effective project implementation and will support the Project Officer and others involved in the project in coordination with the […]

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Bohol Province capacitated in building energy performance simulation and solar PV system design

The European Union-supported Access to Sustainable Energy Program -Clean Energy Living Laboratories (ASEP-CELLs) and ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI-SEAS) last 25 and 30 June 2021 held a two-part workshop introducing building energy modeling (BEM) and solar photovoltaic (PV) system simulation tools to the Bohol Provincial Government. Around 20 participants from Bohol’s multi-sectoral technical working group […]

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WATCH: Pasig City, PH Mayor shares the city’s environmental, ACP initiatives

Pasig City, Philippines Mayor Vico Sotto was recently interviewed for a Philippine television program to discuss the city’s various environmental initiatives, including its participation in the Ambitious City Promises (ACP) project.  As part of ACP, Pasig City joins select cities from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam that will commit themselves towards sustainable urban development, climate […]

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Southeast Asian cities pledge significant GHG emissions reductions during Ambitious City Promises closing ceremony

The local governments of DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, Pasig City, Philippines, and Hanoi, Vietnam committed to groundbreaking local climate action plans that are expected to create 46 million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, collectively, by 2030 during the closing workshop of the Ambitious City Promises (ACP) project. Held on June 25, 2021, the event […]

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Climate change co-benefit approach opens doors for low emission development and climate resilience in Balikpapan and Bogor

ICLEI Indonesia last 12 January 2021 hosted a webinar that ensured that the the final drafts of the Urban Low-Emissions Development Strategies (Urban-LEDS II) Climate Action Plans of Balikpapan and Bogor are aligned with the country’s national development agenda. Entitled “Co-benefits of Urban Low Emission Development and Climate Resilience in the Mid-term Development Planning for […]

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