Government Energy Management Program: The Vital Role of LGUs in achieving an energy efficient Philippines.

Quezon City, Philippines – The Department Of Energy, in partnership with the EU-supported Access for Sustainable Energy Programme-Clean Energy Living Laboratories (ASEP-CELLs), ASEP-Technical Assistance (ASEP-TA), and ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI-SEAS), on 18 May 2021 successfully conducted a local government-focused pre-forum session regarding landmark national energy programs and policies. 125 representatives from local government units […]

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ICLEI and Save the Children Indonesia conduct public dialogue for youth involvement in sustainability

Jakarta, Indonesia – ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Indonesia and Save the Children Indonesia jointly hosted a virtual public dialogue last 6 April 2021 to discuss the role of the youth in developing sustainable and green economies against climate change. With participants from the government, private sector, and local communities, the forum also saw […]

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Get to know the 2021-2024 ICLEI Southeast Asia Regional and Global Executive Committee Members

ICLEI Members in Southeast Asia have elected the organization’s new Regional Executive Committee (RexCom) and its representatives to the ICLEI Global Executive Committee (GexCom) for the term 2021-2024.  Representatives of  Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines voted for one representative per country, ensuring balanced representation in both local and global ICLEI affairs. The elected representatives for […]

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16 Philippine Cities Qualify for the One Planet City Challenge 2021 – 2022

This article first appeared in WWF-Philippines’ website. 12 May 2021, Manila, Philippines – The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines announced the 16 qualifiers for this year’s iteration of the One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). Joining the roster of qualifiers for the first time are the cities of Baguio, Legazpi, Ormoc, San Fernando in […]

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CALL FOR APPLICANTS: [UNDRR GETI, UNOSSC & WHO Joint Online Training] Build back better: Harnessing South-South cooperation and risk reduction planning for resilient and healthy cities in the post COVID-19 era

This article first appeared in UNDRR. APPLY HERE COURSE BACKGROUND Cities and their residents are at the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic.  More than half of humanity live in urban settings. Conditions in cities have fanned the pandemic and the pandemic has deeply impacted cities.  The link between healthy populations and healthy economies could not […]

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CALL FOR APPLICANTS: Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) Social Innovation Grand Challenge

This article first appeared in Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. INTRODUCTION Disaster Risk Management (DRM) operations are becoming complex and require changing technologies, approaches, tools, and more efficient and cost-effective solutions that are easily accessible and adaptable across the spectrum of the disaster management cycle. Communities face repeated disasters, often formulating local solutions to manage them. […]

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