Applications Now Open for ESD Okayama Award 2025

Applications are now open for the ESD Okayama Award 2025, a prestigious international recognition for outstanding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) projects. Organizations from around the world that have implemented ESD initiatives for over two years are invited to apply by 31 May 2025 (Saturday), 5:00 PM Japan Standard Time. The award, jointly organized by […]

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ICLEI Indonesia Visits Yogyakarta Mayor to Discuss Urban Article 6 Action Plan

In the picture (from left to right) Vero Ambar from the Yogyakarta Mayor’s Office; Putut Purwandono from Yogyakarta’s Economics and Cooperation Division; Siti Nursanti Irriani from the Yogyakarta Mayor’s Office, Mayor Hasto Wardoyo of Yogyakarta City; Arif Wibowo, Country Manager of ICLEI Indonesia; Femme Sihite, ICLEI Indonesia Project Officer; and Selamet Daroyni, ICLEI Indonesia Senior […]

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SPARK Project invites public to reimagine a people-centered Maginhawa Street through stories, community mapping

Make It Safer Movement (MISMO), a local group advocating for safer streets, organized an open mic event for the Kuwenting Maginhawa community mapping project last December 7, 2024 at Masukal Bistro in partnership with Riot Grrrl and Gedli Coffee. (Photo from: @kuwentongmaginhawa on Instagram | George Buid) From romance to heartbreak, people shared their memories in […]

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RENEW-SEA Program Kicks Off Local Energy Transition Capacity-Building Series in Indonesia

Stakeholders and local government agencies from over 15 cities and regencies participated in a renewable energy capacity building session under RENEW-SEA Program. Indonesia’s energy transition remains crucial for supporting the country’s Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (E-NDCs). With a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 912 million tons of CO₂ by 2030, accelerating the sustainable […]

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Highest ever 28 Philippine cities join WWF’s One Planet Cities (OPC) program in 10th anniversary

This article was originally published on the WWF-Philippines website. The highest-ever number of cities are joining WWF-Philippines’ One Planet Cities (OPC) program marking a significant growth in the Philippines urban sustainability movement since it started 10 years ago. “We are seeing an almost double growth in the number of cities that joined the program, from […]

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Urban Heat Risk Management Resource Package

The new Urban Heat Risk Management Resource Package, launched by the MCR2030 Global Coordinating Committee, is now available! Unveiled at the G20 DRR Working Group Side Event in eThekwini, South Africa, this powerful toolkit equips local and national governments to tackle extreme heat head-on.

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