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Bogor City Mayor meets with Director of ICLEI’s carbonn Center
Bogor, Indonesia – Director of ICLEI’s carbonn Center and Manager of ICLEI’s Low Emission Development Pathway, Ms. Maryke van Staden together with ICLEI Southeast Asia led the discussion with Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto last 29 April regarding Bogor City’s needs particularly on local climate action implementation and how the Urban-LEDS II project can further support […]
Continue readingJob Vacancy: Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Expert (Indonesia)
ICLEI Indonesia is looking for a Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Expert to support the implementation of the Accelerating climate action through the promotion of Urban Low Emission Development Strategies (Urban-LEDS II). About the Urban-LEDS II Project UN-Habitat and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability are jointly implementing the Urban-LEDS II project: Accelerating climate action through the […]
Continue readingQC maintains green city status
This article first appeared on the Manila Bulletin. Outgoing Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista stressed that the city’s ties with other Asian countries are key factors that made the locality maintain its status as a green city. To recall, Bautista warmly welcomed Osaka City Vice Mayor Seigo Tanaka and his delegation and discussed how […]
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Asian Development Bank sets aside $5bn to boost marine economy, clean up oceans
This article first appeared on Undercurrent News. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a plan to help improve the marine economy and clean up the oceans over the next six years, making available some $5 billion for financing and technical assistance. ADB announced its “Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for […]
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Bogor City renews commitment to implement Urban-LEDS II
Bogor, Indonesia – The Program and Activity Plan between Yayasan ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability Indonesia and Bogor City was formally signed last 07 May 2019 in Kaulinan Sempur Park, Bogor, West Java. Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto signed on behalf of Bogor City while Ms. Gina Karina, Country Manager of ICLEI Indonesia represented ICLEI. The plan […]
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Vietnam can reduce emissions, save $2.3 billion by 2030 in agriculture, forestry and land use
This article by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) was first published on EurekAlert!. As nations look toward 2020, when they will take stock of their actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the 2015 Paris Agreement, many are seeking ways to increase their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, to global emissions reduction. Vietnam […]
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