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Rising for a Sustainable Future: Iloilo City’s Roadmap
Continue readingThis essay was written by Iloilo City Mayor Geronimo “Jerry” Perez Treñas for ICLEI Southeast Asia, of which the City Government of Iloilo, Philippines is a member. In achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are working towards “RISE ILOILO CITY,” a four-year strategic roadmap crafted through the collective effort of department heads and chiefs of […]
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[SURVEY] First OECD Global Survey on Localising the Blue Economy
Continue readingThis survey is part of the OECD project Cities and Regions for a Blue Economy, which advocates for a localised approach to the blue economy. It aims to build knowledge on the scope and the state of play of the blue economy in cities and regions, including the main drivers, challenges, threats and impacts of the […]
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READ: ICLEI’s official position on sustainable energy
Continue readingLimiting the rise in global temperatures heavily relies on the transition away from fossil fuels to zero-carbon sources. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability favors energy that is derived from sunlight, wind, geothermal processes, biomass, and water (including hydropower, oceanic/tidal energy). It is important that these renewable energy (RE) sources are applied in context-specific, nature-conscious […]
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How this small Philippine beach town went from mangrove cutting capital to country’s largest mangrove forest
Continue readingIn 2010, the Municipality of Del Carmen’s Mangrove Forest was almost considered as the illegal mangrove cutting capital of the Philippines. Now, the small town in the Southern Philippines has one of the largest contiguous blocks of mangrove forests in the country. Not only did Del Carmen’s conservation program save its local ecosystem, it also […]