A fruitful training workshop on “Developing Capacities in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia-Pacific” was held from 18-22 May in Seogwipo, Jeju – an island of sky and sea, and home to warm and hospitable people. 20 participants from 10 countries, including East Timor, learned from resource persons and from one another …
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THE IUCN World Conservation Congress, held in Jeju in 2012, initiated a series of high-level World Leaders’ Dialogues focused on critical environmental issues.
On the recently-held IndoWater Press Conference, Khairul Mahadi, UCLG ASPAC Senior Advisor of Programme Development and Collaboration, introduced to the public the main issue that will be discussed during the seminar, which is to promote the importance of sustainable urban development, protection of environment and conservation of natural resources. The organization supports measures in environmental improvement through good governance practices, technology transfer, and improved financing system.
AN ‘eco-city’’ is defined as an ecological healthy human settlement modelled on the self-sustaining resilient structure and function of natural ecosystems and living organism. Cities that have the following general characteristics are considered as eco-cities such as: Protection and growth of green space. Public transportation systems that reduce pollution and waste of energy. Efficient solid …
THE World Local Government Summit Forum having been held in Jeju during the IUCN World Conservation Congress Jeju 2012, emphasized that the roles and actions of the world’s local governments have become more important than any other times, to come up with the solutions responding to environmental issues and for conservation of the environment. Accordingly, the world’s local governments strongly supported the establishment of Cyber Environment Network of World Local Governments.
WE would like to congratulate Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki for being elected for the third time to represent the Hamamatsu people. Congratulations! The current Mayor won with almost 4 times more votes than the rival candidate and was thus elected for a third term. “I campaigned thoroughly, conveying the achievements of my first two terms and …
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UCLG ASPAC Secretariat would like to thank so much the generosity of our members in supporting Nepal. The Korea-Nepal Association at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Exchanges Association in Daegu donated 20,000,000 Korean Won to the Nepalese Embassy in Seould and the Mayor of Daegu, Kwon Young-Jin, posted an appeal for his citizens to make some donations …
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WHY is this event considered as strategic and significant? It is because there will be at least 9,000 delegates and trade buyers will congregate in INDO-WATER 2015 EXPO & FORUM. This event will show case over 550 exhibitors from 33 countries on the latest solution and technologies for municipality water, sewerage and industrial waster water …
UCLG ASPAC, in collaboration with the other regional sections, such as Middle East (MEWA), Africa, and Latin America (FLACMA), is working to support UCLG on the assessment of the state of play of the Local Authorities in Asia-Pacific countries. Funded by the European Commission, the study is part of the global program conducted by the …
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