Month: July 2016

Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change to be held from September 1 to 2, 2016 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Today more than 500 cities and local governments around the world are committed to the Compact of Mayors. 49 Cities are already fully compliant, tracking progress in a coherent framework, showing the global community the power of local climate action. The newly announced merge of the Compact of Mayors and the Covenant of Mayors, to be rolled out in 2017, will see enhanced support for local climate and energy action…

The session provides women mayors from all regions, an opportunity to highlight and celebrate their achievements. The Forum will focus on how women mayors have managed their cities regions differently, and provide a platform to share experiences of best practice. The Forum aims to emphasize that more woman mayors are critical for the transformational New Urban Agenda to be implemented at local level…

The session provides women mayors from all regions, an opportunity to highlight and celebrate their achievements. The Forum will focus on how women mayors have managed their cities regions differently, and provide a platform to share experiences of best practice. The Forum aims to emphasize that more woman mayors are critical for the transformational New Urban Agenda to be implemented at local level…

Nowadays, it is increasingly important for cities, especially in the developing region, to be equipped with capacities to survive, adapt and grow whilst coping with unpredictable challenges posed by climate change, disaster events, rapid urbanization and the economic downturn. This means that cities will need to become more resilient in a sense that they can readily respond to and deal with abrupt shocks and stresses that emerge. Studies show that building urban resilience involves multiple interventions which encompass different perspectives, scales and entry points…

IN an effort to advance sustainability of urban mobility in Asia-Pacific region, SHRDC and UCLG-ASPAC jointly organized a five-day Sustainable Mobility training program for UCLG-ASPAC member city officials* from September 5 to 9, 2016 in Seoul, Korea. SHRDC and UCLG-ASPAC formalized cooperative relationship in developing international programs in the field of urban sustainability to support …

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