Month: February 2020

WUF10: Connecting Cities for Voluntary Local Reviews on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

8-13 February 2020 | ABU DHABI – UCLG ASPAC, together with the partners namely: UNESCAP, IGES, and the Cities of Barcelona, New Taipei, and Kitakyushu, jointly organised a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) networking and match-making event at the 10th World Urban Forum (WUF) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The main objective of the session was to …

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Call For Support – Join Global Responses To COVID-19

Dear Valued Members and Partners, Since the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, recently named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as COVID-19, cities in China have demonstrated significant resolve to overcome this challenge. China has been severely affected by the situation, in terms of the numbers of cases, deaths and geographical coverage. UCLG ASPAC …

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Mayor Neni Moerniaeni: Turning Vision into Reality

Back in March 2016, Mayor Neni Moerniaeni, the newly-elected Mayor of Bontang, East Kalimantan, started out her term with an unforeseen challenge. The very core component that keeps the government running, Bontang’s regional government budget, was drastically decreased from USD139,065,503 to USD65,856,096 in just one year. However this obstacle did not discourage Mayor Neni from …

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Effective Parliamentary Oversight and Legislation to Help Accelerate SDGs Localisation Process

UCLG ASPAC Signed a MoU with Sindh Provincial Parliamentary Taskforce on SDGs 4 February 2020 | SINDH – Provincial Parliamentary Taskforce on SDGs, Sindh and UCLG ASPAC inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide technical collaboration and support in joint actions of policy and research for evidence-based legislation through Provincial Assembly of Sindh. The …

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IUC Webinar: Promoting Innovative Financing Solutions for Cities

23 February 2020 – Cities’ institutional capacities to source alternative financing are critical for urban development. However, financing cities’ long-term needs in a rapidly urbanised world remains a global challenge and collaboration is essential in this regard. Innovative financing models have increasingly come cities’ priorities due to lack of public funding. Innovative financing mechanisms are …

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Newly Launched Programme on Climate Resilience in Cities in Indonesia and the Asian Region

29-30 January 2020 | JAKARTA – With the support from the European Union (EU), UCLG ASPAC has mobilised its members’ joint efforts to strengthen cities’ climate resilience and inclusiveness. Within the framework of Climate Resilience and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Programme, cities with ambitious commitments will be engaged in a long-term initiative that will enable them …

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