Month: October 2020

COVID-19 has heavily impacted various sectors, including tourism. LOCALISE SDGs, a collaborative programme of UCLG ASPAC and association of the Indonesia Municipalities (APEKSI) funded by the European Union (EU), has recorded ways explored by local governments across Indonesia to revive tourism in their respective areas and re-stimulate local economic development. Responding to that, LOCALISE SDGs …

Contribution of Geoparks in Achieving SDGs: Lessons Learned from Sawahlunto and Republic of Korea Read More »

5-6 October 2020 | Gwangju – UCLG ASPAC, in collaboration with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) and the City of Gwangju, showcased insights from selected city representatives to localise the SDGs using the human rights-based approach on the second batch of Blended Learning Course (BLC) with the theme “The Blended Learning Course for Local Governments: …

The Second Blended Learning Course: Translating Knowledge into Action in Localising the SDGs with a Human Rights-Based Approach Read More »

5-6 October 2020 | Surabaya, Indonesia – The world’s attention and eyes are focused on Surabaya, as the city led by Mayor Tri Rismaharini, President of UCLG ASPAC and Vice President of UCLG World, got the honour to host the “Global Observance of the World Habitat Day 2020 – Housing For All: A Better Urban …

Surabaya: Host of the World Habitat Day 2020 Read More »

14 September 2020 | Palembang, Indonesia – UCLG ASPAC, serving as the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) Southeast Asia Secretariat, has been supporting GCoM cities to meet their climate ambition and achieve a resilient and low-carbon future. Through the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Asia programme, UCLG ASPAC has assisted cities in …

Palembang Sets Forth to Define Its Mitigation Target in Developing City’s Climate Action Plan Read More »

1-3 October 2020 | Rome, Italy – UCLG ASPAC joined city leaders and policy makers in a high-level discussion at the International Conference on the Rome Charter last 1-3 October 2020. The hybrid Conference, held face-to-face in Rome and on online mode, is an initiative of the UCLG World and the City of Rome to …

Advocating the Right to Cultural Life in Cities and Communities Read More »

20 October 2020 | Jakarta, Indonesia – UCLG ASPAC showcased the commitment of cities in Indonesia made under the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Programme on a webinar taking theme “Climate Resilient and Inclusive Urban Development,” Tuesday, 20 October 2020. The webinar was successfully conducted as part of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and …

CRIC sets in motion multi-level governance on climate change Read More »

Since August 2019, the IUC Asia program of the European Union has been providing technical assistance and support to five pilot cities in Indonesia (Palembang, Denpasar, Depok, Malang and Makassar) for the development of their Climate Action Plans (CAP) that are according to the Global Covenant of Mayors’ Common Reporting Framework (GCoM CRF). The technical …

IUC Asia Final Webinar for Indonesian Pilot Cities: Technical Assistance on Climate Action Plans Development Read More »

UCLG ASPAC Climate Resilient Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Programme invites you to join us on a webinar “Mainstreaming Climate Resilience in City Planning” Date: 27 October 2020 Time: 9am-12 noon Registration: https://bit.ly/CRICProject Opened by: Dr. Ruandha Agung Sugardiman, Director General of Climate Change – Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry The webinar is part of the European Union Climate …

CRIC Webinar: “Mainstreaming Climate Resilience in City Planning” Read More »