Month: July 2021

LOCAL LEVEL ADAPTATION STRATEGIES IN DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought devastating impacts to all people around the world and halted various sectors that are now moving towards recovery. However, w     hile still fighting the pandemic, regions and cities in the world also have to face non-pandemic related disasters, which      resulted in many casualties and losses. On 18th June 2021, SIAP …

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Fostering #GenerationEquality with the Feminist Municipal Movement and Perspectives from UCLG ASPAC

The Local and Regional Governments’ Day: Feminist Municipal Movement was held online by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Women on Thursday, 1st July 2021 with focus topic on the generation equality. This forum aimed to make sure that the voices of local and regional government women leaders are heard loud and clear. This forum …

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Envisioning and Managing Sustainable Environment through Alternative Financing among Local Governments

Following the examples of ten pilot cities under the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project funded by the European Union (EU), local governments from other cities in Indonesia are moving towards envisioning a sustainable environment for cities to a greater extent. It has become evident that local governments stumble upon the challenge of figuring …

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Urban-ACT: Integrated Urban Climate Action for Low-Carbon & Resilient Cities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand – Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)

Asia Pacific region predicted to be the most urban cities in the next decades. That phenomenon will bring an increasing infrastructure development, energy consumption, high demand in fossil fuels for transportation, inappropriate waste management, which all contribute to GHG emissions. Each country in the IMT sub-region has shown its concern to reduce GHG emissions. IMT-GT …

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Adapting to Climate Change through Climate Action Planning and Financing with C40

In strengthening its commitment to tackle climate change, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) made an appearance in the event titled “Climate Action Planning & Finance: C40 Tools and Resources”on 3rd June 2021. A representative of the UNDRR, Sanjaya Bathia, engaged four speakers in providing an introduction to C40 Cities network. The …

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Call for Proposal – Event Management to organize 8th UCLG ASPAC Congress

Introduction UCLG ASPAC is the largest regional section of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), an amalgamation of International Union of Local Authorities (IULA), United Towns Organization (UTO), and World Association of the Major Metropolises (METROPOLIS).  UCLG was established on 1 January 2004 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.  Following this unification, UCLG ASPAC was …

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Call for Applicant – Consultant for UCLG ASPAC and it’s programme Website

Background UCLG ASPAC is the largest section of UCLG World, representing Local Government (LGs), Local Government Associations (LGAs) and Associate Members (AMs) across the Asia-Pacific region. Since its establishment in 2004, the roles and responsibilities of UCLG ASPAC have constantly progressed to meet the needs of its members in promoting the quality of life of …

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