9th UCLG ASPAC Congress
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Month: September 2021
UCLG ASPAC Congress 2021: Safeguarding Local Governments’ Efforts from Steady Recovery to Sustained Prosperity
7-9 September 2021 | UCLG ASPAC convened local leaders and representatives in the 8th UCLG ASPAC Congress that was hosted by Zhengzhou and CPAFFC. The Congress created closer connection and collaboration entering the post-pandemic era pursuing for sustainable prosperity. More than 700 registered participants coming from city representatives (Mayors, high-level key officials), distinguished partners, and …
Mayor Ika Puspitasari: Developing Creative Economy and Tourism in Mojokerto
Mojokerto, located in the province of East Java, is the smallest city (in terms of area) in Indonesia. However, the city’s economy continues growing following the hard work of its city leader, Mayor Ika Puspitasari. Officially inaugurated in 2018 to lead the city for five years, Mayor Ika decided to focus on the development of …
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Daejeon Metropolitan City to Actively Promote the 7th UCLG World Congress in 2022
1 September 2021 | PROMOTIONAL efforts for the 7th UCLG World Congress to be hosted by the City of Daejeon in 2022 have been started. After the virtual signing agreement with the UCLG World back in July 2021, the City started the preparation needed, from the provision of the venue, staff employment, domestic promotion, to …
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Seoul Forum on Citizen Participation: Encouraging Citizen Ownership for SDGs Localisation
27-28 August 2021 | UCLG ASPAC supported the initiative of local government of Seoul to involve their local citizen in optimising local budget use through Seoul Forum on Citizen Participation. This year’s event was organised to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Seoul’s Participatory Budgeting initiative. UCLG ASPAC Secretary General Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi on her …
LEAD4SDGs: Mainstreaming SDGs in Local Development Planning, Monitoring and Reporting
25-26 August 2021 | ONE of the key agendas of the UCLG ASPAC SDGs Localisation Programme in Pakistan (LEAD4SDGs) is to mainstream SDGs into local plans via the adoption of an inclusive and participatory development approach. One of the key result areas under LEAD4SDGs is the enhancement of the institutional capacity of the local governments …
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Collaboration on the 2021 Online Training Programme on Resilient City
9, 16, 23 September 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, in collaboration with UCLG, Metropolis, and Seoul Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC) as Metropolis International Training Institute (MITI) headquarter, organised a 2021 Online Training Programme on Resilient. This training also implemented the Resilience Modules on the localisation of the Sendai Framework, developed by UCLG and supported by …
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Pekanbaru: Policies, Capacity Building, and Community Participation as Solutions to Waste Problem
CITIES and urban areas worldwide face a similar dilemma: the more city grows, the more waste it generates. But the waste challenge is also the impetus for Pekanbaru City to commit to shifting towards climate-resilient and sustainable development by participating in UCLG ASPAC-led Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Programme that is funded by the …
Linking Culture and Gender Equality at the UCLG Culture Summit
10 September 2021 | UCLG ASPAC presented the outcome of the report on “The Role of Culture in Achieving Gender Equality” on the plenary session “Promoting Local Actions on Culture and Gender Equality,” organised as part of the UCLG Culture Summit and hosted by Izmir Municipality, Turkey. Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary General of UCLG …
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Municipal Finance Specialist of the GCoM SEA Secretariat
Background United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) is the largest regional section in United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), a worldwide local government association and the only local government organisation recognised by the United Nations. UCLG ASPAC represents well over 3.76 billion people -making up more than half of the world’s population- …
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