Month: October 2021

Fostering Sustainable Tourism through the Launch of UCLG ASPAC – Xi’an Tourism Committee

COVID-19 has certainly increased the vulnerability of all sectors of our society to rapid changes, or even a complete halt. One of those most heavily affected is the tourism sector, along with its multifaceted impacts, with loss of employment for tourism practitioners and thus local revenue of cities around the world – including the Asia-Pacific …

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Consolidating Works in the 2nd Coordination Call of GCoM Southeast Asia and Partners

26 October 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, as the host of Global Covenant of Mayors Southeast Asia (GCoM SEA), convened partners through the second Coordination Call this year. The objective is to consolidate the actions and work plan of partners under the GCoM framework within the Southeast Asia region for the smooth implementation of GCoM Asia’s …

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DKI Jakarta’s Commitment on delivering Voluntary Local Review 14 – 15 October 2021

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.9.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] UCLG ASPAC in collaboration with ADB and Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta has organised a two-day Forum Group Discussion (FGD) regarding supporting Indonesia’s capital in developing and producing on Voluntary Local Review (VLR) report DKI …

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Human Rights as an Essential Part of Sustainable Development: Sharing Session of BLC Participants at 11th World Human Rights City Forum

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Nowadays, the COVID-19 pandemic has definitely set the precedent for local governments around the world to re-think their strategies in a more sustainable and resilient manner in regards to city planning. Vaccination rates have improved, which propels cities and municipalities, including in the Asia-Pacific to speed up the recovery …

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Leading Workshop on Indonesia Disaster Management Agency: Ensuring Local Governments’ Progress on the Disaster Management Strategies

18 October 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, on the occasion of International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2021 (Bulan PRB 2021), led a focus group discussion (FGD) workshop organised by the Indonesia National Disaster Management Agency (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana/BNPB) for local governments in Indonesia to progress in the reporting process of the Achievement of Disaster Risk …

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Gunsan: Innovations to Recover Tourism in Post-COVID-19 Era

GUNSAN, UCLG ASPAC active member, is setting plans for 2021 as a recovery year for the shrinking tourism industry to discover and implement various policies to revitalise the tour city from the pandemic. Below are the innovations that the city is making to be implemented in its tourism field. Non-face-to-face Tourism Measures Continuing using of …

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Ensuring Sustainable Local Government System in Pakistan through Lobbying with Political Parties

August-September 2021 | THE partner of LEAD for SDGs programme and a member of UCLG ASPAC, “Association for Development of Local Governance (ADLG) in Pakistan” held several consultative meetings with the leadership of key political parties including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q), Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), …

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