Month: October 2021

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Daejeon Update: New Landmark Established, Welcoming the 2022 UCLG World Congress Read More »

9 October 2021 | UCLG ASPAC collaborative programme with The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law on Human Rights Cities (RWI) and the city of Gwangju, the Blended Learning Course (BLC) entered its third phase. This year, in conjunction with the World Human Rights City Forum 2021, the 3rd BLC was organised under the …

The 3rd Blended Learning Course: Inclusive Recovery and Resilience for Local Governments in Asia and the Pacific Read More »

20 October 2021 | UCLG ASPAC is glad to witness the establishment of the UCLG ASPAC Tourism Committee led by Xi’an conducted on the occasion of Euro-Asia Economic Forum, a state-level large-scale institutional forum approved by China’s State Council in 2005, whose permanent site lies in Xi’an. This event was also supported by UCLG. UCLG …

Establishment of UCLG ASPAC Tourism Committee: Ensuring Incorporation of Culture into City’s Sustainable Development Goals Read More »

13 October 2021 | UCLG ASPAC is proud to support the initiative of South Korean Government in promoting the spirit of relentlessness to restart and rechallenge (even after failure) through World Rechallenge Forum. Hosted by the Ministry of Interior and Safety (MoIS) and Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-up (MSS), the World Rechallenge …

World Rechallenge Forum: Partaking the Efforts towards Recovery by Embracing Failures Read More »

14 October 2021 | TACKLING climate challenge requires collective actions from various parties. UCLG ASPAC is proud to showcase ambitions and actions of cities and local governments that it has engaged, through the European Union (EU)-funded project Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) and as the host of the Global Covenant of Mayors Southeast Asia …

UCLG ASPAC in EU Climate Diplomacy Week: “Local Authorities as Climate Champions” Read More »

The climate change crisis has proven to be a challenge for local governments around the world, particularly as all aspects of development was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic that shook cities to the core for a year. However, opportunities to build back better have risen even in the midst of uncertainties, now that many cities …

Climate Action and the Strategic Position of Southeast Asian Cities – Thoughts from the Innovate4Cities Southeast Asia Mayoral Reception Read More »

Acting on the momentum of COP26, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) has recently forged a discussion of finding innovative and inclusive solutions to climate change; this time by placing the focus on intermediary cities, talking about the knowledge gaps surrounding them and how they are also heavily impacted by the stresses and shocks of …

Addressing Climate Change by Acknowledging and Harnessing the Potential of Intermediary Cities Read More »