Month: December 2021

13-15 December 2021 | DAEJEON Metropolitan City and its UCLG Organising Committee held the “2022 Daejeon UCLG World Congress Resolution Ceremony” in a bid to successfully host the event next year. Attending this event were Mayor Her Tae-jeong of Daejeon, National Assembly Speaker Mr. Park Byeong-seok, UCLG ASPAC Secretary General Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, citizen …

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November-December 2021 | UCLG ASPAC in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has been promoting Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the Making Cities Resilient (MCR) over the past years. It has been strengthening the capacity of cities and local governments in DRR and the implementation of the Sendai Framework for …

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8, 25, 26 November 2021 | UCLG ASPAC teaming up with UCLG Learning and collaborating with the Platforma, UN Habitat and UN ESCAP organised and facilitated a roll-out of Module 4 on Decentralised Cooperation (DC) and SDGs localisation in a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) sessions targeting UCLG ASPAC members. The training was delivered online …

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December 2021 | AS the fourth pillar of sustainable development, culture has an indelible contribution to social and economic development and environmental protection. The vitality of culture ensures the sustainability of a civilisation and a society. On 9 December, the “7 Keys Workshop” was successfully held in Xi’an. The workshop was co-organised by Xi’an Municipal …

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_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 _builder_version=”4.9.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||-3px|||”] 2 December 2021 | UCLG ASPAC and its active member, City Government of Yogyakarta launched the https://parikolektif.com/ website in Purbayan, Kotagede, Yogyakarta (one of the urban farm areas in Yogyakarta) with support from UN Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme. …

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December 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, host of the Secretariat of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy Southeast Asia (GCoM SEA) facilitated a visit of the European Union-funded GCoM Asia Programme to its four selected pilot cities/regencies in Indonesia (Tangerang, North Minahasa, Medan, and Pontianak) to ensure a clearer path for them to …

Visit GCoM SEA Pilot Cities in Indonesia: Next Step to Realise City Commitment towards Climate Challenges Read More »

14 December 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, a permanent member of the Academy’s Advisory Board, joined the Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy Third Batch virtual opening and the first module. A total of 14 Mayors from nine countries have been selected as Fellows for the third cohort: Shusha and Ismayilli Region (Azerbaijan), Chandpur and Gazipur (Bangladesh), Gelephu Thromde …

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