Month: September 2022

2022 Daejeon UCLG World Congress: Insights, Festivals, and K-Pop Concerts

THE 2022 Daejeon UCLG World Congress will be held at the Daejeon Convention Centre (DCC) area from October 10 to 14. In addition to the official meeting involving 2,500 cities from 110 countries, K-Pop concerts, World Citizen Festival, and Smart City Exhibitions will be held around the city. With the ASPAC Networking Night on the …

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Leading Cities Paving Ways towards Inclusive, Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable in APMCDRR 2022

September 19-22, 2022 (Brisbane) | UCLG ASPAC led the coordination of local authorities, ensured their voices were amplified, and space was created for learning in the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) 2022 through 1) a UN Pre-conference Stakeholders Meeting Session: “Local Authorities Stakeholder:  Towards Inclusive, Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable Cities” which produced …

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Prioritisation of Actions to strengthen Parliamentary Taskforces on SDGs and Mapping Policy gaps for accelerating SDGs Progress in Sindh & Balochistan provinces

September 2022 | UCLG ASPAC programme contributing to the localisation and achievement of the SDGs in Pakistan, targeting the districts of Sindh and Balochistan funded by the European Union (EU), LEAD for SDGs, pushed forward the efforts from advocacy and lobbying with national level influencers to district-level leaders and practitioners for mainstreaming and localisation of …

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A Covenant of City Leaders to Expedite Climate Actions: The Progress

August 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, the Secretariat of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy Southeast Asia (GCoM SEA), ensures smooth facilitation of cities’ commitment toward climate action under the framework of the GCoM Asia Project. In close collaboration with our network in the region, we set out the needs to ensure cities …

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Wonju: Towards a Fresh, New, Happier City, and a Good International Partner

WONJU, a city of some 350,000 residents, once home to several military bases, has now become one of the fastest growing cities in the province of Gangwon-do in South Korea. This transformation was enabled by the city government’s continued and unwavering efforts to revamp and revitalise the local economy through investment in infrastructures in various …

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The 2nd Telemedicine Webinar – “Experience Sharing: Stunting Prevention and Control in the Post COVID Era”

September 13, 2022 | UCLG ASPAC and the City of Guangzhou, in collaboration with Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Centre (GWCMC), organised a webinar entitled “Experience Sharing: Stunting Prevention and Control in the Post-COVID Era.” This is the second of the webinar series organised as part of the Telemedicine Programme under the framework of UCLG …

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Mayor Winarti of Tulang Bawang: The First Female Leader, Stealing the Spotlight

MAYOR Winarti is the first female leader in the Regency of Tulang Bawang, Lampung Province, Indonesia. Starting her political career from Secretary of one political party in sub-district level, Mayor Winarti climbed her way up and soon stole the spotlight. She once said that she would like her presence to be felt the way the …

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UCLG ASPAC and Smart Change: Urban 20 Mayors Summit Side Event – “Digital Governance in Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Resiliency”

August 30, 2022 | UCLG ASPAC and Smart Change – the EU-funded project in Jakarta – co-hosted Urban 20 Mayors Summit Side Event “Digital Governance in Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Resiliency,” one of the preliminary events organised to gear up for the Urban 20 Mayors Summit 2022 chaired by Jakarta Capital City Government, host …

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ASEAN Mayors Forum Consultative Meeting: Pave towards AMF Summit 2022

September 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, as the Secretariat of ASEAN Mayors Forum (AMF), a local government entity accredited by ASEAN, supportsthe ASEAN Chairmanship 2022 hosted by the Government of Cambodia “ASEAN A.C.T, Addressing Challenges Together” through the organisation of AMF Summit 2022. The summit, the first AMF on-site gathering after the pandemic, will be the …

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Governing the Emerging Smart Mobility Transition in Smart Cities: Insights from the Urban 20 Mayors Summit Side Event

Throughout history, the centre of economic and cultural activity have polarised into what we know as cities. Cities, as the window to opportunity,  must be preserved and developed to serve a greater number of people, which resulting the rapid urbanisation process. Mobility that becomes a part of society in order to gain economic or social …

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