November 2022 - UCLG ASPAC

Transformation of the Hongjecheon Stream, Seoul’s First Urban Waterside Attraction

November 11, 2022 | The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced on November 11, 2022 that it has transformed the dilapidated waterside space by the artificial waterfall of the mid-Hongjecheon Stream in Seodaemun-gu which had been used as a parking lot and a warehouse into an attractive open-air waterside cafe for citizens to visit and relax …

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Samarinda and Banjarmasin: Accolades on Climate Actions

Events / By pameo

UCLG ASPAC Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) programme is proud of Samarinda and Banjarmasin (Indonesia) receiving the recognition from Directorate General of Climate Change, Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry for their efforts in implementing the Climate Village Programme (Program Kampung Iklim/Proklim). Samarinda and Banjarmasin are two of CRIC’s pilot cities, currently supported under …

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GCoM Cities and Partners in Asia: Sharing Experiences at InfoPoint Conference of European Commission

Events / By pameo

7 November 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, as the Secretariat of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) Southeast Asia, brought together key speakers from three Southeast Asian countries to share experiences at the InfoPoint Conference, “Strengthening Asian Cities’ Capacity for Robust Climate Action Planning.” They were Mayor Edi Rusdi Kamtono (Pontianak, Indonesia), …

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HDP Nexus Committee Meeting: Making Progress through Peace Project

Events / By pameo

October 10, 2022 | UCLG ASPAC’s Humanitarian Development Peace (HDP) Nexus Committee, led by Gyeonggi, successfully held a committee meeting in conjunction with the UCLG World Congress 2022. It was the third committee meeting since its first establishment in September 2021 and was attended by a total of 50 local government officials from 12 countries …

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Regent Ratna Machmud of Musi Rawas: Developed, Independent, and Dignified Regency

News / By pameo

REGENT Ratna Machmud envisions Musi Rawas Regency to be developed, independent, and dignified. To realise this, she has set nine featured programmes to be implemented, namely road repair; free education; free school uniform, bags, and shoes; free medication; fund support to Islamic boarding schools; establishing centre of Al-Qur’an study; providing heavy equipment for land clearing; …

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East Timor: Towards ASEAN’s 11th Member

Events / By pameo

THE ASEAN Mayors Forum (AMF), a local government entity associated with ASEAN, gladly welcomes the grant of observer status of East Timor by ASEAN following the ASEAN Summit 2022. The announcement made East Timor as the organisation’s 11th member and officially ended the country’s 11-year campaign for membership that President Jose Ramos-Horta submitted in 2011. With …

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WEBINAR: Enhancing the Local DRR Action through Making Cities Resilient (MCR2030)

Events / By cemara

It is no doubt that current efforts of disaster risk reduction must be amplified during the increase of climate-related disasters, and on the frontlines are city and local governments as the closest institution to communities in mitigating disasters and reducing vulnerability. In the face of rapid urban growth, UCLG ASPAC realises the urgency of building …

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The Asia-Pacific Perspective in Building Back Better through Good Local Governance and a Focus on Climate Resiliency

Events, Uncategorized / By cemara

As one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world, Asia-Pacific must build resiliency in an even riskier world. However, at the UCLG World Congress in 2022, the region was all about opportunity and hope since more local and regional governments are becoming equipped to implement sustainable policies and programmes that not only respond to …

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Month: November 2022

Transformation of the Hongjecheon Stream, Seoul’s First Urban Waterside Attraction

Samarinda and Banjarmasin: Accolades on Climate Actions

GCoM Cities and Partners in Asia: Sharing Experiences at InfoPoint Conference of European Commission

HDP Nexus Committee Meeting: Making Progress through Peace Project

Regent Ratna Machmud of Musi Rawas: Developed, Independent, and Dignified Regency

East Timor: Towards ASEAN’s 11th Member

WEBINAR: Enhancing the Local DRR Action through Making Cities Resilient (MCR2030)

The Asia-Pacific Perspective in Building Back Better through Good Local Governance and a Focus on Climate Resiliency