Month: December 2022

How COP27 Impacts Local Governance in Climate Issues

COP27 has been a platform to solidify and redirect cooperation between countries to mitigate climate issues such as extreme weather events and increasing greenhouse concentration as the progress limiting global temperature rise may be hindered. On the positive side, COP27 results in loss and damage funding agreements to aid countries vulnerable to climate disasters, carbon …

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LEAD4SDGs: From SDGs Committee at District Level, Pilot Innovative Actions, to Capacity Building Activities

UCLG ASPAC LEAD4SDGs Programme completed various activities during November – December 2022 and achieved various milestones from SDGs Committee at the district level, pilot innovative actions, to completion of capacity building activities. November 24 & December 20, 2022 | Balochistan – The last phase of training sessions covered nine remote and overlooked districts of Balochistan, …

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Coordination Call of GCoM SEA Partners

Coordination Call of GCoM SEA Partners: Concluding 2022 with Coordination and Synchronisation

November 24, 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, the host of the GCoM SEA Secretariat, took part in the year-end coordination meeting among the GCoM Southeast Asia partners , including the European Union (EU), CDP, CityNet, GCoM Asia Project, GCoM Global, and ICLEI Southeast Asia. The meeting shared new initiatives and upcoming events. Mayor Abigail Binay (Mayor …

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Addressing the Asia-Pacific Progress on SDGs for the GSDR 2023

Addressing the Asia-Pacific Progress on SDGs for the GSDR 2023

Photo credit: Red P Santos/GIZ November 29-30, 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, represented by Ambassador Madelaine Alfelor, former Mayor of Iriga, advocated the role of local governments in localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the Asia and the Pacific Regional Consultation Workshop for the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) 2023 held on 29th and 30th …

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#3 Telemedicine Webinar: Concluding 2022 with Commitment to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the Face of Pandemic

December 9, 2022 | UCLG ASPAC and the City of Guangzhou represented by Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Centre (GWCMC) conducted the third webinar entitled “Effective Prevention and Management of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the Face of Pandemic” on December 9, 2022. This third and final webinar concluded the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between …

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The VLR of Jakarta Capital City: Collaborative Action of UCLG ASPAC, ADB and Jakarta Provincial Government

December 2022 | UCLG ASPAC supported Jakarta for the development of Voluntary Local Review (VLR) in 2022, following the completion of the VLR of Surabaya. In the aim to produce SDGs voluntary reporting in the capital city, UCLG ASPAC initiated the collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to work with Jakarta provincial government for …

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Indonesia-Pacific Forum for Development 2022

Indonesia-Pacific Forum for Development 2022: Sharing Knowledge on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

December 7-8, 2022 | UCLG ASPAC once again took the opportunity to have the Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Resilience as part of the Indonesia-Pacific Forum for Development (IPFD) in Bali, December 7-8, 2022. Under the IPFD event initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of Indonesia, a series of …

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The 2022 ASEAN Mayors Forum

The 2022 ASEAN Mayors Forum: Addressed Urban Challenges and Solutions Together

December 2-3, 2022 | UCLG ASPAC as the host of the ASEAN Mayors Forum collaborated with the Phnom Penh Capital Administration, organised the 2022 ASEAN Mayors Forum (AMF) at the Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh. As the first offline event since the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 AMF elaborated on the theme ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together: …

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