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Quezon: Food and Nutrition Security Initiatives

Quezon City is the most populous city in Metro Manila Region.  Facing food insecurity challenge, Quezon City Government has successfully improved the sustainability and adequacy of food security through their exemplary programmes across the city: Joy of Urban Farming (JOUF) and GrowQC Kasama ka sa Pag-Unlad sa Pagkain, Kabuhayan, at Kalusugan (GrowQC Programme). Started in …

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Likupang Courtesy Visit: Discovering Solar Panel Farm in the Hidden Paradise

December 15, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC, represented by Secretary General Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi with her team, conducted a courtesy visit to North Minahasa Regency (Indonesia), as part of the preparation for the upcoming UCLG ASPAC Executive Bureau Meeting 2024 planned to be held on April 23-25.  The meeting managed to agree on several key …

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Mayor Viandrei Cuevas of Palayan City: Digitalisation, Local Economy, and Good Financial Governance

MAYOR Viandrei Nicole “Vianne” J. Cuevas is leading Palayan City, the capital of Nueva Ecija.  Palayan, recorded as one of the least populated areas in the Philippines, saw remarkable progress and transformation in the city under the leadership of Mayor Viandrei Cuevas.  Priorities are laid in the areas of digitalisation, local economy, as well as …

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Sharing View in the 2023 Global Mayors’ Forum and the 6th Guangzhou International Award: Preserving Heritage, Promoting Progress

December 7 – 9, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC was invited to attend and share the view in the 2023 Global Mayors’ Forum and the 6th Guangzhou International Award on Urban Innovation.  Co-organised by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, UCLG, and the World Association of Major …

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UCLG ASPAC Welcomes New Leadership and Invigorates Cities to Advance Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

November 13-15, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC successfully organised the 9th UCLG ASPAC Congress taking the theme “Advancing Balanced Economic Development for Asia and the Pacific,” hosted by the Yiwu Municipal People’s Government and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC). UCLG ASPAC took the 9th Congress to the next level, emboldening cities …

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Opening Access to People’s Basic Needs: Good Practices from Cities and Local Governments

OPENING access to basic needs and ensuring their deliverability is one of many ways local governments can do to make local people thrive. Continuously upgrading ways to ensure deliverability shows that basic services are on the top list of local government priorities. Cities can learn how local governments of other cities deliver to local people …

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Urban-ACT: Supporting Cities Building Enabling Environment for Sustainability

October-November 2023 | UCLG ASPAC, under the framework of the Urban-ACT programme, the Integrated Urban Climate Action for Low-Carbon and Resilient Cities, supports cities for sustainable urban governance and climate financing by promoting enabling frameworks and knowledge sharing on assessment of enabling conditions in various stages.     Philippines Urban Forum 2023: Sustainable Urban Governance: Building …

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UCLG ASPAC Participation in the 2nd National Urban Forum Indonesia

October 19, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC actively participated in the 2nd National Urban Forum (NUF), a national-level initiative led by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of Indonesia (PUPR) to heighten public awareness about the importance of sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban settlement and housing development and inspire actions at both the individual and …

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MuNASS Supported Study on SDG 6.2 in Bangladesh, Key Policy Recommendations Disseminated

October 5, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC Municipal Network Advocacy on Sanitation in South Asia (MuNASS) Programme organised a sharing meeting to support a study in Bangladesh on SDG 6.2 Data Management. Organised under collaboration with the Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB) and the Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE) of Bangladesh, the major objective …

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Mayor Beverly Rose Dimacuha of Batangas City: Work and Leadership for People

MAYOR Beverly Rose Dimacuha of Batangas is currently in her second term leading the city of Batangas, Philippines. Leading the city with heart, Mayor Beverly Rose Dimacuha has shown that local people’s interests are on her top list through her works. These have also been acknowledged by various parties.   Entering her second term, Mayor …

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