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CRIC: Tackle Climate Challenges at Hand, Share the Solution, Spread the Awareness

JULY 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, under the framework of the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) programme funded by the European Union (EU), initiated a two-way (virtual) dialogue between CRIC pilot cities and the project’s global partners. The dialogue was conducted to provide updates on cities’ efforts in tackling climate challenges as well as to …

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MOVING BEYOND REPORTING: KEY TAKEAWAYS ON MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE AND MULTI STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION AT THE FIFTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS FORUM ON SDGS

As cities in the world are actualising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, Local and regional governments play an essential role in influencing, attracting, and implementing the SDGs agenda in their working area. Strengthening decentralisation to accelerate SDGs became the opportunity cities need to take, especially in the process of localising the SDGs. The …

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Voluntary Local Reviews and Voluntary Subnational Reviews: Key Policy Tools for the SDGs and part of the ‘Whole of Society’ Approach

Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are underway, and local governments and regional governments are key actors, in its achievement by 2030 – being responsible for delivering as much as 65% of the SDGs targets [1] This message was embodied at the fifth Local and Regional Governments’ Forum, on the occasion of the 2022 …

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MAB and ITN-BUET in Bangladesh: Fostering Strategic Partneship for MuNASS-II

14 June 2022 | UCLG ASPAC sanitation programme Municipalities Network Advocacy on Sanitation in South Asia (MuNASS) II moves forward. This time, the programme team ensured the project’s sustainability through partnership. The Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB), the lead institution for the implementation in Bangladesh, and the International Training Network – Bangladesh University of Engineering …

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LEAD for SDGs in Pakistan: District Outreach, New Leader Engagement, Celebrating Independent Women Candidates in Election

June 2022 | UCLG ASPAC collaborative programme for localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Pakistan, LEAD for SDGs, an initiative funded by the European Union (EU) and UCLG ASPAC, recorded substantial progress in their efforts to mainstream SDGs localisation. Included in the activities were more districts outreach for SDGs mainstreaming, new leader engagement, and …

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CRIC Training: Strengthening Local Ownership for Climate Action

JUNE 2022 | UCLG ASPAC collaborative programme for Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC), an initiative funded by the European Union (EU), organised training on Adaptation and Mitigation to strengthen the ownership of climate response for local government in Gorontalo and Kupang. The training activities brought together various related stakeholders, from local government institutions, media, …

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KLRTC-UCLG ASPAC Webinar: Localising Disaster Risk Prevention in Asia-Pacific Cities

14 June 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, in partnership with the Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), organised a webinar entitled “Getting into Action: Disasters Prevention for Cities Resilience.” The event was an experience sharing the local government of Kuala Lumpur to cities and as an occasion to learn from others with similar experiences. The event …

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UCLG ASPAC-KAIDEC LoA Signing: Collaboration to Promote Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Works

6 June 2022, Jakarta | UCLG ASPAC and the Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation (KAIDEC) signed a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) to promote Official Development Assistance (ODA) under the framework of UCLG ASPAC Humanitarian Development (HDP) Nexus Committee, led by Province of Gyeonggi. Founded in 2007, KAIDEC is Korea’s representative association in the …

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5th International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21: 3 ASPAC Cities Receive Special Mentions

The International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21 recognises cities and individuals that contributed to culture as a key dimension in sustainable cities. The 5th edition of the Award specifically aimed to recognise best practices that promoted cultural rights in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and post-pandemic recovery, and/or promoted culture as …

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