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8, 25, 26 November 2021 | UCLG ASPAC teaming up with UCLG Learning and collaborating with the Platforma, UN Habitat and UN ESCAP organised and facilitated a roll-out of Module 4 on Decentralised Cooperation (DC) and SDGs localisation in a three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) sessions targeting UCLG ASPAC members. The training was delivered online …

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December 2021 | AS the fourth pillar of sustainable development, culture has an indelible contribution to social and economic development and environmental protection. The vitality of culture ensures the sustainability of a civilisation and a society. On 9 December, the “7 Keys Workshop” was successfully held in Xi’an. The workshop was co-organised by Xi’an Municipal …

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||-3px|||”] 2 December 2021 | UCLG ASPAC and its active member, City Government of Yogyakarta launched the https://parikolektif.com/ website in Purbayan, Kotagede, Yogyakarta (one of the urban farm areas in Yogyakarta) with support from UN Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme. …

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December 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, host of the Secretariat of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy Southeast Asia (GCoM SEA) facilitated a visit of the European Union-funded GCoM Asia Programme to its four selected pilot cities/regencies in Indonesia (Tangerang, North Minahasa, Medan, and Pontianak) to ensure a clearer path for them to …

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14 December 2021 | UCLG ASPAC, a permanent member of the Academy’s Advisory Board, joined the Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy Third Batch virtual opening and the first module. A total of 14 Mayors from nine countries have been selected as Fellows for the third cohort: Shusha and Ismayilli Region (Azerbaijan), Chandpur and Gazipur (Bangladesh), Gelephu Thromde …

Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy Welcomes Third Batch of Fellows Read More »

28-29 October 2021 | UCLG ASPAC shared the progress of voluntary commitment the organisation made at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF) in 2019 through the 2nd Regional Partners Forum, a virtual event organised by The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat), …

The 2nd Regional Partners Forum: Encouraging Progress for SDGs Attainment in Asia and the Pacific Read More »

5 November 2021 | THE city of Gunsan held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of a test bed for autonomous platooning of commercial vehicles in Bieungdo-dong. The test bed is a facility that supports high-speed self-driving testing and verification and is expected to lead the future automobile industry such as eco-friendly …

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