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PAKISTAN is the 8th most vulnerable country in the world to the impact of climate change even though its contribution to the total global greenhouse gas emission is miniscule (less than one percent). Recent flooding in Pakistan is an example of an ongoing climate catastrophe. The recent flooding in Pakistan caused a dire humanitarian crisis …

Local Council Association Sindh: Responding to the Humanitarian Crisis of Flooding Read More »

March 27-30, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC partook in the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development from March 27 to 30, 2023, held in Bangkok, Thailand. Organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Forum is the regional preparatory process towards the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). With the …

UCLG ASPAC at the 10th APFSD: Collective Power of Local Governments Read More »

February 16, 2023 | Islamabad – UCLG ASPAC SDGs localisation programme in Pakistan co-funded by the European Union (EU), LEAD for SDGs partnered with the National Assembly of Pakistan’s SDGs Secretariat and arranged an all-day National Dialogue on the localisation of the SDGs containing fruitful technical sessions on “Parliamentary Oversight of the SDGs, Local-level Reporting …

LEAD4SDGs: From High-Level National Speakers, Launch of SDGs Knowledge Hub, and Policy Dialogues Read More »

January 19, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC South-southwest (SSW) Standing Committee held a webinar on “Digital Governance in Southwest Asia” on January 19, 2023 to share the benefits and challenges of digital local governance in Southwest Asia and the good practices of digital governance in the region. The webinar also shared India’s experience of digital governance …

SSW Committee: Digital Governance in Southwest Asia Webinar Read More »

February 13-14, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC, in collaboration with Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC), and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), held the two days Learning Workshop on Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting (GRPB) for local governments from on February 13th and 14th, 2023. As part of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) …

Gender Responsive and Participatory Budgeting Workshop: Capacity Building for Local Governments in Malaysia Read More »

February 2-3, 2023 | UCLG ASPAC Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Programme organised, in hybrid mode, the second climate mitigation training for the city of Banjarmasin, on February 2, 2023. It was facilitated by its technical partner, the Centre for Climate Risk and Opportunity Management in Southeast Asia Pacific (CCROM – SEAP).   This two-day …

CRIC: Support the Advancement of Banjarmasin in Climate Actions Read More »

UCLG ASPAC, the host of the GCoM Southeast Asia Secretariat, successfully organised a series of public consultations on Climate Action Plan (CAP) development in three Indonesian pilot cities: Tangerang (February 6), Medan (February 9), and Pontianak (February 13). These series of events are part of the GCoM Asia project support to ensure local governments of …

GCoM SEA: Public Consultation on CAP Development in Indonesian Pilot Cities Read More »