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24 July 2016, Surabaya – The Women Mayors Forum, a Parallel Event of the PrepCom3, saw an attendance of more than 400 people. Six women

Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change to be held from September 1 to 2, 2016 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Today more than 500 cities and local governments around the world are committed to the Compact of Mayors. 49 Cities are already fully compliant, tracking progress in a coherent framework, showing the global community the power of local climate action. The newly announced merge of the Compact of Mayors and the Covenant of Mayors, to be rolled out in 2017, will see enhanced support for local climate and energy action…

The session provides women mayors from all regions, an opportunity to highlight and celebrate their achievements. The Forum will focus on how women mayors have managed their cities regions differently, and provide a platform to share experiences of best practice. The Forum aims to emphasize that more woman mayors are critical for the transformational New Urban Agenda to be implemented at local level…

The session provides women mayors from all regions, an opportunity to highlight and celebrate their achievements. The Forum will focus on how women mayors have managed their cities regions differently, and provide a platform to share experiences of best practice. The Forum aims to emphasize that more woman mayors are critical for the transformational New Urban Agenda to be implemented at local level…

Nowadays, it is increasingly important for cities, especially in the developing region, to be equipped with capacities to survive, adapt and grow whilst coping with unpredictable challenges posed by climate change, disaster events, rapid urbanization and the economic downturn. This means that cities will need to become more resilient in a sense that they can readily respond to and deal with abrupt shocks and stresses that emerge. Studies show that building urban resilience involves multiple interventions which encompass different perspectives, scales and entry points…

IN an effort to advance sustainability of urban mobility in Asia-Pacific region, SHRDC and UCLG-ASPAC jointly organized a five-day Sustainable Mobility training program for UCLG-ASPAC

28 June 2016, JEJU – A cozy café where young people frequently gather and have community activities, Art Space SangNEhang, was the venue for the first Capacity Building on Cultural Tourism Development. The training event was co-organized by UNITAR CIFAL Jeju, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and UCLG ASPAC which promotes the role of culture in sustainable development through its Culture Committee…

THE Exhibition during the Third Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development (PrepCom3) will be showcasing projects, innovations, and solutions

UCLG held its annual Executive Bureau meeting and other parallel events from 25 to 28 May 2016 in Kazan, Russia. During this 4-day meeting, several sessions were set for policy debate on Sustainable Cities and Living Together and other sessions for various working committees, including Urban Strategic Planning, Statutory Affairs and Financial Management Committee…

DELGOSEA Council once again had its annual network meeting on May 16 – 17, 2016, in Bangkok, Thailand. As the first meeting of the year, members of DELGOSEA came together and shared updates about their action plans as well as decentralization development within their countries…