Newsletter Vol. 22 Edition October 2014 – April 2015

It is more than exciting to announce that we are back with our newsletter again, this time for the November 2014 April 2015 edition. It always very nice to get to see the innovative thinking of cities and local government in finding initiatives to outdo themselves and make their voices heard in the international stage.

World Leaders Conservation Forum in Jeju

THE IUCN World Conservation Congress, held in Jeju in 2012, initiated a series of high-level World Leaders’ Dialogues focused on critical environmental issues.

UCLG ASPAC Teaming Up with IndoWater 2015 Expo & Forum, 27-29 May 2015

On the recently-held IndoWater Press Conference, Khairul Mahadi, UCLG ASPAC Senior Advisor of Programme Development and Collaboration, introduced to the public the main issue that will be discussed during the seminar, which is to promote the importance of sustainable urban development, protection of environment and conservation of natural resources. The organization supports measures in environmental improvement through good governance practices, technology transfer, and improved financing system.

Encynet Initiative

THE World Local Government Summit Forum having been held in Jeju during the IUCN World Conservation Congress Jeju 2012, emphasized that the roles and actions of the world’s local governments have become more important than any other times, to come up with the solutions responding to environmental issues and for conservation of the environment. Accordingly, the world’s local governments strongly supported the establishment of Cyber Environment Network of World Local Governments.