Events Index

New age urban and economic developments are transforming the fundamental nature and structure of cities around the world. Alongside, cities are also facing challenges of extreme nature globally; from drought-like situations in Cape Town and Shimla to flooding in...

The world organisation United Cities and Local Governments keeps a strong commitment towards the connection between culture and sustainable development. The International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21, held on a biennial basis, is one of the best examples of...

2 – 6 December 2019 | GUANGZHOU – One of the crucial elements for sustainable urban life is to enable city to contextualise and reshape its various aspects taking into consideration the local conditions and needs. To assist Asia-Pacific cities in this respect, UCLG...

12 December 2019 I KATHMANDU – Following the announcement of the Government of Nepal to submit for the second time the Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the implementation of the 2030 Global Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2020, UCLG ASPAC is collaborating with...

14 December 2019 I KATHMANDU – UCLG ASPAC Manifesto (2015-2020) has served as strategic guidelines to stimulate the needed improvements toward the fulfilment of UCLG ASPAC’s vision and mission. As we are approaching the final year of the current Manifesto, it is a...

12-13 December 2019 I KATHMANDU – In order to strengthen the SDGs localisation and Voluntary National Review (VNR) preparation, UCLG ASPAC collaborated with Local Government Associations (LGAs) and UCLG Learning Programme, in conducting a Learning Workshop on SDGs...

19-22 November 2019 I BRUSSELS – UCLG ASPAC’s team working under the International Urban Cooperation Programme (IUC), an initiative funded by the European Union (EU) to support the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), took part in the event that...

17 December 2019 I SOLO – Built on their commitments to integrate culture as part of city development, local artists from Jeju and Surakarta teamed up to work on a joint project facilitated by UCLG ASPAC. The end result is a fun, creative and artistic space for...

2 – 6 December 2019 | GUANGZHOU – One of the key ideas for sustainable urban life is to allow city contextualise its various aspects and to reshape by considering the context of local people. Responding to this, UCLG ASPAC highly supports the initiative of Guangzhou...

20 November 2019 | JAKARTA – Member cities of UCLG ASPAC, Dalian and Jakarta, fostered their bilateral exchanges through a courtesy visit of Mr. Xiao Shengfeng, Chairman of Standing Committee of Dalian People’s Congress, at the Jakarta Capital City this month....