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Tokushima is the capital and largest city of Tokushima Prefecture. Located on the Kii Channel, the city plays a pivotal role in connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea. Recently, Tokushima broke a new record with the election of Sawako Naito as the youngest...

THE city of Daejeon has decided to take the city’s climate commitment further. Putting priorities on air quality improvement, urban water cycle management, and ecological environment restoration, the city has aspired to be model of leading eco-friendly city and to be...

GUNSAN has drawn attention as the first local government establishing a new transportation infrastructure for sustainable tourism: a self-driving bus. The city’s eco-friendly transportation service drives new waves of sustainable tourism in local community. According...

Mayor Alex Walker leads the Central Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand. The district is home to the beautiful beaches and historic homesteads with a cozy population of 14,412 people. Mayor Alex Walker is the district’s female mayor - elected twice as the district’s mayor....

COLOMBO is the commercial capital as well as the largest city in Sri Lanka. As the most populous city with a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and multi-cultural community, the role of local government in ensuring the well being of people in Colombo is absolutely...

TOURISM is one of many sectors hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Becoming one of the main local revenue generators, tourism is the important sector local governments need to soon recover in order to support local economic development. Responding to this situation,...

UCLG ASPAC IUC Asia Programme introduces Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) to its 13 pilot cities. Incorporating CRVA into development of Climate Action Plans (CAPs) will provide cities with evidence-based data to enable deep understanding of the...

NAHA is home to more than 300,000 people. As the capital city of Okinawa prefecture, Naha serves as a political, economic, and education centre of Okinawa. Fostering these key roles of the city is Mayor Mikiko Shiroma, Naha’s two-term female leader that has used her...

KENDAL Regency is located on the Central Java Province in Indonesia. The area has become the spotlight of various awarding events in recent years, capturing the realisation of commitment of current leader, Mayor Mirna Annisa, to improve the welfare of the local...

THE COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the focus of local governments, from developing urban areas sustainably to development of proper responses on COVID-19, prevention method, and recovery plan afterwards. At the same time, local governments are also catching up with...