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Communication and Organizational Change Across Culture
Communication is both the most important yet challenging aspect to accomplish anywhere around the world. In terms of intercultural communication, Asia is comprised of various cultures with more than a thousand languages. Each culture is unique and having an open mind...
Urban-ACT: Integrated Urban Climate Action for Low-Carbon & Resilient Cities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand – Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
Asia Pacific region predicted to be the most urban cities in the next decades. That phenomenon will bring an increasing infrastructure development, energy consumption, high demand in fossil fuels for transportation, inappropriate waste management, which all contribute...
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021 FOCUSES ON NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
Our environment has been exploited and destroyed for so long. According to WWF, the tropics lost close to 30 football fields’ worth of trees every single minute. We have also destroyed half of our wetlands for over the last century. Furthermore, we have already lost...
Adapting to Climate Change through Climate Action Planning and Financing with C40
In strengthening its commitment to tackle climate change, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) made an appearance in the event titled “Climate Action Planning & Finance: C40 Tools and Resources”on 3rd June 2021. A representative of the...
Cirebon: Circularity and Collaboration Keys to Building Climate Resilience
UCLG ASPAC, facilitated by its flagship programme, Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) helps the City of Cirebon to shift into a climate-resilient and inclusive city through the promotion of circularity and collaborative waste management initiatives....
Mayor Menchie of Mandaluyong: Serving People from First Lady to City Chief
MAYOR Carmelita “Menchie” Aguilar Abalos was elected as leader of Mandaluyong (Philippines) in June 2016. However, her works started since she was the first lady of the city. All her works show how she cares for her people, particularly the vulnerable ones. Works as a...
World Environment Day 2021 Focuses on Nature-Based Solutions
Our environment has been exploited and destroyed for so long. According to WWF, the tropics lost close to 30 football fields’ worth of trees every single minute. We have also destroyed half of our wetlands for over the last century. Furthermore, we have already lost...
Urban Leadership as Human Approach to Manage Cities in the Asia-Pacific
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities in the Asia-Pacific region remain adamant in aiming for urban excellence. The Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) XXXVI was recently hosting an online session titled “Nurturing Human Assets for Urban...
Gyeonggi Province and UCLG ASPAC work together in accelerating Local Humanitarian Development Peace
Gyeonggi Provincial Government conducted the 2021 DMZ Forum under the theme of “Opening the New Horizon of Peace”. This forum discussed the Role and Implication of local governments in the Asia Pacific Region to build the ‘Peace ODA’ Platform. Gyeonggi Province in...
The Climate City Gap Fund aims to Assist Cities and Municipalities in Pre-Planning and Development of Climate Infrastructure Projects
It is no longer a doubt that cities are at the heart of climate action and adaptation. Due to their rapid population growth, urban development is also accelerating, thus creating impacts on the environment, such as climate change. This is highlighted through...
