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Enabling Environment on Climate Resilience Inclusive Cities : City Commitment to Tackle Climate Change on Sustainable Waste Management
UCLG ASPAC represents local governments politically within the international community, and with the United Nations and its agencies. It also promotes inclusive societies which safeguard equality, social and economic justice, and sustainable community development....
The Newly Elected UCLG ASPAC President, Mr. Ashok Kumar Calls for Cooperation, Knowledge Sharing and Re-evaluation of Global Commitments
Hundreds of participants from local governments, local governments associations and city representatives from countries all over the Asia-Pacific region gathered for the UCLG ASPAC 2021 hybrid online Council Meeting on 25th February 2021. One important agenda is the...
THE NEXT HOST OF 2021 UCLG ASPAC CONGRESS AND 2022 UCLG WORLD CONGRESS
Zhengzhou City, China During the Council Meeting 2021, Zhengzhou City has expressed its strong intention to still host the face-to-face 2021 UCLG ASPAC CONGRESS in September 2021. Zhengzhou City, the capital of Centra China Henan’s Province, with a GDP US$ 149,2...
The Journey of Mumbai’s Most Tenacious Mayor: Kishori Pednekar
FROM the mills of Worli, struggling to survive, being a nurse and now the mayor, Kishori Pednekar is one of most tenacious women out there. She takes chances and risks when trying to achieve her goals, ensuring the safety of her people. Born in a mill worker at Worli...
Rethinking Local Government Budget Management for COVID-19 Response and SDGs Achievement: Strategies from Indonesia
TO address the challenge faced by local governments in Indonesia in the management and prioritisation of local budget during pandemic, UCLG ASPAC and APEKSI’s collaborative programme, LOCALISE SDGs has engaged the Indonesian Regional Autonomy Monitoring Committee...
LOCALISE SDGs: Adaptive Responses to Better Address Local Governments’ Needs amidst the Pandemic
UCLG ASPAC LOCALISE SDGs Programme has seen the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic not only poses great challenges in terms of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) attainment, but also presents opportunities to build back better. This is reflected in all of its...
Governor Mieko Yoshimura: Children, Job Creation, and Agriculture
Governor Mieko Yoshimura is the leader of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Initially elected as governor on 25 January 2009, Governor Mieko is currently on her third term as Yamagata governor. She made history as Yamagata’s first female governor and the sixth in Japan...
Daejeon: Tightening Friendship through Newly Open Support Centre for Foreign Residents
AIMING to tighten international friendship, Daejeon will open “Daejeon Support Centre for Foreign Residents” in February 2021 in Jeong-dong, Dong-gu. As of November 2019, the number of foreign population in Daejeon was recorded at 34,000 with the percentage of...
Gunsan’s Online Exhibition of Children’s Art: International City Exchange in the Pandemic
14-31 December 2020 | Gunsan – The city of Gunsan held the "2020 Gunsan Overseas Exchange City Children's Art Online Exhibition" for 18 days. The international city exchange taking the form of exhibition was firstly conducted in 2016 at the Gunsan Arts Centre. This...
Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro: Act Fast, Learn from Experience
MAYOR Krisel Lagman-Luistro is the female leader of the City of Tabaco in the province of Albay in the Philippines. The city is surrounded by volcanoes and waterfalls – home to the Mayon Volcano, the most active volcano in the Philippines and, thus, it is used to...
