THE 2015 Executive Bureau and Council Meetings were held in conjunction with the Conference on “Local Government Voices Towards Habitat III on a New Urban Agenda” in Wakatobi on 6-7 September 2015.
Commenced first on 5 September with the Conference, mayors, district chiefs, and other representatives from around Asia-Pacific were present on these meetings, including the host Mayor Hugua, UCLG ASPAC President and Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Mr. Won Hee-Ryong, and not to mention UCLG ASPAC Secretary General Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi.
Various decisions were made at the Meetings, such as the next host for the the next Executive Bureau Meeting, AIILSG (All India Institute of Local Self-Government) and the acceptance of new members and the activities for 2016.
On 7 September, as part of the field study, the delegates were brought to see locations where Wakatobi is now operating its low carbon society projects in cooperation with UCLG ASPAC. The tour was followed by a trip to Hoga Island, Wakatobi National Park, to see the underwater beauty of Wakatobi.
During the Meetings, a group of students from the City University of Yokohama was also in Wakatobi to work together with the local schools and residents in promoting environmental education and tourism. Their activities include the “Clean Beach Campaign” focusing on waste collection and segregation.
