Together with Pilot4DEV, the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project successfully held a fruitful one out of two workshops on 19th March 2021, which discussed about the important relationship between preserving coastal areas, particularly in low lying territories, and its contribution

As the month marking the International Women’s Day is coming to an end, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) held a series of discussions throughout March 2021 regarding what is called the Feminist Municipal Movement.It was established during the opening session od the Local and Regional Gover

Throughout 2019, there are over 65 million international migrants in the Asia-Pacific, and migrants from ESCAP countries live outside of their home country, making up nearly 40 percent of all migrants in the world. The same goes for 46 million migrants in Asia-Pacific countries who moved to other co

In the light of the International Women’s Day week 2021, it is once again increasingly clear that tangible breakthroughs are now met with new yet familiar changes. With more women staying at home during the pandemic, they are facing layered burdens such as juggling paid work and caregiving, while fa

As the COVID-19 pandemic hits its one-year mark in March 2021, its effects still affect many sectors in Indonesia, particularly tourism. The tourism industry is still not able to fully operate.However, this pandemic also gives us an opportunity for readjustments of strategy, such as in guaranteeing

The Race To Resilience is a global umbrella campaign – the sibling to ​Race To Zero. ​ It was launched at the Climate Adaptation Summit on 25th January 2021 by Alok Sharma as COP26 President designate, with opening remarks by Ban Ki-Moon, 8th Secretary General of the United Nations.The Race to Zero

“As governments look beyond COVID-19, cities have a vital role to play in building back better. On the front lines, they’re integral to facilitating cooperation and securing necessary green investments. In what promises to be a robust discussion of ideas and action, Innovate4Cities conference will b

About the conferenceCo-hosted by UN-Habitat and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), the Innovate4Cities conference will be the leading gathering on urban solutions and implementation pathways by and for cities, researchers, policy makers, businesses, innovators and students in

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 election of the new president of t

ZHENGZHOU CITY, CHINADuring 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 billion reported in 2018, per capita GD

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 Naka, Mayor Kishori had started a

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 (KPPOD) and produced research and po

UCLG ASPAC, as the largest section of UCLG, plays its role as representative of local governments in the Asia Pacific region. With intense preparation, and to fulfill its Secretariat role, UCLG ASPAC held its bi-annual Council Meeting on Thursday (25/02) at Plataran, Senayan, South Jakarta.Due to so

DAEJEON Metropolitan City puts special attention on its people’s mental health. To ensure people can easily reach out for mental support, the city started the operation of “Mind Talk Talk Bus,”a service for psychological support, along with the “Daejeon Regional Mental Health Welfare Centre.” This i

19 February 2021 | THE United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju organised a webinar on “Localisation of the SDGs: Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)-based Ways Forward.” UCLG ASPAC was invited as one of resource persons together with the Green Climate Fund (GCF),

UCLG Retreat and Campus is an annual event held by the UCLG WORLD, and this year, the 7th UCLG Retreat and Campus was held on the 15-22 February 2021. Carrying the theme “A Global Community That Cares” this year event is aimed to gives the opportunity to all members to discuss how to capitalize this

UCLG ASPAC and Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) collaborative programme on Blended Learning Course (BLC) for Local Governments has reached out wide areas of role and function in the local government structure. This is a positive signal, as the SDGs localisation does need collaborative efforts from a

RESPONDING to the global climate change crisis, city of Gunsan announced its ambition to run renewable energy programmes together with people in 2021. Gunsan also sets plan to promote various policies and development projects on Saemangeum more systematically to ensure public are well informed.1. Ci

Climate change affects all of us, and the smallest actions can create big ripples which when done effectively can contribute to tangible change. Creating that change needs innovative and if not most importantly, collaborative efforts and it starts with raising awareness, for example in the importanc

Launched in 2013 at United States of America, with 300 cities across the US participated, Bloomberg Philanthropies MAYORS CHALENGE is the biggest cities competition that inspires city leaders across the world to come up with the most innovative solution to respective challenging and most pressing is