CRIF 2025 Learnings: Banyumas Integrated Waste Management
UCLG ASPAC, through the CRIC Project, engaged representatives from local governments, technical experts, and members of working groups from the 10 CRIC pilot cities to visit and learn from Banyumas’ community-driven and integrated waste management system, which serves as a model for decentralised climate action. Banyumas has made significant strides in solid waste management, in […]
Empowering Cities, Enabling Change: Reflections on CRIF 2025
The Climate Resilience and Innovation Forum (CRIF) 2025, in partnership with the Jakarta Special Capital Region and with support from the European Union brought together over 300 participants from across Asia and Europe to accelerate local climate action, the event marked the conclusion of the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project. Held in Jakarta, […]
Sustainably Financing Climate-Resilient Cities: Highlights from the CRIC Panel of Experts in Kochi
Sustainable climate action in cities could be catalysed with the help of financing. Recognising this, the UCLG ASPAC-implemented Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project held its fourth Panel of Experts was in Kochi, Kerala, India from 4-6th February 2025 at the Marriott Hotel. Organised in collaboration with the All-India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) […]
Fostering Climate-Resilient Futures: Insights from CRIC Panel of Experts in Bali on Waste Management and Bioregional Governance
The CRIC Thematic Panel of Experts, themed “Towards Inclusive and Resilient Cities: Ecosystem and Waste Management for a Sustainable Future,” convened in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia from October 28 to 31, 2024. This second panel continued to serve as a platform for dialogue and partnership-building to empower CRIC pilot cities and other Asia-Pacific cities to […]
Building Urban Resilience in Banjarmasin: A Collaborative Approach to Flood, Sanitation, and Waste Management
From 3-5 November 2023, Dr. Pascaline Gaborit, CRIC partner and Founder ofPilot4Dev visited the pilot city of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, to engage with local government representatives on the pressing issues of water, sanitation, and waste management. This visit was part of ongoing efforts to address Banjarmasin’s unique urban challenges, including flooding, waste management, and environmental […]
Collaborative Progress: Banjarmasin City’s Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategy
Banjarmasin City continued its dedicated efforts toward climate change mitigation and adaptation by progressing on the Climate Action Plan (CAP). During a recent coordination meeting, the writing team, led by Mr Akbar Rahman, reported significant developments in the CAP, with Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 now completed. The results of the CAP […]
Waste Management and Climate Change Top OECD Survey
These two most pressing issues: waste management and climate change are also the policy areas most often targeted by city-to-city partnerships. Waste management and climate change are municipalities’ main urban challenges. Eighty-six per cent (86%) of municipalities mentioned waste management as one of the key sustainable urban development challenges, followed by climate change (73%). Another […]
Launch of EU-Indonesia Cooperation 2024-2025 Report Highlights CRIC Project
The report highlighted UCLG ASPAC Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC), as one of the key EU Cooperation projects in Indonesia working in the Environment and Climate Change sector. European Union Delegation Launched the EU-Indonesia Cooperation 2024-2025 Report which took place yesterday, on 17th September at Shangri La Hotel, Jakarta. The report weaves stories of collaboration between the EU […]
Building Back Better in CRIC Pilot Cities
The term Build Back Better was firstly coined in Indonesia following the tsunami that struck Aceh and Nias in 2004. The disaster, which claimed approximately 230,000 lives, including 167,000 in Aceh and Nias alone. In the aftermath, the term was used in a 2005 World Bank report, detailing the preliminary stocktake of the damage and […]
Three CRIC Pilot Cities Win Honours as ‘Urban Resilience Champions’
Three CRIC Pilot Cities, Pekanbaru, Samarinda, and Mataram, have made achievements at the national level by receiving a token of appreciation from the Indonesia Urban Resilience Forum (IURF) for their outstanding contributions to building resilient and sustainable urban environments in their respective regions. These cities have shown significant dedication to building a resilient future against […]