Kupang’s Climate Action Plan Gains Momentum with CRIC
On July 2-3, 2024, Rizki Satria, CRIC Project Field Officer, participated in the Kupang Climate Action Plan (CAP) coordination meeting. The meeting, held at the Leadership Meeting Room, Faculty of Agriculture, Nusa Cendana University, focused on expediting the completion of the CAP report. Welhelmus Mella, Lecturer and Kupang CAP Writing Team Leader from Nusa Cendana […]
CRIC Project Supports Long-Term Planning in Pilot Cities
The Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project is actively supporting pilot cities in integrating climate mitigation and adaptation strategies into their long-term development plans (RPJPD). This initiative aims to guide sustainable growth in CRIC pilot cities of Kupang, Banjarmasin, Ternate, and Gorontalo. On May 6, 2024, the first RPJPD discussion took place in Kupang, […]
Leaving a Lasting Impact: CRIC Project Accelerates Climate Action Planning in Pilot Cities
In its final stages of implementation, the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) project reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration and empowering pilot cities for long-term sustainability through a coordination meeting with partners held on Thursday, 20 June 2024. In this meeting, with the CRIC Project Management Unit (PMU), Mr. Hizbullah Arief, CRIC Regional Project […]
Samarinda City Showcases Building Resilient Communities at the 10th World Water Forum
Samarinda City, Indonesia, showcased its innovative approaches to disaster risk reduction and management at the 10th World Water Forum, held from 18th to 25th May 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. The city had the privilege of being a speaker at the side event organised by the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and the United Cities […]
CRIC Joins Indonesia’s SNDC Meeting, Shares Lessons Learned from Pilot Cities
Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC), climate project under United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) attended focus group discussion for non-party stakeholders (NPS) hosted by Directorate of Adaptation, Directorate General of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF). The event discussed Indonesia’s second nationally determined contribution (SNDC) at Hotel Santika Premier Slipi, […]
Building Urban Resilience: Insights from the CRIC Thematic Panel of Experts in Makassar
The Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project recently convened a Thematic Panel of Experts on Urban Resilience and Early Warning Systems on the 5th of March in Makassar, Indonesia. It brought over 100 attendees, including local government representatives from 10 CRIC pilot cities and its stakeholders, strategic partners, and experts on early warning systems and […]
Second Partnership for Sustainable Cities: Moving Forward with Sustainable Financing
CRIC Project attended The second Partnership for Sustainable Cities in Barcelona, Spain, between 12-14 March 2024. The EU-funded ‘Partnerships for Sustainable Cities’ programme seeks to promote integrated urban development by forging partnerships among local authorities from EU member states and partner countries, aligning with the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the EU’s new policy […]
CRIC Attends 2024 Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development
The 2024 SDG Progress Report, launched by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), highlighted the persisting challenges of poverty and inequality, with gender and location playing pivotal roles. United Nations News reports that Goal 13 on Climate Action faces major challenges, with progress on all of its targets off […]
From Inventories to Impact Reduction: Gorontalo Climate Working Group Meets with CAP Writing Team for Coordination
Gorontalo, one of CRIC Project’s 10 pilot cities, continues to take decisive action after the completion of all its mitigation and adaptation training (August 2021-August 2023) by building on those two years of intensive training with a crucial coordination meeting held in November 2023. Armed with data GHG inventories, vulnerabilities, and risk indices, the Gorontalo […]
Bandar Lampung Solidifies the Results of the City’s Climate Action Plan
Following completing a series of Climate Action Plan (CAP) trainings and technical assistance in November 2023, Bandar Lampung city’s CAP consultant is driving the finalisation of the CAP analysis and writing process. This crucial phase involves confirming the interim analysis results and solidifying Bandar Lampung city’s adaptation targets, paving the way for a resilient and […]