IPB Expert: Pilot Cities’ Knowledge in Climate Change Increases
Capacity building plays important roles in increasing city’s resilience from future climate change and extreme weather. “Understanding city’s local characteristic is the key,” Dr. Akhmad Faqih, expert from IPB University said during Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities First Discussion Panel in Surabaya, 1 March 2023. According to Dr. Faqih, a lecturer in Department of Geophysics and […]
CRIC Joins Partnership for Sustainable Cities – First Meeting of Partners Event
Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities Project joined Partnership for Sustainable Cities – First Meeting of Partners event in Brussels, Belgium, between 7-9 March 2023. The meeting that was held in International Auditorium, Roi Albert II Boulevard opened with Panel Discussion on “The Cities programme in the wider context of EU Engagement Strategies”. Marlene Holzner, Head […]
CRIC Pilot Cities Meet Partners in First Discussion Panel in Surabaya
Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities Project successfully facilitated CRIC First Discussion Panel in Surabaya between 1-3 March 2023. The event attended by stakeholders from CRIC Pilot Cities and CRIC Partners from South Asia (AIILSG) and Europe (Pilot4Dev, Ecolise, ACR+ and Gustave Eiffel University). The first day of CRIC discussion panel started with presentation of CRIC […]
CRIC Partners Visit Pilot Cities
CRIC partners’ plans to visit CRIC pilot cities were finally realized between 19-28 February 2023 two months after Indonesian Government eased COVID-19 restrictions on 30 December 2022. Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) is a 5-year initiative implemented by UCLG ASPAC with its partner organizations (Pilot4Dev, Universite Gustave Eiffel, ACR+, ECOLISE, and AIILSG) with support […]
Resilience and Climate Disaster Management in Cities: Transformative Change and Conflicts
Discover Pascaline Gaborit’s (Director, Pilot4DEV) latest article, ‘Resilience and Climate Disaster Management in Cities: Transformative Change and Conflicts’, published on Journal of Peace Building and Development, 24 November 2022. This article considers local resilience strategies and climate disaster management response in cities, as well as their impacts in terms of climate adaptation and transformative change. It argues that […]
Growing Indonesia’s Economy while Reducing Losses from Climate Change
Our planet is facing triple planetary crises in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical instability. These crises hold back SDGs achievements around the world. The triple planetary crises are; climate change, pollution and biodiversity losses. The life-threatening situation, climate change will affect 50-75% of global population at the end of this century. Pollution, especially […]
CRIC Climate Action Training Resumes in Pekanbaru *
Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) training to prepare climate action plan in City of Pekanbaru resumed into the second phase with the first climate adaptation training (A1) discussing Scientific Base of Climate Change and Climate Risk and Vulnerability. The event was held between 29 – 30 November 2022. Pekanbaru is one of CRIC Project’s pilot […]
Two CRIC Cities Receive Proklim Awards *
Samarinda and Banjarmasin, two Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) pilot cities recently received recognition from Directorate General of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry for their efforts implementing Climate Village Program also known as Proklim. Sindang Sari is an urban village in Samarinda that received the latest Proklim award in Lestari Category, the highest […]
Climate Adaptation and Resilience – Challenges and Potential Solutions: The Publication’s Genesis
The publication has been funded in the framework of the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) project, of which Pilot4DEV is partner. The CRIC project is a collaboration between UCLG ASPAC, Pilot4DEV, ACR+, ECOLISE, AIILSG and Gustave Eiffel University (Paris, France). The project was born in 2020 and has been funded by the European Union […]
Pangkalpinang – The Synergy of Upstream and Downstream for Flood Anticipation
Pangkalpinang is flood-vulnerable city. The Kampung Bintang area, sub-district of Rangkui is the worst affected with 49 flood events in 2019. Reduced upstream water catchment, sedimentation, waste and drainage issues, exacerbate the impact of three rivers flowing through the city’s low topography. The Pangkalpinang City Government is adapting to climate change and developing an early […]