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From 5-7 March 2024, the CRIC Project convened a thematic Panel of Experts on Urban Resilience and Early Warning Systems held in Makassar City, Indonesia. Representatives from 10 CRIC pilot cities, host city Makassar and cities from the Urban-Act Project (Medan, North Minahasa, and Padang) attended the panel. The activities culminated in a field visit […]
The recent 10th Urban Social Forum, organised by Kota Kita on December 9-10, 2023, provided an engaging platform for urban enthusiasts and organisations. With 917 registered participants, the forum, held in different venues across Solo city in Central Java province, Indonesia, aimed to foster discussions on various urban issues. One of many interesting events was the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Following the completion of Climate Action Plan (CAP) adaptation and mitigation training and technical assistance in July 2023, Cirebon City’s Climate Working Group (Pokja) reconvened in a coordination meeting to examine the updated progress of CAP analysis. On December 14th, 2023, the Field Officer (FO), accompanied by the CRIC Project Coordinator, Dina W. Saputri conducted […]
Following the completion of the Climate Action Plan (CAP) mitigation and adaptation trainings in November, Samarinda city’s Climate Working Group or Pokja held discussions on advancing the city’s CAP. Building on this momentum, a follow-up discussion sessions to confirm the document’s progress on 6th and 7th December 2023 involving 59 Sub-distric Representatives and Pokja Representatives. The first day of the meeting was attended […]
Following a successful series of climate mitigation, adaptation and technical assistances in Mataram city, Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project culminated its work with the Mataram Climate Working Group (Pokja) through a final technical assistance in mitigation sector. Held on 29-30 November 2023,this event marked a significant milestone in Mataram city’s journey towards developing a comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CAP). The technical assistance was attended by a total of 31 participants (65% are female) from different local government agencies in Mataram City. Supported by experts from […]
Marking a significant milestone, Banjarmasin city’s Climate Working Group or Pokja completed its hybrid M3 or mitigation training, empowering the city to develop its mitigation Climate Action Plan (CAP). This impressive turnout – with 50% women’s participation – exemplifies a strong local commitment to tackling climate changes collaboratively. Over two days (20 November and 4 […]
