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Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities Working Group members welcomed special guests during the second climate mitigation training in Pangkalpinang. Three EUD “Jadi Juara Lingkungan” winners attended Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities climate mitigation training, Wednesday, 22 November 2023. They are Alya Zahra Sabira from Sukabumi, West Java, Afifah from Makassar, South Sulawesi and Devan Ahmad […]
The upcoming Eighth Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-8) that will be held between 23-25 October 2023 will provide a platform for promoting inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and safe urban solutions and best practices by engaging stakeholders, constituencies, experts and the public. This platform will strengthen regional cooperation and foster collaborative efforts toward sustainable urban development. This timely […]
When daily temperatures across the world hit new records, most people in Indonesia appear to be less concerned or disturbed. I believe there are various reasons why individuals in tropical nations feel less threatened. For starters, they have adapted to present climatic conditions since temperature variations in their cities are too minor to be noticed. Second, some of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
