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The term ‘refugee’ both all-encompassing and inclusive. Since the right to live in a safe environment is guaranteed by the universal declaration of human rights, it is valid for individuals whose lives are in danger to seek protection. Seeking refuge is equivalent to seeking protection fromsituationsthat threaten human life. To put it another way, not […]
Climate change is inevitable to everyone regardless of ethnicity, race, and gender. There is a reason why the IPCC declares the climate crisis as a current challenge that humans are facing where the impacts and implications may appear to be equal. As climate change becomes a universal challenge, humans also become vulnerable and prone to […]
Leading climate justice activist, Greta Thunberg, called on Friday, 27 January 2023 for immediate action to help tackle the impacts of climate change on those forced to flee their homes, or leaving in search of a better life. Reported by UN News Website Greta said that the situaton is a question of life and death for countless […]
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 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 […]
A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), highlights the role of cities in supporting climate actions. The report, “United in Science“, released in Geneva, 13 September 2022, shows that greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise to record highs. The report also focuses on global temperatures, climate predictions and tipping points, extreme […]
We are proud to present Pilot4dev latest publication ‘Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Challenges and Potential Solutions’. Climate change is one of the major challenges of our time. Escalating climate disasters like storms, floods, and dry spells lead to disruptions,social conflicts, and unrest. This book elucidates the reality of climate adaptation related challenges and needs in vulnerable […]
“Ten Indonesian coastal cities are faced with a double imperative to urbanize quickly and to adapt to climate-related disasters.” These disasters include droughts, storms, regular floods, tidal waves, and water pollution. Pascaline Gaborit writes in her newly report “Climate adaptation to Multi-Hazard climate related risks in ten Indonesian Cities: Ambitions and challenges”, published in ScienceDirect. Pascaline who is […]
Where does our waste end up? In Pekanbaru, like many other cities, it ends up in a landfill or that which is not transported ends up in the river or burned. This transport and disposal (pick up and dump) pattern has an impact on the decline in the quality of the urban environment, including climate […]
CRIC Project attended the First EU-ASEAN Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Smart Green Cities, that took place at Pullman Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, 22 July 2022. The workshop was organized by The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in close cooperation with the Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV) and ASEAN Secretariat in the framework of […]
Cities have recognized many actions that could increase climate resilience. Mainstreaming actions on climate resilience will becoming cities’ priorities in the future. These statements came from Basuni, representative of Samarinda climate change working group from the city’s environment office during Online Dialogue Forum between CRIC Pilot Cities and Partners, in Thursday, 7 July 2022. According […]
