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Climate change is currently right before our eyes begin, instead, it’s already happening. As we know, the global temperature has been increasing by 1° Celsius in the past century 1). It affects the rise of sea levels, glaciers meltdown, vague weather, and food shortages all around the world. These issues become a heated discussion for all […]
Paris Agreement’s ratifiers are heading to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to attend COP 27 that will take place from 6-18 November 2022. Conference of Parties or COP is the supreme decision-making body of Paris Agreement where all states (193 countries plus European Union) review the implementation of the covenant. There are three major agendas will be […]
Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022, entitled “Our World at Risk: Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future” published by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) explained how human biases and decision processes affect risk reduction outcomes. The report mentioned, in most daily situations, people rely on quick short cuts (heuristics) to allow […]
Kupang City, one of CRIC’s ten pilot cities, has identified clean water as a priority sector to be addressed to address water scarcity issues through collaboration with the CRIC Project. CRIC spoke with Sara Silva from Ecolise, the European partner responsible for developing tools to improve water governance. Please introduce yourself and your role in […]
The waste management sector can contribute to efforts to reduce Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions as stipulated in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). In Mataram City, this is done by converting waste into renewable energy whose implementation will rely on: political commitment, planning and financing as well as multi-stakeholder collaboration. Mataram City in West Nusa Tenggara […]
Five Mayors who were elected in the 2020 Regional Head Election signed the Mayor’s Commitment to Climate Change document in the “Climate Resilience Policy Dialogue and Mayor’s Commitment to Climate Change Signing” activity held in a hybrid manner last May 31, 2021. Through this activity, CRIC also promotes local leadership that actively realizes climate-resilient urban […]
The Climate Action Plan (RAI) training series organized by United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific through the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project officially began in Gorontalo City, Monday (9/8). The rolling series of climate change mitigation and adaptation training also demonstrates the commitment of ten cities to respond to the climate emergency. CRIC […]
Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities Project hosted a virtual Climate Action Plan (CAP) Kick-Off Event on Wednesday, 30th June 2021, marking the beginning of climate change mitigation and adaptation training in ten Indonesian pilot cities. At least 100 people attended the event that brought together policymakers at the national and local levels and climate scientists. […]
The European Union-funded Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) supports cities to build a climate-resilient and inclusive future through a wide range of technical assistance and capacity building activities. One of its primary activities is delivering the Climate Action Plan (CAP) training in ten Indonesian pilot cities from July 2021 to May 2022. CRIC is […]
Pilot4dev searching for contributors for a book that will be released in conjunction with the CRIC project. The book will look at how problems are interconnected at different scales and across disciplines, as well as viable solutions for reducing vulnerabilities and reducing tensions. For more information, please visit Pilot4dev’s website: Pilot4Dev – Call for contributors/chapters Collective […]
In the Kupang City of Indonesia, the impacts of climate change are likely to exacerbate water access and availability problems. The local government with Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities are teaming up to solve this long-standing problem. “We need a breakthrough and innovative solution to tackle water scarcity in Kupang. There are already short-term and […]
