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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 […]
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 […]
