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Today, we are on the verge of a critical juncture. Global “excess deaths” directly and indirectly attributable to COVID-19 reached 15 million by the end of 2021. More than four years of progress in alleviating poverty have been wiped out, pushing 93 million more people worldwide into extreme poverty in 2020. Either we fail to […]
UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right. With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on 28 July 2022, declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right. Cited from UN News, the UN Secretary-General, António […]
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 warned the world is on the verge of a climate catastrophe where billions of people are already feeling the consequences. Energy-related CO2 emissions for 2021 rose by 6 percent, reaching their highest level ever and completely wiping out pandemic-related declines. To avoid the worst effects of climate change, as […]
City of Bandar Lampung has recognised city’s vulnerability to climate changes during online dialogue forum with Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) partners, Wednesday, 29 June, 2022. There are 10 sub-districts (kelurahan) from 126 sub-districts in Bandar Lampung that have high vulnerability – and at the same time have low level of adaptation capacities – […]
City of Kupang and Pekanbaru detailed environmental challenges as climate changes. These findings unveiled during Online Dialogue Forum when Climate Change Working Group from City of Kupang and City of Pekanbaru met with Climate Resilience and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) partners, Wednesday, 29 June 2022. Representatives from Pekanbaru’s Climate Change Working Group, Dody Rinaldi, from the […]
“I hope that CRIC Pilot Cities do not repeat the same mistakes European cities had done in the last century,” said Sara Silva, Project Coordinator at Ecolise during online dialogue forum between CRIC pilot cities and CRIC international partners, Tuesday, 28 June 2022. According to Sara there are many best ways and best practices to […]
City of Ternate and City of Mataram, both are Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project’s pilot cities informed their current status of climate adaptation and mitigation plans in front of CRIC international partners: Pilot4DEV and ACR+, at online dialogue forum event in Thursday, June 23, 2022. CRIC Project is European Union funded Project implemented […]
“Bottom-up approach is at the heart of the third climate mitigation training.” This statement was conveyed by Raindras Dwiarsa, Staff at Balai Pemantapan Kawasan Hutan (BPKH) or Forest Area Establishment Agency XIV Kupang interviewed by CRIC Project, Friday, 17 June, when attending the third day of climate mitigation training at Sotis Hotel, facilitated by Climate […]
City of Gorontalo received first Climate Action Plan Adaptation training (A1) from Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project. The training was held between 2-8 June 2022, in Gorontalo, North Sulawesi. The climate adaptation training was supported by two Indonesian research centres namely CCROM and IPB university. CRIC provides two main topics for Climate Action […]
According to Greenpeace, 35% of the world’s food production relies on pollinators insects and upon the 100 vegetal species that provide 90% of the food worldwide, 71 rely on bees for their pollination. Bees are essential to sustain ecosystems (and associated services) as well as to provide resources to all living communities. It is of primary […]
At the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), UCLG ASPAC, CRIC’s lead partner, is co-organizing a side event on climate and SDGs with the Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS. The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a platform for supporting countries in the regional […]
