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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 […]
On the 11th of October, Pilot4DEV visited Liège to interview some experts regarding the floods in Liège. One of the experts interviewed was Professor Jacques Teller – an urbanist as well as an urban and environmental engineering professor at the University of Liège. Watch the full interview in English on our website. The interview series gave Pilot4DEV a […]
Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) amplified the voices of local governments by showcasing the climate ambition and actions of Pekanbaru and Mataram in the “Local Authorities as Climate Champions” session at EU-Indonesia Climate Diplomacy Week on Thursday, 14 October 2021. CRIC collaborated with GCOM SEA and IURC, two other EU-funded programmes coordinated by the UCLG […]
CRIC’s pilot cities, Pekanbaru and Mataram, will participate in the annual EU-Indonesia Climate Diplomacy Week, in the “Local Authorities as Climate Champions” session on 14th October 2021. CRIC will join forces with IURC and GCOM SEA, other EU-funded programmes coordinated by UCLG ASPAC, to help amplify the voices of local authorities in climate governance. From Pekanbaru, […]
Urban Update is an English monthly magazine focused on urban development, municipal affairs, innovation, sustainability, environment, energy efficiency, mobility, science and technology, and business, along with case studies and success stories from Indian and global cities and towns. The magazine is an initiative of the All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG). Pascaline Gaborit’s (Director, […]
On the 1st of October, a workshop was held to discuss flood management in Pangkalpinang as well as the possible developments regarding Early Warning Systems (EWS). The meeting has been organized the coordinator of the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) project – UCLG ASPAC – and gathered the BAPPEDA of Pangkalpinang City, BBWS Bangka […]
Cities and urban areas worldwide face a similar dilemma: the more city grows, the more waste it generates. But the waste challenge is also the impetus for Pekanbaru City to commit to shifting towards climate-resilient and sustainable development through its participation in the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project. With a growing population of […]
United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) through Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) officially opened the Climate Action Plan Training in Bandar Lampung on Tuesday 7 September. The first training on Climate Change Science Basis, Vulnerabilities and Risks will take place until 10 September targets the members of the CRIC Working Group […]
CRIC will assist the development of flood early warning system tools in Bandar Lampung and Pangkalpinang, to prepare the city’s preparedness and adaptive capacity to climate change. CRIC spoke with early warning system development expert Professor Yousef Diab from Gustave Eiffel University, CRIC’s European partner. The following is an excerpt from a short virtual interview […]
