The Significance of the Melaka Citizens’ Pledge

The 2nd Resilience Cities Asia-Pacific congress came to a close yesterday, here in the beautiful and historic city of Melaka in Malaysia. Three days of sharing, deliberating, learning, and networking, interspersed with opportunities to experience the vibrant culture and the culinary delights of our hosts. The end of this Congress was aptly marked by the 

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High Level Segment at RCAP 2016 Reasserts Role of Cities in Achieving Sustainability

After two days of deliberations that reaffirmed the importance of building resilience in cities and promoting initiatives from city mayors and councilors, the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2016 congress closed on 4 March. The Congress, held in conjunction with the 16th International Convention on Melaka Twin Cities, was officially opened by YB Datuk Abdul Rahman bin 

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For a resilient Melaka, and Asia Pacific

They say: A visit to Malaysia is incomplete without a visit to Melaka. The city that is a fine blend of traditional Portuguese-influenced architecture and some modern, recent swanky buildings has everything that could leave its visitors asking for more of the serene Melaka. From the weekend night market to museums and glittering trishaws, much 

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Lima’s Climate Ambitions

Lima, the host city of one of the most important international climate conference to date, the COP20, is not limiting its engagement in the field of climate change to the co-organization of this impressive gathering of climate negotiators and experts. For the past years, the Municipality of Lima, conscious of the interactions between climate change 

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