Cities from Japan, Korea and Slovakia shared their case studies in enhancing water quality, treating waste water and improving the overall condition of the ecosystem through water management during the breakout session chaired by Martin Brennan, Director of ICLEI Oceania, on the second day of the 4th Local Governments and Regional Authorities Conference at the
Session 2 on day 1 of the Local and Regional Authorities Conference focused on the recent progress in water actions in cities. Mayors from various cities shared recent developments in their areas. Gilmar Alves Machado, Mayor of Uberlandia, Brazil spoke about innovative water projects going on in his city. Uberlandia is among the top
The host cities of the 7th World Water Forum: Daegu and Gyeongbukdo, shared the water actions in their cities on the first day of the 4th Local Governments and Regional Authorities Conference. Known as the “water city of Korea”, Daegu has abundant water infrastructure and a large pool of
The 4th Local and Regional Authorities Conference, held under the title of “Toward a Roadmap for implementation”, opens today at Gyeongju, South Korea during the 7th World Water Forum. Dedicated to water management issues and challenges faced by local and regional governments (LRAs), the 4th edition of the conference pays special focus on the
On the last day of the ICLEI World Congress, An Pan (Secretary General of Guangzhou City Council) presented the city’s prize-winning BRT system at the sub-plenary ‘Leaders for Innovation’. Opened in 2010 and with a total length of 22.9km, Guangzhou’s BRT system has a daily passenger flow of 960,000 person-time – more than triple the
The four-day ICLEI World Congress 2015, which opened in Seoul, South Korea on 8 April, is the first in 20 years to take place in Asia following Saitama, Japan. On the second day of the congress, the first sub-plenary put its focus on China, the world’s largest economy and the home of the greatest
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