Malaysian Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government YB Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan, Melaka Chief Minister YAB Datuk Seri Ir. Hj. Idris bin Hj. Haron, and ICLEI Secretary General Gino Van Begin headed the opening ceremony Wednesday of the second Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific (RCAP) forum at the Hotel Equatorial in Melaka, Malaysia. RCAP seeks to
Around 500 delegates from local governments, including over 60 cities, development agencies, civil society, and private sector will convene at the Hotel Equatorial in Melaka, Malaysia, on 2-4 March 2016 for the second Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific (RCAP) forum, the first major assembly for local and subnational action in the region in the wake of the
After three days of discussions and workshops on sustainable urban solutions, delegates turned to the issue of financing urban sustainability at plenary 5 on Day 4 of the ICLEI World Congress 2015. Based on the huge financial need — US$ 1.4 trillion alone for infrastructure in developing countries — official development assistance (ODA) and other
On Day 3 of the ICLEI World Congress, Seoul Mayor Wonsoon Park and representatives of Seoul civil society and business announced the Promise of Seoul, a covenant for the megacity to take significant action against climate change. Described as the Korean version of the Kyoto Protocol, the Promise of Seoul consists of 36 tasks
Sub-plenary 3 at Day 2 of the ICLEI World Congress, titled “City-Business Cooperation for Sustainable Urban Infrastructure,” was presented in partnership with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The session also saw the launch of a publication produced by ICLEI and WBCSD. Titled “Innovative City-Business Collaboration: Emerging Good Practice to Enhance Sustainable Development,”
In a video message, HRH Prince of Wales delivered an insightful address to the delegates at the opening plenary of the ICLEI World Congress 2015, lauding the Congress as a place where solutions may be found to “one of the most critical questions of our age,” that of reconciling the “seemingly inevitable process of continued globalization”
The ICLEI World Congress 2015 opened today at the iconic Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, Republic of Korea, officially setting off a landmark four-day platform where mayors and representatives of 250 local governments, and a total of over 1,500 participants, shall discuss and unveil ‘Sustainable Solutions for an Urban Future.’ The event also marks the
After two days of learning about various perspectives and methodologies in building urban resilience, city leaders and delegates turned to one of the more pivotal issues in the field – that of financing resilience actions – in the penultimate plenary on Day 3 of Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific: 1st Asia-Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation.
What makes good urban resilience? “Good urban resilience is pro-poor,” says Donovan Storey, Chief of the Sustainable Urban Development Section, Environment and Development Division, UNESCAP, “one that integrates climate change intervention and poverty reduction.” In a session on the second day of Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific: 1st Asia-Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation, entitled “Toward
Two sessions in Day 2 of Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific: 1st Asia-Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation were devoted to discussing the concept of Nexus – managing the interaction and synergies across the water, food, and energy sectors – underscoring the importance of integrated resource management and its linkages to resilience-building. In the first session,
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