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Updates from UN Bonn Climate Change Conference 2016, 16-27 May, SB44/APA1

ByYunus Arikan

CONFERENCE LINKS Conference website – http://unfccc.int/meetings/bonn_may_2016/meeting/9413.php IISD Earth Negotiations Coverage is available at http://www.iisd.ca/climate/sb44/ ICLEI DOCUMENTS LGMA Intervention at the Conference Opening and SBI44 Opening Remarks of Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn and Member of ICLEI Global Executive Committee, at the Reception on 17 May 2016 Transformative Actions Programme May 2016 Update presented at Follow-up…

The Significance of the Melaka Citizens’ Pledge
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The Significance of the Melaka Citizens’ Pledge

ByResilient Cities Asia-Pacific

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…

Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Program to Explore All Aspects of Urban Resilience
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Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Program to Explore All Aspects of Urban Resilience

ByDominic Kotas

From tomorrow (2 March) the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific congress (RCAP) in Melaka, Malaysia will welcome participants from across the region to share knowledge on urban resilience. The program for the event makes clear how much is involved in building resilience in cities. Some of the issues are unsurprising. All cities require finance to implement resilience strategies….

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TAP Time: Climate Awareness and Education

ByGlobal Communications Team

“TAP Time” sessions at the Cities & Regions Pavilion showcase the most promising projects from the Transformative Actions Program (TAP). The TAP aims to raise global climate ambitions by accelerating local and regional climate action. A session on Climate Awareness and Education on 4 December featured presentations from Kyoto, Manchester and and Rio de Janeiro….

European Green Capitals: “Look to the Future, and Be Brave!”

European Green Capitals: “Look to the Future, and Be Brave!”

ByGlobal Communications Team

Winners of the prestigious European Green Capital award convened at a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 at COP21 on Tuesday, 1 December. Entitled “European Green Capitals: The Winners Debate”, the session gave representatives of previous and current winning cities – Stockholm (2011), Hamburg (2012), Copenhagen (2013), Nantes (2014), Bristol (2015), and…

Education for Sustainable Cities

Education for Sustainable Cities

ByDominic Kotas

A shift in behavior and day-to-day decisions is essential in reducing our individual carbon footprints. However, this shift often requires a change in mindset and awareness. Over the last 50 years, a lack of understanding and enthusiasm amongst the general population has been one of the biggest obstacles to sustainability. This is now changing, as…

TAPplications: DO YOU KYOTO?

TAPplications: DO YOU KYOTO?

ByGlobal Communications Team

Since the introduction of the slogan “DO YOU KYOTO?” meaning “Are you doing something good for the environment?”, Kyoto City has devised the “DO YOU KYOTO?” Project, a flagship environmental education initiative targeting not only citizens, but also businesses and tourists in order to popularize eco-friendly lifestyles. This project – the first of its kind…

Outlook: All Roads Lead to Paris (Via All Other Cities)

ByTim Isaksson

This post is part of our live blog series from the Resilient Cities 2015 congress. For more live blogs, please click here. With the COP21 in Paris swiftly approaching, climate was the overarching theme of the outlook plenary of the Resilient Cities 2015 congress – just as it has been throughout the conference, influencing the many…

Resilient Cities Asia Pacific congress calls for action on urban resilience

ByGlobal Communications Team

“People should be at the core of building urban resilience” 13 February 2015, Bangkok, Thailand: Mayors and municipal leaders from the Asia Pacific region have called for a more concerted and coordinated action to build resilience and adapt to the intensifying impacts of climate change. “There is a need to do things differently; to be…