The City of Barcelona has submitted the Urban Cooperative Action Plan (UCAP) for the activities with Liuzhou (Guangxi Province). The plan reflects the upodated priorities and counterparts in Liuzhou, including the Binjiang Smart Valley of Liudong New District. Barcelona proposes to enhance an exchange of know-how by developing comparable study cases and, for this purpose, […]
The IUC Asia project team participated today in this year’s second online stakeholders’ meeting for the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) in Korea. The event was attended by 12 participants representing the country’s GCoM Secretariat, the Brussels-based GCoM Secretariat, the IUC project as well as GCoM partners from ICLEI, CDP, C40, CityNet, and the Seoul […]
Under IUC Asia framework, Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) workshop was carried for Depok City on 28 July 2020. The meeting aimed to deliver the result of CRVA and seek feedback from City officials to enhance the result further. The increased risk of floods and droughts are the main climate change threats faced by […]
A bilateral meeting took place between Se.Te.L. – Servizi Tecnici Logistici s.r.l. from Rome and Yantai based Jereh – Uniorange to follow up on the exchange that took place between Yantai and Lazio earlier this month representing the universities of Yantai, Tuscia and La Sapienza of Rome. The purpose of the meeting was to explore […]
The IUC team organised an online meeting between experts from Rome and Yangzhou to discuss some technical details of Rome’s garden pavilion design as well as of few possible events to be organised by Rome during the Yangzhou Horticulture Expo 2021. Dr. Patrick Maurelli and Dr. Flavio Rossa from CITERA at Sapienza University first explained […]
After the self-quarantine mandates and other travel limitations for three months, Depok City has allowed public gatherings of up to 15 people. On 22 July 2020, IUC Asia Helpdesk and CCROM Team physically met official representatives of Depok City for the Climate Action Plan (CAP) development, particularly focusing on the findings of the 2018 Green […]
The IUC team participated in today’s regional exchange on the green recovery organised by the GCoM Secretariat. The event was opened by Gregor Robertson (Mayor of Vancouver and GCoM Global Ambassador) and included presentations by the City of Seoul, the Cities Climate Leadership Alliance, and the GCoM communications experts. While cities have been among the […]
A stocktaking meeting was held today between experts from the European Commission (DG REGIO) and the author’s team drafting the EU-China Regional Policy Study. At the event, the regional policy specialists from China and Europe exchanged about the preliminary findings of the comparison at the methodological and regional level. The study is expected to be […]
Today a meeting on smart city and energy transition was carried out between Yantai Jereh Uniorange and the IUC in the presence and on the occasion of the visit or Yantai Party Secretary Mr. Zhang Shuping and Yantai Mayor Mr. Chen Fei. Both high ranking officials were carrying an official inspection visit of Yantai Economic […]
Over 60 experts from Penang in Malaysia and Europe participated in today’s online Stakeholder Consultation on Circular Cities. The event was opened by Penang’s Chief Minister Mr. Chow Kon Yeow, who focused on exploring steps for cooperation with EU cities to contribute towards a greener circular economy in Malaysia. Mr. Chow, who is also chairman […]
