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Today the IUC Asia participated in the Virtual Discussion Session on Asia-Pacific Regional Guidelines on Voluntary Local Reviews organized by UNESCAP with the objective to raise awareness on the guidelines, discuss its coherence with other global guidance on VLRs, and generate interest amongst stakeholders to conduct local and sub-national reviews of SDG progress. The session brought […]

This morning, the IUC Asia held a Memorandum of Understanding virtual signing ceremony between Yantai University (YTU) in China and Tuscia University (UNITUS) in Italy, to engage in cooperative educational and research activities for the mutual benefits of both institutions. Opening words were delivered by Ronald Hall, Active Senior Advisor, European Commission, Directorate General on […]

Today the IUC Asia participated in the Virtual Expert Group Meeting on Vertical Integration of Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific organized by UNESCAP with the objective to identify priority policies, actions and desired futures for Asia and the Pacific. UNESCAP is the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. […]

Today the IUC Asia held its first of three webinars on Smart Cities and Blockchain Innovations with more than 30 experts from Europe and China, as part of its pilot project with the Granada Competitive Fund. These webinars will present the main challenges that blockchain technology represents for cities and will debate how to cooperate […]

The message was delivered by Councillor Octavian Stamate from the EU Energy and Climate Action Section of the Delegation of the European Union to China. Mr Stamate said that the current COVID-19 crisis brings out the opportunity to accelerate the clean energy transition and transform our energy systems, by making them greener, safer, smarter, more […]

Supporting the Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy (REGIO),  the IUC team co-organised today an online workshop on regional innovation. Around 50 participants joined the event that focused on the concept of smart specialisation as a means of improving investment in regional development. Dr. Rudolf Niessler – Principal Advisor at DG REGIO – stated that over […]

The IUC team co-organised the webinar “International cooperation for innovation in urban development policy and practice: results and perspectives from EU – Asia Cooperation“. The event – which involved over 60 experts from Europe and Asia – was held within the European Week of Regions and Cities, the EU Commission’s flagship annual event on urban […]

On 08 October 2020, Da Nang City organized an online workshop for city representatives on climate change mitigation under the IUC Asia project. Supported by UN-Habitat and CDP, the event was a follow to the previous online workshop organized on 20 July 2020. The workshop was intended to improve practical understanding of city-level greenhouse gas (GHG) […]

The IUC team participated in the experts meeting that aimed to identify and discuss sustainable approaches to support Asia-Pacific cities to build back better from COVID-19. The meeting featured around 50 participants from Asia-Pacific states, cities, stakeholders, development partners and experts.  The interactive discussion provided inputs to the development of a new ESCAP discussion paper […]

Representatives from the EU pilot cities of Mannheim, Barcelona, Granada and Rome joined a coaching session towards the funding possibilities for international projects with China. The coaching was given by Mr. Marco Mazziotti, Chief Officer EU Affairs at the Foreign Affairs Department of Milan’s Mayor Office. The session focused on the EU Green Deal Call […]

Shanghai rolled out tough measures to reduce plastic use and waste in the city, these policies became effective on October 1st. According to the Plan, by the end of 2020, Shanghai will ban and restrict the manufacturing and use of disposable plastics across catering, hospitality, and e-commerce sectors. The plan aims to achieve zero plastic […]