IUC Asia News

City Climate Finance Gap Fund Launching Event
The so-called “Gap Fund” was launched on 23 September 2020. The fund will address the critical lack of grant funding

Barcelona and Liuzhou Meeting on Urban Development
More than 20 representatives from Liuzhou City and Barcelona discussed today the implementation of a preliminary action plan to develop

China: Climate Adaptation and Ecological Resilience Workshop in Yancheng, Jiangsu
In cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the IUC team organised an onsite and online workshop for

EU participates at Euro-China Smart Cities Seminar in Chongqing
The European Union participated today at the workshop “EURO-CHINA Smart Cities, Facing Covid-19” held in Chongqing, China. The EU was

Rome – China: Summer School on Digital Tools for Urban Planning (GIS & BIM)
The Department of Planning, Design, and Technology at the Faculty of Architecture (DPDTA) of Sapienza University just finished a two-week

Malaysia – final stakeholder consultation with Malaysian cities on circular economy
Today the IUC Asia held its final stakeholder consultations webinar on Designing Circular Cities in Malaysia. On the call were

Greater Manchester – Chengdu Online Discussion on Smart Energy and Clean Tech
Experts from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority held the second online discussion with the Sichuan

Rome’s CITERA and Chinese Urban Technology Providers Exchange Urban Planning Tools
Experts from Rome’s Sapienza University (CITERA – Interdepartmental Center for Territory, Building, Restoration, Environment, Planning, Design, and Technology of Architecture)

Mission to Chongqing Consolidates Various Cooperation with European Cities
The IUC-Asia Team participated in several meetings with the Chongqing Development and Reform Commission (DRC) as well as with the

Barcelona presents Urban Cooperation Action Plan (UCAP) with Liuzhou
The City of Barcelona has submitted the Urban Cooperative Action Plan (UCAP) for the activities with Liuzhou (Guangxi Province). The

GCoM Korea – Online Stakeholders Meeting
The IUC Asia project team participated today in this year’s second online stakeholders’ meeting for the Global Covenant of Mayors

Indonesia: Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) Workshop for Depok City
Under IUC Asia framework, Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) workshop was carried for Depok City on 28 July 2020.

Urban Business Cooperation – Rome and Yantai Meeting
A bilateral meeting took place between Se.Te.L. – Servizi Tecnici Logistici s.r.l. from Rome and Yantai based Jereh – Uniorange

Rome-Yangzhou Preparatory Meeting for the International Horticultural Exhibition 2021
The IUC team organised an online meeting between experts from Rome and Yangzhou to discuss some technical details of Rome’s

Indonesia: After a pause due to coronavirus, Depok City resume initiatives of CAP Development
After the self-quarantine mandates and other travel limitations for three months, Depok City has allowed public gatherings of up to

Global Covenant of Mayors – Regional Exchange Call on Green Recovery
The IUC team participated in today’s regional exchange on the green recovery organised by the GCoM Secretariat. The event was

Liuzhou-Barcelona Online Discussion on Innovation District

EU-China Regional Innovation Study – Consultation Meeting
A stocktaking meeting was held today between experts from the European Commission (DG REGIO) and the author’s team drafting the

Mannheim and Chongqing Online Meeting on Bilateral Cooperation

Yantai Municipality Party Secretary and Mayor are briefed about the IUC Programme
Today a meeting on smart city and energy transition was carried out between Yantai Jereh Uniorange and the IUC in