IUC Asia News

Indonesia: Palembang Continues Efforts to Develop Climate Action Plan during the COVID-19 Pandemic
On 14 – 15 April 2020, the IUC Asia programme held several consultation meetings with Palembang city to support the

Korea – IUC participates at GCoM Stakeholders Call
The IUC project participated in a stakeholders’ call of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) organised by ICLEI Korea, which

EU Cities and Liuzhou Online Exchange on Implications of COVID-19 for Urban Policy Makers & IUC Pilot Projects
Brussels, 9 April 2020: The IUC-Asia organised a live video discussion today between its programme pilot cities from Europe and

Circular Economy: Sharing Experiences and Best Practices
Online Webinar, 2 April 2020: The IUC-Asia organised an online video discussion today in cooperation with the Iskandar Regional Development

EU Cities / Yangzhou Online Discussion on Horticulture Expo 2021
The Chinese IUC pilot city of Yangzhou (Jiangsu Province) and representatives from Stuttgart Region, Bologna, Rome and Greater Manchester discussed

EU and Asian Cities Online Exchange on Local Responses to the Corona Crisis
Due to the corona crisis and the high interest from EU and Asian cities to identify the added value of

Twelve Cities Share Mitigation Experiences in IUC Asia HelpDesk’s Webinar
IUC Asia Helpdesk/GCoM Southeast Asia Secretariat organised its first webinar entitled “Development of Cities’ Mitigation Action Plans” on 17 March

Makassar Aims to Improve Its GHG Inventory
As a part of IUC pilot cities in Indonesia, Makassar city organized a workshop on GHG inventory on 4-5 March

UNESCAP Request for Information (RFI) on Visualising Plastic Waste Leakages into the Marine Environment – Deadline 25.03.2020
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) posted a Request for Information (RFI) for the provision

City Story – Penampang and Its Response to Climate Change through GCoM Support
Penampang – an IUC Asia pilot city – is the capital of the Penampang District in the West Coast Division

On 3 March 2020, the IUC Asia project – supported by CDP and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) – organised capacity

IUC Asia and UN-Habitat visit pilot cities in Vietnam
IUC Asia and UN Habitat organised a roadshow to the three Vietnamese cities of Can Tho, Da Nang and Tam

Indonesia: IUC Asia & GCoM SEA Help Depok City to Improve Capacity in Developing GHG Inventory
IUC Asia HelpDesk/GCoM Southeast Asia Secretariat Technical Coordinator, Dini Laraswati, organised a meeting with Depok City Environmental Agency on 5

Stocktaking Workshop on EU-China Cities Cooperation
The IUC project team held today an online meeting to take stock of ongoing city-to-city cooperation. The meeting was attended

Case Study on Nice – Haikou Cooperation Published
The Brussels-based IUC project support team elaborated a case study reflecting on the cooperation between Metropole Nice Cote D’Azur and

Malaysia – IUC welcomes Hang Tuah Jaya as new pilot city (GCoM)
The Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (HTJMC) invited the GCoM SEA Secretariat to attend a briefing and discussion session on

IUC Team Visit to Chinese Pilot Cities Yangzhou and Guangzhou
The IUC project team met with local authorities from the IUC pilot cities of Guangzhou and Yangzhou to discuss the

China – Workshop on Resilient Cities in Guangyuan, Sichuan
On behalf of the IUC project, the Institute of Urban and Environmental Studies (IUE) of the Chinese Academy of Social

Brussels – IUC Asia participates at URBAN EU-China Workshop
Three experts from the IUC Asia team and the pilot city of Rome participated at the EU-China Smart Sustainable Cities

GCoM Day at COP25 – IUC Pilot City of Iskandar (Malaysia) Shares Experience in Attaining Private Investments for Climate Projects
Within the Global Covenant of Mayors for Energy and Climate (GCoM) Day at COP25 in Madrid, a panel discussion on