IUC Asia News

Indonesia – Adaptation to Climate Change: Strengthening Palembang Capacity in Conducting Risk & Vulnerability Analysis (RVA)
Within the support to the Global Covenant of Mayor (GCoM), the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Asia programme cooperates with the

Third IUC Global City-to-City Event in Brussels: The importance of city-to-city cooperation in urban development
NOTE: FOR DETAILS ON THE BILATERAL COOPERATION VISITS AS WELL AS ON THE CLUSTER MEETINGS, PLEASE SEE HERE More than

IUC Asia Helpdesk and Southeast Asian Cities Participate in GCoM Open House and IUC City-to-City Events
Two important events related to the effort of cities to combat climate change took place in Brussels, Belgium at the

DG REGIO and EU cities meet Chinese counterparts in Europe
European Commission’s DG REGIO experts Ramón Lopez and Rudolf Niesler met this week with delegates from NDRC in Barcelona and

DG REGIO meets with EU and Chinese cities representatives in Brussels
Chinese delegates participated at the 3rd IUC Global Event that took place in Brussels on Thursday 21th November. Here, the

IUC Asia at the Paris Peace Forum
The IUC Asia programme has been showcased at the 2nd Paris Peace Forum from 12-13 November 2019. The Paris Peace

Competitive Fund: Mannheim experts at the Education+ 2019 International Summit & Exhibition for Vocational Education and Training in Xi’an, China
As part of the IUC competitive fund, two experts from Mannheim joined the Education+ 2019 Summit, which took place last

IUC-Asia presenting at Paris Peace Forum
The Paris Peace Forum was launched last year on 11 November 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of the

Korea: IUC – ICEC Joint Workshop in Gwangju
Nearly 40 experts from Korean and other Asian cities participated in the second climate action workshop organised by the IUC

Building EU-China circular economy cooperation in Hainan, China
IUC-Asia partners from Europe and China met on 25 October 2019 in Haikou, Hainan Island, China for a one-day workshop

Malaysian Cities Strengthen Capacity to Attain Financing for Climate Actions
Thirty-four participants from 14 Malaysian cities attended the training on climate financing on 14-15 October 2019 in Seberang Perai and

Zhenjiang – Sub-Forum on Chinese Low-Carbon Pilot Cities Practices and Challenges
The IUC project and the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) co-organized the sub-forum “Chinese Low-carbon

IUC-Asia engaging with key urban development experts at the Seventh Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-7), Penang, Malaysia
The IUC ASIA Programme participated at the Seventh Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-7), held in Penang, Malaysia, from 15-17 October 2019.

Call to reduce plastic pollution at the China International Circular Economy Exhibition & China Circular Economy Development Forum in Nanjing, China
IUC-Asia project partners are showing a strong presence at the China International Circular Economy Exhibition & China Circular Development Forum

China: IUC-Asia at Asia-Pacific Forum on Green Low-Carbon Development 2019, Changsha
IUC-Asia participated at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Green Low-Carbon Development 2019, held in Changsha, Hunan Province, PR China, from 16-18

Competitive Fund: Nice Innovative City welcomes Chinese delegates
From 15 to 16 October 2019, representatives of the City of Nice met with four delegates from Liuzhou and Haikou

EU-China Regional Policy Dialogue: DG REGIO – NDRC Meeting at the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum
Within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum, DG REGIO’s Principal Advisor Dr Rudolf Niessler met in Penang with a

Cluster Meeting on Circular Economy at the APUF (Penang)
Practitioners from China, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and Europe gathered during the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF) to discuss about the development

Second EU Cities Mission to China
The second mission of EU cities to China took place from 21 to 28 September 2019 – with delegates from

European Union Strengthens Supports for Indonesian Cities to Improve Resilience
Six cities in Indonesia comprised of Tangerang, Makassar, Denpasar, Malang, Palembang, and Depok signed commitment letters to obtain supports from