On 14 – 15 April 2020, the IUC Asia programme held several consultation meetings with Palembang city to support the development of the city’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). Hosted by Environmental Agency, the meetings were attended by various city agencies of Palembang related to climate
The IUC project participated in a stakeholders’ call of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) organised by ICLEI Korea, which holds the national GCoM Secretariat. At the event the projet team, presented a progress report on the IUC support to the GCoM implementation in Korea.
Brussels, 9 April 2020: The IUC-Asia organised a live video discussion today between its programme pilot cities from Europe and China, as part of the new online series of thematic discussion rounds. On the call from the EU were experts from Barcelona, Granada, Rome, Bologna,
Online Webinar, 2 April 2020: The IUC-Asia organised an online video discussion today in cooperation with the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) and the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Attending the call were 44 experts from cities in Europe and Asia, sharing experiences and best practices
The Chinese IUC pilot city of Yangzhou (Jiangsu Province) and representatives from Stuttgart Region, Bologna, Rome and Greater Manchester discussed today the participation at the Horticulture Expo 2021, to be held in Yangzhou from April to October 2021 (see below PPT). At the online meeting,
Due to the corona crisis and the high interest from EU and Asian cities to identify the added value of international cooperation for disaster preparedness at local level, the IUC project launched an online exchange session. The team explained the link of the EU Urban
IUC Asia Helpdesk/GCoM Southeast Asia Secretariat organised its first webinar entitled “Development of Cities’ Mitigation Action Plans” on 17 March 2020. There were 46 participants representing 10 Indonesian cities including the five pilot cities namely Palembang, Depok, Malang, Denpasar, and Makassar as well as Tangerang,
As a part of IUC pilot cities in Indonesia, Makassar city organized a workshop on GHG inventory on 4-5 March 2020. The workshop aimed to strengthen the capacity building to city officers in developing GHG inventory. IUC Asia’s technical partner, Centre for Climate Risk and
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) posted a Request for Information (RFI) for the provision of professional services to develop a digital tool to assist local governments in South-East Asia to monitor and visualize plastic waste leakages into the marine
Penampang – an IUC Asia pilot city – is the capital of the Penampang District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. The town has virtually become a suburb of Kota Kinabalu and considered as part of Greater Kota Kinabalu area. The name Penampang
On 3 March 2020, the IUC Asia project – supported by CDP and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) – organised capacity building workshops in developing GHGI and CRVA for Kampong Bharu. Using the GHG emissions inventory as the foundation, a Climate Action Plan (CAP) defines GHG
IUC Asia and UN Habitat organised a roadshow to the three Vietnamese cities of Can Tho, Da Nang and Tam Ky on 10-14 February 2020 with the objectives of (1) discussing the project’s expected results and tentative workplan; (2) discussing with city leaders the possibilities
IUC Asia HelpDesk/GCoM Southeast Asia Secretariat Technical Coordinator, Dini Laraswati, organised a meeting with Depok City Environmental Agency on 5 February 2020. The meeting aimed to discuss the validity and quality of GHG inventory report 2018 that had been completed by Depok. The session was
The IUC project team held today an online meeting to take stock of ongoing city-to-city cooperation. The meeting was attended by the FPI and DG REGIO and included an update on the main priorities of the new Chinese cities (joining the programme in November 2019)
The Brussels-based IUC project support team elaborated a case study reflecting on the cooperation between Metropole Nice Cote D’Azur and Haikou (Hainan). The document focuses on areas like tourism, e-health and smart monitoring in urban areas. It also showcases innovative academic collaboration under development, as
The Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (HTJMC) invited the GCoM SEA Secretariat to attend a briefing and discussion session on future collaboration between Hang Tuah Jaya (HTJ) and the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) Southeast Asia Secretariat on 20 January 2020 in Hang Tuah Jaya,
The IUC project team met with local authorities from the IUC pilot cities of Guangzhou and Yangzhou to discuss the implementation of pilot projects. In Guangzhou, meetings were held with representatives from Guangzhou Development District (GDD). Mr. Donminique Li from Global Start explained the main
On behalf of the IUC project, the Institute of Urban and Environmental Studies (IUE) of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) organised a work meeting on urban climate resilience in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, on 17-18 December 2019. After seriously hit by the Sichuan earthquake
Three experts from the IUC Asia team and the pilot city of Rome participated at the EU-China Smart Sustainable Cities workshop organised in Brussels by the EU Project Urban-EU China. The event – hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) – took
Within the Global Covenant of Mayors for Energy and Climate (GCoM) Day at COP25 in Madrid, a panel discussion on “Unlocking Urban Investment Opportunities” was held on Monday, 9 December 2019. Panelists highlighted the importance of having good plans which can be used to attract
Within the support to the Global Covenant of Mayor (GCoM), the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Asia programme cooperates with the Government of Indonesia in developing cities Climate Action Plan (CAPs). The plans are elaborated according to the GCoM Common Reporting Framework and help national and
NOTE: FOR DETAILS ON THE BILATERAL COOPERATION VISITS AS WELL AS ON THE CLUSTER MEETINGS, PLEASE SEE HERE More than 200 representatives of local and regional governments from the Americas, Asia and Europe met in Brussels on 21 November for the third annual City-to-City Event
Two important events related to the effort of cities to combat climate change took place in Brussels, Belgium at the end of November 2019. The Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) Secretariat organised an open house inviting helpdesks and secretariats of GCoM from different regions of
European Commission’s DG REGIO experts Ramón Lopez and Rudolf Niesler met this week with delegates from NDRC in Barcelona and Brussels, during an NDRC / Chinese cities’ visit to Europe. The Chinese delegation – that also visited counterparts in Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg – was headed
Chinese delegates participated at the 3rd IUC Global Event that took place in Brussels on Thursday 21th November. Here, the results of the pilot project development between Rome and Liuzhou were assessed by representatives from both sides. Also, Chinese cities participated in the break-out sessions
The IUC Asia programme has been showcased at the 2nd Paris Peace Forum from 12-13 November 2019. The Paris Peace Forum was created to promote collective action, multilateralism and the good stewardship of common public goods to address common challenges and maintain peace. The event
As part of the IUC competitive fund, two experts from Mannheim joined the Education+ 2019 Summit, which took place last week in Xi’an, China. Mannheim’s participation was part of the “Mannheim-China Advanced Manufacturing Roadshow”, which was awarded by the IUC project for the period 2018-2019.
The Paris Peace Forum was launched last year on 11 November 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. There were 65 Heads of States and Governments in attendance, as well as high-level representatives from the European Commission. This year, from
Nearly 40 experts from Korean and other Asian cities participated in the second climate action workshop organised by the IUC in cooperation with the ICEC in Gwangju on 5th and 6th November 2019. Whereas module 1 (2018) and 2 (2019) focused on mitigation (GHG BEI,
IUC-Asia partners from Europe and China met on 25 October 2019 in Haikou, Hainan Island, China for a one-day workshop to exchange experiences on Circular Economy & Resilient Cities and further build project cooperation. The morning part was specifically dedicated to concrete city-to-city cooperation and
Thirty-four participants from 14 Malaysian cities attended the training on climate financing on 14-15 October 2019 in Seberang Perai and Penang, in conjunction with the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF 7). Focusing on overall climate financing process for cities, the training was part of EU’s
The IUC project and the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) co-organized the sub-forum “Chinese Low-carbon Pilot City Forum” with the support of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE). The event took place on 23rd October in Zhenjiang back-to-back to
The IUC ASIA Programme participated at the Seventh Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-7), held in Penang, Malaysia, from 15-17 October 2019. The programme organised a series of activities including: IUC Training on Municipal Finance for Malaysian Pilot Cities (C2) A series of Presentations by EU Cities
IUC-Asia project partners are showing a strong presence at the China International Circular Economy Exhibition & China Circular Development Forum – which is currently taking place in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. The flagship event is aimed at establishing a global platform for displaying and trading technologies,
IUC-Asia participated at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Green Low-Carbon Development 2019, held in Changsha, Hunan Province, PR China, from 16-18 October 2019 (http://en.aplctsummit.com/). The Forum brought together policymakers and technology developers to showcase global, regional and country-level success stories. This year’s theme was “Low-Carbon Solutions
From 15 to 16 October 2019, representatives of the City of Nice met with four delegates from Liuzhou and Haikou within the Innovative City Conference and Exhibition (www.innovative-city.com). Nice Metropole hosted a business promotion event focusing on concrete pilot projects in the areas of smart
Within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum, DG REGIO’s Principal Advisor Dr Rudolf Niessler met in Penang with a delegation from NDRC led by Mr Zhang Dongqiang, Deputy Director-General for Regional Economy of NDRC. At a side meeting-meeting, both sides reviewed the results of
Practitioners from China, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and Europe gathered during the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF) to discuss about the development of circular economy solutions in their cities. Rudolf Niessler, Principal Advisor, DG for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission, introduced the objectives of the session,
The second mission of EU cities to China took place from 21 to 28 September 2019 – with delegates from the following European cities: Barcelona (Spain), Bologna (Italy), Granada (Spain), Manchester (UK), Mannheim (Germany) and Rome (Italy). The programme begun with a visit to Guangzhou,
Six cities in Indonesia comprised of Tangerang, Makassar, Denpasar, Malang, Palembang, and Depok signed commitment letters to obtain supports from the European Union (EU) through International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Asia in developing climate action plans aiming to build city resilience in Tangerang City on 17
The third mission of EU cities to China will take place from 20-26 October 2019 and will focus on circular economy. Delegates from Manchester (UK) will visit Nanjing, the capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu Province, Ningbo, a sub-provincial city in Zhejiang Province, and Haikou, the
The IUC project is working with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) by contributing with two chapters to the 2019 Blueprint on Climate Change in China. For more information, please see the final report 2019 (upon request) and refer to related news: Workshop on
In May 2019, Mission Innovation and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy announced their commitment to strengthen collaboration and build deeper engagement between cities and citizens, local governments, and national governments to deliver the research and innovation needed to help cities and
The IUC Asia Programme was invited to participate at the Asia-Pacific Roundtable on Energy Transition & Coal Phase-out in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province from 4-5 September 2019. The event – organised by The Stanley Foundation and Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) – was attended by
What is Urban-Rural Linkage? “UN Habitat defines urban-rural linkages as the as non-linear, diverse urban-rural interactions and linkages across space within an urban-rural continuum, including flows of people, goods, capital and information but also between sectors and activities such as agriculture, services and manufacturing. In
In 17 September 2019, Yantai Laoshan District will hold an Unveiling Ceremony of the Yantai China-Europe (Italy) Industry Park. Date: 17 September Location: Laishan District, Yantai city Background: Yantai City, located in Shandong province, has a land area of 13,745.95 square kilometers, By the end
Makassar, the capital of Sulawesi Province in Indonesia, started cooperation on energy and climate change within the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) initiative. The GCoM’s implementation in Indonesia is supported by the European Union through the IUC project. On the occasion of the “European Union’s
In cooperation with the ICEC (International Climate & Environment Centre) and the Gwangju Metropolitan City, the IUC project held a training on energy and climate change in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. The event was opened by H.E. Michael Reiterer, Ambassador of the EU, who also
Representatives from the EU IUC cities of Rome, Bologna, Emilia-Romana and Stuttgart Region have participated at the 2nd “Nanjing Tech Week / European Chamber High-Level Innovation Conference“. The event – that was opened by Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis from the EU Delegation to China – gathered
The EU cities of Barcelona, Granada, Rome and Stuttgart Region (including Ludwigsburg) undertook a mission to the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Liuzhou. The mission – which took place from 09 – 15 June 2019 – was the first city-to-city mission of the IUC cities
Mannheim, 3 June 2019. In cooperation with the City of Mannheim and the ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, the IUC project organised the first European-Chinese Business & Regional Innovation Forum held in Mannheim. The event– which was attended by more than 120
Upon the invitation of Kunming City Government, Nice’s Deputy Mayor Christian Tordo visited today the IUC pairing city of Kunming to participate in the Smart Tourism City Summit 2019. Taking up this high-level visit, the IUC Asia team organised an intensive programme for Mr Tordo
The IUC Asia programme supported MEP Lambert Van Nistelrooij’s visit to Beijing, China on 26th April. During the trip, MEP Lambert Van Nistelrooij firstly visited the showroom at the Zhongguancun INNOWAY in the morning, learning about fruitful achievements of the global incubator platform. During the
MODULE 2 – MITIGATION: Emission Reduction and Low Carbon Society | As part of Global Covenant of Mayors’ capacity building series for Malaysian cities, IUC Asia in coordination with Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Center and CityNet organised the second training in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Within the EU’s support to the implementation of the GCoM in Asia, module 2 of the IUC training programme for Malaysian cities took place in Kuala Lumpur from 22-24 April 2019. The workshop was organised by CityNet, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre and the
Bucharest, 15. April 2019. A high-level delegation from China led by NDRC Vice Chairman Luo Wen met with Gabriela Voicila, State Secretary at the Ministry of Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, as well as with further experts from the Romanian national government. Both sides established
14th High Level Forum (HLF) on Regional and Urban Policy Cooperation The IUC Asia project launched 2019 cooperation between European and Chinese cities on Tuesday 09 April 2019 in Brussels. Over 70 experts from European and Chinese cities as well as high level representatives of
As part of the outreach activities, the IUC team participated in the NAP Expo 2019. Dr. Sang In KANG, IUC Korea Coordinator, participated in the session “Enhancing adaptation planning and financing at the local level”. The session was organised by the UN Capacity Development Fund
In the framework of the European project IUC Asia International Urban Cooperation, and following the exploratory mission in China in November 2018 and the High Level Forum on Policy Cooperation in Brussels on the 9th of April, a round table on the topics of Smart
After the EU-China High-Level Dialogue on Regional Policy, over 40 Chinese and EU cities exchanged experiences, solutions and opportunities related to their projects on circular economy and energy transition. The opening session was moderated by Alexandra Lehmann from the EU Delegation to China. Eva Malanikova
During 5-12 April, a Chinese delegation composed of around 30 delegates from 10 Chinese pilot cities of IUC Asia embarked on the first mission to the EU in 2019. The delegation attended official activities in Hannover and Mannheim of Germany and Rome of Italy, aiming
The IUC team participated in Busan at the KECO annual training workshop on Local GHG Inventory with 69 districts, cities and counties from 6 metropolitan cities and 9 provinces including Seoul. The event included more than 100 participants from 65 local governments. The objective of
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in South East Asia (GCoM SEA) held a regional networking event titled “Inclusive Climate Action for Sustainable Cities” within the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD). The event focused on promoting inclusive climate action which could
The IUC Asia project in collaboration with the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) and the Secretariat of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) ran a three-day training in Iskandar Malaysia, an Asian leader in climate action. The activity took place from
The Third International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Expo (IIEE) was held at China National Convention Centre from 14th to 16th December with the theme of Opening and Sharing. One of the main organizers is the China Youth Daily. The event has been held in Beijing every year,
The IUC Asia team participated in two events within the COP24 held in Katowice, Poland. On the one hand side, the team leader Pablo Gándara participated in a panel discussion upon invitation of the Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) with experts from Korea, Indonesia and
The Challenge is a joint pilot initiative of the EIB and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) to help prepare and finance urban climate action projects (mitigation and adaptation) in Africa, Central Asia, Latin America and EU accession and neighbourhood countries. EU countries
The IUC team joined a Experts’ Group Meeting on the Future of Urban Governance and Capacities for Resilience that took place in Bangkok on 23 November 2018. The meeting was organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
Beijing, China, 26th November 2018, The “EU-China Cooperation Forum on Innovative and Smart Cities” under the EU’s “International Urban Cooperation – Regional Action Asia (IUC Asia)” Programme was held in Beijing. Chris Wood, Deputy Head of EUD delivered the closing speech, by stressing the significance
The IUC Asia project team participated at the Smart City Expo held in Barcelona from 13-15 November 2018. The IUC Asia booth showcased the main results of city-to-city cooperation. The event was highly valuable to assess smart city solutions under implementation in the Asian region.
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia (MoEF) – Directorate General of Climate Change – in cooperation with several partners, held the “Climate Change Control Action Day 2018” on 24-25 October 2018, with the following aims: Showcase and discuss the latest developments in the support
A significant result of city-to-city cooperation under the IUC Asia programme On the morning of 25th October 2018, the direct connection for freight trains from Mannheim to Chongqing in China was officially put into operation. This is one of the key pilot projects of the Mannheim
Daegu, 18. October 2018. The IUC Asia project was invited to explain the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) during a training for city practitioners hosted by Daegu City Council, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the Korean Environmental Corporation KECO. Ms Hejung Jung, acting IUC
Regional and urban development authorities from China, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia participated at the IUC Global Event in Brussels on 10 October 2018. The delegation included the Director-General of China’s NDRC Regional Economy Department Mr GUO Lanfeng, the Mayor of Jambi (Indonesia)
City-to-city exchange between European and Chinese pilot cities under the IUC ASIA programme from 12 to 20 September 2018 A Chinese city delegation conducted a working mission to three EU pilot cities Granada (Spain), Rome (Italy) and Nice (France) during 12-20 September 2018. This is the first time for the Chinese pilot
The event took place in Hanoi on 18-19 September 2018, few days after the launching of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) in Surabaya. Practitioners from 14 Vietnamese cities participated at the two-day training event, including Binh City, Khan Hoa City,
The IUC – Asia programme training event brought together participants in the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) from Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Many of these participant local governments have some previous experience of GHG emissions analysis and have developed of climate
Surabaya, 13 September 2018. With the presence of the Ambassador of the European Union to Indonesia, H.E. Vincent Guérend, the IUC-Asia project launched the Global Covenant of Mayors in South East Asia. “Today’s launch of the Global Covenant of Mayors in South East Asia here in
European cities delegates visited Haikou. Here, participants absolved an intense 2 day programme, including meetings with the directors of over ten city departments relevant for urban development as well as field visits to the Fullsing Town Innovation Park, the Free Trade Zone and the Jiangdong
Representatives from the eight European cities of Nice, Prague, Mannheim, Málaga, Reggio-Emilia, Rome, Barnsley and Granada participated at a one-week mission to China from 15 – 21 July 2018. The mission included participation at the annual EU-China High-Level Seminar on Regional Policy that took place in Zhengzhou on
A high-level delegation from Chongqing visited the City of Mannheim on 9 July 2018. The delegation, headed by the Director General of the Chongqing Development and Reform Commission (DRC) Mr XIONG Xue, discussed with Mannheim city authorities and stakeholders from the business community the implementation of
Within the implementation of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) in Indonesia, a Survey & Consultation on the Common Reporting Framework took place in Jakarta on 29 June 2018. Upon presentation about the IUC Project and the support to implementation of the GCoM
The IUC team joined a coordination meeting hosted by Chengdu’s Mayor Luo Qiang and representatives of the Global Covenanat of Mayors for Energy and Climate (GCoM). The GCoM delegation was led by Amanda Eichel, Executive Director of the GCoM Secretariat, and included partners from ICLEI,
A preparatory meeting for EU pilot cities was held in Brussels on 7 June 2018, with the following aims: Introducing the support tools available for the EU cities during the implementation of the city pairings and explaining the approach (local action planning, pilot projects Preparing
The project team organised a training for the second group of Chinese pilot cities for 2018, i.e. Haikou (Hainan province), Kunming (Yunnan province), Liuzhou (Guangxi province), Yantai (Shandong province) and Weinan (Shaanxi province). Around 35 representatives attended the meeting, including those from pilot cities of
The IUC ASIA organised the training event City Energy and Climate Action – How to set Targets and Develop a Plan with the International Climate and Environment Center in Gwangju, Korea, on 16 March 2018. Documentation Agenda_City Energy and Climate Action Gwangju_VF 00 IUC Asia_10keyprinciples 01 GCoM Presentation
The IUC project started the elaboration of a compative study between cities the EU and China towards their transition to a low carbon society. In September of 2017, a first working visit to EU by a high-level delegation of for climate change experts led by
The IUC ASIA project co-organised DG REGIO’s networking event Cities contributing to the New Urban Agenda implementation through the international urban cooperation programme held on 08 February 2018 at the World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur. The event presented the actions undertaken by the EU to deliver the
The IUC programme arranged a meeting between the Chief Minister of Melaka State Hon. Datuk Idris Haron, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (EC JRC) and the Secretariat of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM). During the meeting, adhesion of Melaka State and Melaka City
A stakeholders meeting of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) in South East Asia took place back-to-back to the World Urban Forum (WUF) in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting was attended by: Natividad Lorenzo, European Union, Foreign Policy Instrument (FPI) Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission, Joint Reserach
To foster opportunities for collaboration on Smart Cities In the framework of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the IUC ASIA programme implemented a workshop for representatives from the Chinese cities participating in the IUC programme, as well as companies, research institutions and business
A high-level NDRC delegation from China visited Mannheim on Monday 13 November 2017. An MoU between Mannheim and Chongqing was signed. The signing is part of the agenda of an over-20-people Chinese delegation during its two-day visit in Mannheim. The delegation comprises of delegates from
IUC Global Event in Brussels The IUC programme held its 1st city-to-city global event. For this purpose, the IUC Asia project mobilised the participation of over 50 delegates from China, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia. The event was opened by Hilde Hardeman, Director
On the occasion of the OECD Champion Mayors, partners and stakeholders of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) in South East Asia met on 18 October 2017 in Seoul. The event was facilitated by the IUC Asia programme and aimed at coordinating the activities of
In September 2017, seven high level experts on climate change of the Chinese Government held meetings at the European Commission in Brussels and then visited best practices in Ghent, Lisbon, Almada and Vienna. The Chinese delegation was led by the Director General of the Climate
