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Barcelona, Granada, and Rome develop pilot projects with Chinese pairs

Experts from Barcelona, Granada, and Rome participated in separate coaching sessions with the IUC-Asia experts aimed at further developing the U-CAPs and the pilot projects. The online meetings of approximately 90 min each allowed the EU cities’ experts to reflect on the bilateral exchanges held in China and Europe in the last 18 months, focusing [...]

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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 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 action, namely the Planning Agency, the Agriculture Agency, the Public [...]

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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 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. This can be summarised as: Current Status (April 2020) Successfully [...]

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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 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, Stuttgart, Nice, Mannheim and Greater Manchester. Joining the call from [...]

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EU Cities and Liuzhou Online Exchange on Implications for Urban Policy Makers due to COVID-19

  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, Stuttgart, Nice, Mannheim and Greater Manchester. Joining the call [...]

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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 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 with regards to circular economies. The IUC-Asia team moderated the [...]

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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 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, which included 12 participants, Ms. ZHU Yin from Yangzhou Foreign [...]

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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 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 Agenda to the current crisis and the EU support to [...]

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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 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, Semarang, Balikpapan, Samarinda, Gorontalo,  Jakarta and Pangkal Pinang and universities [...]

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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 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 Opportunity Management (CCROM) delivered the knowledge session. Approximately 50 representatives [...]

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Ningbo, China

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Panjin, China

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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 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 environment under the second phase of our ‘Closing the Loop’ [...]

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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 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 came from an old village within the district. The village’s [...]

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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 reduction goals based on local priorities for reducing emissions and [...]

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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 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 of creating a Climate Action Plan core group/planning team who [...]

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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 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 led by CCROM – IUC Asia’s technical partner – and [...]

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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 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) for their IUC engagement, an assessment of the Local Action [...]

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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 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 well as possible partnerships in the fields of sport and [...]

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Granada

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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 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, Malaysia. The meeting aimed to provide GCoM related information and [...]

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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 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 cooperation areas with the European cities, namely mobility, hydrogen energy [...]

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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 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 in 2008, this city has turned its way to a [...]

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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 workshop organised in Brussels by the EU Project Urban-EU China. The event – hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) – took place on 17 December 2019 and gathered around 40 actors [...]

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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 “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 private financing for public projects that benefit the cities. Datuk [...]

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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 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 local governments to deliver actions consistent with the objectives of [...]

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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 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 of the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) programme. Once more, cities [...]

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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 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 the world in its headquarter in Brussels, Belgium on 19,20 [...]

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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 Brussels, during an NDRC / Chinese cities’ visit to Europe. The Chinese delegation – that also visited counterparts in Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg – was headed by NDRC’s regional economy department (DDG Cao Yuanmeng). The delegation [...]

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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 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 dealing with smart city and coastal adaptation to climate change. [...]

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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 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 was opened by the designated EU Commission President Ursula von [...]

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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 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. At the fair, the experts promoted Mannheim’s Smart Production Lab [...]

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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 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 11-13 November, the Forum will convene once again. As part [...]

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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 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, target setting, etc.) and adaptation (RVAs, Green Infrastructure, NBS, etc.), [...]

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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 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 project matching. Participants explored various opportunities, including international talent cooperation [...]

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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 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 IUC Asia’s training cycle for cities committed to the Global [...]

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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 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 4th International Low-carbon Conference and included the participation of [...]

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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. 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 Labs at the EU IUC Booth Two IUC Cluster Meetings [...]

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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 – which is currently taking place in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. The flagship event is aimed at establishing a global platform for displaying and trading technologies, equipment, products and management software for recycling resources. It follows [...]

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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 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 for our Green Future” and encouraged cooperation and innovation on [...]

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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 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 city, innovation and culture. Chinese city delegates were supported by [...]

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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 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 the city-to-city cooperation activities implemented within the IUC Asia programme. [...]

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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 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, mainly to focus on ideas and experiences from several IUC [...]

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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 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, Guangdong Province, at the heart of the Pearl River Delta. [...]

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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 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 September 2019. Tangerang signed a commitment to join the Global [...]

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Delegates from Manchester initiate Mission to China

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 capital of China’s island Province Hainan. The general goal is [...]

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The EU supports China on Adaptation to Climate Change

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 Resilience in Haikou Workshop on Resilience in Guangyuan    

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GCoM x Mission Innovation Meet Climate Action’s New Superalliance

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 governments accelerate the clean energy revolution. To build on this [...]

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Korea: IUC Participates at Asia-Pacific Roundtable on Energy Transition & Coal Phase-out

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 over 50 government policy makers and civil society experts from [...]

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Case Study: Urban-Rural Linkages in China

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 general, they can be defined as a complex web of [...]

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Unveiling Event of Yantai China-Europe (Italy) Industry Park

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 of 2015, the population of Yantai was 7,014,100. Yantai City [...]

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Indonesia: Makassar kicks-off cimate action with the GCoM with IUC support

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 Roadshow to Makassar”, a high-level EU member states’ delegation led [...]

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Korea: Training on mitigation & technologies in Gwangju

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 visited the headquarter of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [...]

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China: EU Cities at TechWeek in Nanjing

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 more than 300 representatives from business, research, and local governments. [...]

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China: EU Smart Cities Mission to China

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 in 2019 and a follow-up to the encounter that took [...]

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IUC Regional Event in Mannheim

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 representatives from politics, business and research – provided valuable insights [...]

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Visit of Nice’s Deputy Mayor to Kunming, China

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 including meeting with Hu Baoguo, the Vice Mayor of Kunming [...]

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IUC supported MEP Lambert Van Nistelrooij’s visit to China

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 meeting with Lixia Nie, the General Manager of the INNOWAY, [...]

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Workshop on Emission Reduction and Low Carbon Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (22 – 24 April 2019)

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 on 22-24 April 2019. Deputy Mayor Kuala Lumpur, Dato’ Mahadi [...]

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Kuala Lumpur Training on GHG Emission Reduction

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 EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The Workshop focused on GHG [...]

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NDRC Vice Chairman’s visit to Romania

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 communication on various topics including innovation/smart specialization, support to start-ups [...]

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EU – China Cities Cooperation 2019 Launched

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 the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Chinese National [...]

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Korea: Adaptation Workshop at the NAP Expo 2019 in Incheon

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 (CDF) and the Korean Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC), [...]

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Smart City Roundtable in Rome

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 City and Innovation was organized on the 12th of April [...]

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Cluster Meeting on Circular Economy and Energy Transition

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 from DG REGIO explained the EU Urban agenda Partnership, which [...]

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IUC Cluster Meeting on Smart City in Hannover and Mannheim

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 to seek opportunities for exchange and cooperation with European counterparts [...]

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Korea: IUC participates at KECO annual training workshop on Local GHG Inventory

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 mission was to enhance the attended local government officers’ [...]

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Bangkok – Regional Networking Event at the Asian Mayors Forum

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 drive better environmental outcomes and social and economic co-benefits. H.E. [...]

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Training on Adaptation in Johor Bahru, Malaysia

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 19 – 21 March 2019 and was a follow-up of [...]

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IUC at Beijing’s Third International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Expo

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, with the aim to gather and showcase the innovation resources, [...]

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IUC Asia at the COP24 in Katowice

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 United Nations held at the Korean pavilion.  Mr Gándara [...]

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Resources

Corona Crisis – Reference Material from Urban Management Perspective EU Commission: The Coronavirus Response EU Urban Agenda_orientation_paper_security_in_public_spaces_public DG EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN AID OPERATIONS Live updates COVID-19 (Eurocities) Social Distancing Scoreboard COVID-19: Local Action Tracker 2020 COVID-19 MITIGATION ROADMAP (US) UNESCAP Webinar: Managing COVID-19 Pandemic – Experiences & Best Practices of China, Japan and [...]

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Climate Finance

Please refer to the website of the EU Covenant of Mayors for valuable resources on green and municipal financing.

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Global Climate City Challenge – Call for Proposals

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 may also be considered, if their projects are relevant for [...]

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IUC supports The Future of Asia and Pacific Cities 2019 Report

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) and UN HABITAT at the United Nations Conference Centre in [...]

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EU Cities Delegations’ Working Mission to China

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European and Chinese city and business representatives look for cooperation on Smart City and Innovation

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 of global impact of the city-to-city cooperation under the IUC [...]

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IUC at Smart City Expo Barcelona

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 IUC team met with representatives from potential EU candidate [...]

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Climate Change Action Days in Jakarta, 24-25 October 2018

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 of other systems and programs, including funding, technology and capacity [...]

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EU’s IUC Pilot Project Started: Cargo Railway Connection between Mannheim and Chongqing

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 – Chongqing cooperation within the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) project. [...]

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