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Strong governance frameworks, political commitment and cross-sectoral collaboration are integral to tackling the pressing challenges facing cities today – from urban climate adaptation to inclusive development, said leading decision-makers at …
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC)
Philippine cities count 218,866 people on bicycles
The 2025 edition of Bilang Siklista, the country’s largest citizen-led bicycle count, recorded 218,866 people on bicycles across …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
Amid rising heatwaves and surging cooling demand, adopting sustainable cooling - with a strong focus on passive techniques …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Students invited to shape Bangkok’s transport future
Students across Bangkok are being invited to design the city’s electric mobility future through the Empower E-Mobility Challenge, …
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24 Oktober 2025
Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW)
SIEW 2025 registration opens: Envisioning energy tomorrow, building systems today
15 September 2025
7 September 2025
International Built Environment Week (IBEW)
Pioneering Asia’s built environment future with technology, talent and sustainability at IBEW and BEX Asia 2025
20 Juni 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Safer streets, stronger futures: Making road safety everyone’s business
5 Juni 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid scorching temperatures, India turns to ideas both old and new to beat the heat
27 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
'Engines of opportunity, centres of vulnerability': The growing challenges of Asia Pacific's cities
19 April 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tonnes of debris needed in Myanmar following earthquake: UNDP
25 Maret 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
10 Maret 2025
10 Februari 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
New United Nations, UK project to support shift to electric mobility in Thailand
20 Januari 2025
1 November 2024
28 Oktober 2024
27 Oktober 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum calls for enhanced role of cities in national climate action, localising the SDGs
18 Oktober 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
To counter climate change, Colombian cities weave nature back into their urban fabric
14 Oktober 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
US$8 trillion opportunity in sustainable cooling solutions for developing economies
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Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms … -
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Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
Study warns that Southeast Asian and Indian lenders are overlooking major climate, biodiversity, and public-health risks tied to … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
