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3rd Thematic Webinar – Post COVID-19 Mobility: Bringing Back City Transport

Date & Time: 11th November 2021, 2 – 3 pm IST | 9:30 – 10:30 am CET | 7:30 – 8:30 pm AEDT Location: Zoom Webinar The first event of the regular series on ‘Post COVID-19 and Inclusive Recovery’ focused on mobility with an objective to address the question “How to reinstate public systems and non-motorised means as better ways...

Preparation for Road Map toward Food Smart City

Dini Laraswati, the Country Coordinator in Indonesia of the IURC Asia & Australasia programm made a visit to Bandung City from 12 – 14 November 2021 to participate in a workshop on "Preparation for Road Map toward Food Smart City", organised by Rikolto Indonesia. The three-day event was also attended by representatives from other Indonesian cities, namely Solo City, Depok...

IURC experts visit Indian cities

As travelling in India is becoming trouble free, Panagiotis Karamanos, Urban Development Expert, and Ashish Verma, Urban Development Manager, undertook three productive visits to the cities of Gwalior, Gangtok and Panaji from 7-14 October 2021. The technical visits aimed at meeting the new senior administration and technical personnel, including Commissioners, Mayors, Chief Engineers and other key representatives, and inform them...

EU Climate Diplomacy Week in Indonesia 2021

From 11 to 16 October 2021, the European Union in Indonesia hosted the “EU Climate Diplomacy Week in Indonesia 2021” to foster dialogue on climate change, showcase success stories and inspire further action. The event included conferences, citizens’ debates and other outreach activities, bringing together communities and a wide range of stakeholders. The IURC took part in the thematic session...

6th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference

As part of the session on “Ambition in Adaptation and Role of Partnerships in Global South” at the 6th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference, a number of experts across the world focused on how to build partnerships/initiatives/alliances on climate change adaptation. From IURC Asia Australasia, Dr. Panagiotis Karamanos, Urban Development Expert, talked about the importance of stakeholder commitment, establishment of...

First International E-Certificate Course on Mainstreaming Urban Climate Action Launched

The International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme of the European Union, in partnership with the Delegation of European Union to India (EUD India), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), launched an e-Certificate Course on Mainstreaming Urban Climate Action on 29 September 2021 from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM. The course builds...

Exciting exchange of best practices and pilot projects to be expected from EU-Korean city-to-city cooperation

Six EU and Korean pilot cities in the IURC programme had their kick-off meeting on 30 September 2021 to introduce their interests and best practices in areas such as climate action, energy, mobility, flood resilience and healthcare. The meeting was opened by Mr. Patrick Polacsek from the EU Delegation to Korea, who congratulated Busan, Sejong, Seoul, Dublin, Rotterdam and Sofia...

Working Group Meeting on Solid Waste Management (Developments and Updates) from the Indian Cities of Gangtok, Leh and Vijayawada

On 24 September 2021, the German RETech Partnership and the International Urban and Regional Cooperation programme of the European Union together organised an exclusive webinar on solid waste management in Indian cities. This workshop is bi-annually organised by the REtech Partnership to inform its members on the ongoing and forthcoming activities and initiatives of the working group and developments in...

Warm Atmosphere at EU-Japan IURC Kick-off Meeting

On 16 September, the Japan Helpdesk, led by Mr. Hidefumi Imura, Urban Development Expert Japan, organised a kick-off meeting to welcome partner cities to a new phase of EU-Japan urban cooperation. Among the nine project countries of IURC Asia & Australasia, Japan indeed hosts the highest number of participating cities, with 13 EU cities to be paired with 10 Japanese...

Enthusiastic participation from EU and Malaysian cities during kick-off meeting

Some 20 city coordinators from Penang and Malacca in Malaysia, Maia and Vila Nova de Famalicão in Portugal, and NCI / Bologna in Italy participated in the EU-Malaysia Cities Kick-off Meeting on 15 September, marking the launch of the IURC programme in Malaysia. The meeting was opened by Mr. Francesco Floris, Head of the Economic and Trade Section, EU Delegation...