Category: News from IURC

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...

The Second IURC China Training Session “ZOOM-IN China: Regional Development” launched

On 5th November 2021 the IURC China training session, Zoom-in China: Regional Development was hold through video conference. Through this session, more than 30 representatives from IURC participating cities and regions learned about the policy of regional development and the regional innovation in China. [caption id="attachment_10594" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Alexandra Lehmann, EU Delegation to China[/caption] The event was opened by Alexandra...

The First IURC China Training Session “ZOOM-IN China: Urbanization” Launched

Under the encompassing title ZOOM-IN China, on 4th November 2021 the first online training session, Zoom-in China: urbanisation took place and gathered more than 30 representatives from IURC participating cities and regions, who are interested in the topic of urban development, urban renewal, and smart city in China. The event reviewed the timely issues in urban development, aiming to support...

IURC Annual Event: registrations are open!

Join us for the first International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Annual Event, where over the course of two days you will have the chance to deep dive into the European priorities for cities and regions in the framework of the programme, hear about success stories from different stakeholders and learn about the doors that IURC can open for you....

IURC programme launched in Vietnam

Vietnam became the fifth country in the IURC Asia & Australasia programme to host a kick-off meeting to launch cooperation between the cities of Da Lat and Ha Tinh in Vietnam with the Stuttgart Region Association in Germany and the Colleferro-Latina Functional Area in Italy. The meeting was moderated by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, IURC Country Coordinator for Vietnam,...

Register now! First IURC Latin America webinar

You are invited to join the webinar "Financing green infrastructure for sustainable cities and regions". Join us on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 9:00 AM CDT time. The webinar is the first of a set of 20 thematic events organized by the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) Latin America Programme. The webinar aims at introducing green finance instruments to...

New international collaboration opportunities

A new programme from DG Regio is giving European local authorities the opportunity to collaborate with their peers in Canada, South Africa, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The topics for collaboration are circular economy, air quality, energy transition, and integration of migrants and refugees. The deadline to apply is 15 November via this online questionnaire. The International City...

IURC Latin America es seleccionada para participar en COP26 con Euroclima+

El martes 2 de Noviembre a las 19:00 (hora de Glasgow) participamos con Euroclima+ en la #COP26: Siga el evento en vivo en el siguiente enlace: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rMrH2APQiEY  Use the following link to follow the event in English: youtu.be/rr4ylmKz678 Agenda: https://t.co/eVgwuOB7cn?amp=1 IURC Latin America fue seleccionada entre 150 propuestas para participar en la COP26 con Euroclima+, el programa insignia de la...

2nd Thematic Webinar – Decarbonising Cities in Asia-Pacific and Europe

IURC cities engaged in “Race to Zero” dialogue The IURC Asia & Australasia continued to engage the project’s pilot cities in the Thematic Network of “Ecological Transition & Green Deal”, this time focusing on the topic of decarbonisation. The second thematic webinar for the project team organised by the help desk in Japan, which is provided by IGES, “Achieving Carbon...

IURC project team welcomes Bandung to the IURC

The IURC team met today with Bandung city authorities to discuss the cooperation focus. The meeting was attended by the Head of Bandung's Food and Agriculture Division, Mr. Gin Gin Gin Ginanjar, who explained the city's progress on developing sustainable urban food systems, including integrated farming solutions within the COVID-19 pandemics, promoting urban agriculture and short supply chains, as well...