Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities

Pangkalpinang - The Synergy of Upstream and Downstream for Flood Anticipation

Pangkalpinang is flood-vulnerable city. The Kampung Bintang area, sub-district of Rangkui is the worst affected with 49 flood events in 2019.

New Report Highlights Role of Cities in Climate Action

A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), highlights the role of cities in supporting climate actions.

Ten Indonesian Cities Fight to Adapt to Multi-Hazard Climate Related Risks

"Ten Indonesian coastal cities are faced with a double imperative to urbanize quickly and to adapt to climate-related disasters."

Pekanbaru: Building a Culture of Sustainable Waste Management

Where does our waste end up? In Pekanbaru, like many other cities, it ends up in a landfill or that which is not transported ends up in the river or burned.

Climate Adaptation and Resilience - Challenges And Potential Solutions: The Publication’s Genesis

The publication has been funded in the framework of the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) project, of which Pilot4DEV is partner.

Two CRIC Cities Receive Proklim Awards

Samarinda and Banjarmasin, two Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) pilot cities recently received recognition from Directorate General of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry for their efforts implementing Climate Village Program also known as Proklim.

CRIC Climate Action Training Resumes in Pekanbaru

Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) training to prepare climate action plan in City of Pekanbaru resumed into the second phase with the first climate adaptation training (A1) discussing Scientific Base of Climate Change and Climate Risk and Vulnerability.

Growing Indonesia's Economy while Reducing Losses from Climate Change

Our planet is facing triple planetary crises in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical instability. These crises hold back SDGs achievements around the world. The triple planetary crises are; climate change, pollution and biodiversity losses.

Climate Action Failures Top World's Next Decade Risks

The world faces a set of risks that feel both wholly new and eerily familiar. Cost of living dominates global risks in the next two years while climate action failures dominate the next decade.

CRIC

Objectives

Strengthen good governance

Continued promotion of good governance, and the necessary policy and legal frameworks to implement urban policies.

The sustainable use of resources by cities

Climate mitigation and adaptation can be achieved by a better understanding of local resources, and the empowerment of people.

Social cohesiveness and inclusive cities

The project will pay a special attention to the question of informal settlements, rural migrants and marginalisation

Prosperity and Innovation in cities

Addressed trough innovation incorporing local culture and design, supported with the identification of sustainable financing mechanisms.

Resilience and actions for the environment

The project will support the transition to more resource efficient systems of production and consumption. It will develop early warning systems for the selected cities, and an analysis of the main sources of pollution.

The promotion of triangular cooperation

It will be developed with knowledge exchange and joint trainings among countries from the South and Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, India, and Nepal).

News

Bringing Climate Financing for Cities/Local Governments into Light

Cities and local government have potential to generate climate financing based on national government regulations. The detailed mechanisms on how cities or local government could access climate financing were brought into light by M. Zainul Abidin from Ministry of Finance.

Learning from Semarang’s Climate Actions

"Semarang kaline banjir," is popular traditional Javanese song that tells story of how Semarang, the capital city of Central Java is experiencing regular flooding. The words could literally be translated into, "Semarang's river is flooding". This coastal city has long story to adapt to climate related disasters.

IPB Expert: Pilot Cities' Knowledge in Climate Change Increases

Capacity building plays important roles in increasing city's resilience from future climate change and extreme weather. "Understanding city's local characteristic is the key," Dr. Akhmad Faqih, expert from IPB University said during Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities First Discussion Panel in Surabaya, 1 March 2023.

CRIC Joins Partnership for Sustainable Cities - First Meeting of Partners Event

Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities Project joined Partnership for Sustainable Cities - First Meeting of Partners event in Brussels, Belgium, between 7-9 March 2023. The meeting that was held in International Auditorium, Roi Albert II Boulevard opened with Panel Discussion on “The Cities programme in the wider context of EU Engagement Strategies”.

CRIC Pilot Cities Meet Partners in First Discussion Panel in Surabaya

Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities Project successfully facilitated CRIC First Discussion Panel in Surabaya between 1-3 March 2023. The event attended by stakeholders from CRIC Pilot Cities and CRIC Partners from South Asia (AIILSG) and Europe (Pilot4Dev, Ecolise, ACR+ and Gustave Eiffel University).

CRIC Partners Visit Pilot Cities

CRIC partners' plans to visit CRIC pilot cities were finally realized between 19-28 February 2023 two months after Indonesian Government eased COVID-19 restrictions on 30 December 2022.

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Helping People Displaced by Climate Crisis

Leading climate justice activist, Greta Thunberg, called on Friday, 27 January 2023 for immediate action to help tackle the impacts of climate change on those forced to flee their homes, or leaving in search of a better life.

Promoting Gender Equality as Critical Solution for Climate Change *

Climate change is currently right before our eyes begin, instead, it’s already happening. As we know, the global temperature has been increasing by 1° Celsius in the past century ¹⁾.

What to Expect from COP27?

Paris Agreement’s ratifiers are heading to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to attend COP 27 that will take place from 6-18 November 2022. Conference of Parties or COP is the supreme decision-making body of Paris Agreement where all states (193 countries plus European Union) review the implementation of the covenant.

Triangular Cooperation

Carte indo The CRIC project is a 5 year project co-funded by the European Union. It proposes a long lasting and unique cooperation through a triangular cooperation between cities and research centres in Europe, South Asia (India, Nepal, Bangladesh), and Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand). The Project will also contribute to sustainable integrated urban development, good governance, and climate adaptation/mitigation through long lasting partnerships, and tools such as sustainable local action plans, early warning tools, air quality and waste management in consultation with experts’ panels.

The target groups of the Project will be local governments, cities, urban stakeholders working on climate resilience, climate mitigation and adaptation, and good governance of inclusive cities. With final beneficiaries including but not limited to local community of the cities/provinces, including women, marginalised sector, civil society, and private sectors.