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Category: News from Asia & Australasia

IURC CoP 4 Strengthens Cooperation on Just Transition and Study Visits

Representatives from the IURC Community of Practice on Just Transition & Low-carbon Technologies (CoP 4) convened an online meeting on March 5 to discuss upcoming study visits and explore opportunities for future joint initiatives.  Maximizing International Opportunities Through Study Visits Participants confirmed that the next study visit will take place in October, aligning with the 10th Chungnam International Carbon Neutrality...

Data-Driven Cities & Digital Governance: IURC Communities of Practices Advances Study Visits and Pilot Actions in Data-Driven Governance

On February 24, representatives from the IURC Community of Practice on Data-driven and Digital Governance (CoP 9) convened online to advance their upcoming cooperative activities and discuss this year’s study visits. The meeting highlighted concrete plans for city exchanges, emerging pilot actions, and a shared commitment to longer-term collaboration. Cities Share Study Visit Plans Osaka (Japan) proposed hosting a study...

Advancing Just Transition through Regional Knowledge Exchange: IURC CoP 4 Meeting

The IURC Community of Practice on Just Transition & Low-carbon Technologies (CoP 4) meeting was held on February 19, where participating regions highlighted a shared challenge in advancing a just transition through knowledge exchange. Lodzkie Presents EU Study Visit on Workforce and Social Transition Lodzkie (Poland) presented its plan to host a study visit to the EU region, tentatively scheduled...

CoP 14 Reviews UCAP and Advances Floodable Parks, Climate Data Platforms, Heat Resilience and Citizen-Centred Adaptation

The second multilateral meeting of the IURC Climate Adaptation Community of Practice 14 (CoP 14), held at 8:00 CET, marked a key step towards finalising the Urban Cooperation Action Plan (UCAP). The meeting brought together partner cities to review the draft UCAP prepared by Valencia Region (Spain), exchange feedback, and refine priority interventions guiding future cooperation. Participants confirmed strong alignment...

Cities of CoP ‘International Human Smart Living Lab Network’ Advances Action Plan

In a recent meeting on 19 February 2026, the members of the International Human Smart Living Lab Network CoP convened to finalize their Urban Cooperation Action Plan (UCAP). This session was pivotal in discussing key activities and potential pilot actions, emphasizing the importance of experience sharing and establishing a common framework prior to engaging citizens and stakeholders. The meeting was convened by Coimbra...

IURC Stocktaking Mission to New Taipei and Kaohsiung

On 5-6 February 2026, the IURC team visited New Taipei and Kaohsiung City for a stocktaking mission, strengthening practical cooperation within the IURC CoPs (Communities of Practice). In New Taipei, discussions focused on CoP # 8 “Circular Economy in Urban Centres”, where the city is working with Bologna Metropolitan City, Riga, Sofia, Gangtok, and Seberang Perai, sharing experiences on circular...

Sustainable Industrial Ecosystems: Connecting European and Japanese Regions through Human-Centric Digitalization

The regional Community of Practice 5 (CoP5) for Industrial Modernization: Human-Centric Digital and AI Transformation within the IURC (International Urban and Regional Cooperation) program convened for its third meeting on 17 February 2026. This CoP, coordinated by Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes, brings together leading industrial regions from Europe and Japan. The members include Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France), Emilia-Romagna (Italy), Catalonia (Spain), Sisak Moslavina (Poland), Western...

Urban Innovation: The Europe-Asia Deep-Tech Bridge

The Community of Practice 12 (CoP12) for cities, on economy, cities, startups, and innovation ecosystem branding within the IURC (International Urban and Regional Cooperation) programme convened for the second time on 17 February 2026. CoP12 is represented by Grenoble Alpes Métropole (France), Nagoya (Japan), Warsaw (Poland), Espoo (Finland), Torino (Italy), Bielsko-Biała (Poland), Leuven (Belgium), Tallinn (Estonia), and Pimpri Chinchwad (India,...

CoP 13 Advances Nature-Based River Adaptation and Metropolitan Green Belt Solutions

The IURC Climate Adaptation Community of Practice 13 (CoP 13) is progressing towards the finalisation of its Urban Cooperation Action Plan (UCAP), following a series of coordination meetings and technical exchanges among partner cities. These discussions have enabled members to move beyond conceptual dialogue and focus on concrete nature-based adaptation interventions addressing river resilience, metropolitan ecosystems, and fragile environmental contexts....

IURC Sustainable Tourism CoP progresses Urban Cooperation Action Plan during third coordination meeting

The third meeting of the Sustainable Smart Tourism Community of Practice (CoP) under the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme was held on 12 February 2026, marking a key step in advancing the partnership’s Urban Cooperation Action Plan (UCAP) and preparing cities for the next phase of technical exchange and pilot development. Convened by Paolo Guarnieri from the Municipality...