Category: News from IURC

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...

Malaysia: EU Project IURC Runs Panel Discussion on Cities, Climate Action and Circular Economy

The IURC team organised the panel discussion "Moving towards a circular economy in the development of Sustainable Cities" within the virtual conference "Road to Glasgow – Kunming “Combatting Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss in Malaysia” organised by the Delegation of the European Union jointly with WWF Malaysia. The conference was opened by the Head of the European Union Delegation to...

The Opening Remark by Councilor of Energy and Climate Action of EU Delegation to China on EIIES in Chengdu

The 3rd Energy Internet Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit (EIIES) took place on 16th October in Chengdu and highlighted the leaders driving the energy transition. Technology corporations, startups, accelerators, and government taking significant strides in investing and deploying clean energy solutions participated and shared insight on the industry, strategies for success and establish new partnerships. [caption id="attachment_10404" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The 3rd...

4 EU cities prepped for cooperation with Australia

Today, the project’s helpdesk based at the RMIT organised a meeting to prep city coordinators from Barcelona, Florence, Hamburg and Madrid for cooperation with Australian cities. Bruce Wilson, who is leading the helpdesk for Australasia, introduced the context in which the cooperation would take place (Covid-19, metropolitan capitals), the active role of the EU Delegation to Australia in initiating cooperation,...

1st Thematic Webinar – Addressing Climate Change Effects in Cities

Over 80 representatives from IURC pilot cities in 20 countries participated in the 1st thematic webinar "Addressing Climate Change Effects in Cities". The event focused on nature-based solutions (NBS) and green infrastructure measures implemented by cities in Europe, Asia and Australasia to mitigate heat island and heavy rainfall events. It was moderated by Megan Chow, Country Coordinator of the IURC...

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...

IURC cities and regions revealed

86 European cities and regions have been paired with counterparts in 18 non-EU countries throughout Asia, Australasia, North and Latin America. The list of cities and regions that will work in IURC is now available here and will be updated constantly in the next weeks as more cities and regions are confirmed. Cities and regions will cooperate in three thematic...

IURC Program Launch – North America & Latin America Regions

September 28, 2021 / IURC Program Launch - North America & Latin America Regions The launch event of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme brought together more than 160 representatives and leaders from over 60 cities and regions from North America, Latin America, and Europe participating in the programme, as well as partners from international organizations and city...