
IURC Asia & Australasia
@iurc_aa
EU-funded programme on sustainable urban development & innovation w/ India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Rep. of Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia & N. Zealand
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https://www.iurc.eu/australasia/ 21-04-2021 02:29:18
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Today’s IURC pilot action in New Zealand: Malaga experts participating at #ChristchurchInnovationExpo2023. Good talks on #HorizonEurope and city-to-city coop. at IURC booth. Meeting with Christchurch City Council Mayor Phil Mauger. Thanks to European Union in New Zealand EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 EUinmyRegion🇪🇺 @SmartCampusUMA


Pilot Action in Penang: #ecoschool training by Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai & Município Famalicão started with the Impact of Marine Litter in our Oceans. Over 40 teachers & students from SMK Valdor & AECCB Famalicão conducted Int’l Coastal Cleanup Ocean Conservancy. Thx to EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 EUinmyRegion🇪🇺 @USMOfficial1969


Today Pilot Action in Penang, #ecoschool workshops on #upcycling plastics and old newspaper with the B40 Community organised by Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai. Knowledge transfer for AECCB Famalicão participants to replicate in their schools. Thx to Green Growth Asia Foundation EU in Malaysia EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 EUinmyRegion🇪🇺


3rd day in Penang, #ecoschool vocational training on #circulareconomy Portuguese & Malaysian students closing the loop on e-waste and reducing food waste with traditional recipes. At orchard farm witnessing rain water harvesting and solar roof panels. Thx to EU in Malaysia EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐


Workshop: Legacy Waste Biomining-Challenges & Solutions had experts from India & Denmark sharing best practices & experiences on #legacywaste remediation. Along with an active participation from 11 of our cities, Municipal Committee Leh shared their successful remediation story. EU in India


It's the end of the beginning! The IURC final event saw cities & regions from around the world join the European Commission & European Parliament to celebrate major strides in decentralised #diplomacy and exchanges on #sustainability, #innovation & #cohesion. 👉 iurc.eu/2023/10/25/the…


Digital Tools for Flood Management: Experts from India New Zealand (Christchurch City Council) Europe share best practices and address city requirements on #earlywarningsystems in #floodmanagement. Data availability, collaboration, implementation are key points of discussion EU in India


We are delighted to welcome Gobierno de Santiago as a new signatory city of the MUFPP✍️, the first Chilean city in our network! 🇨🇱 This is a great step for cooperation in the South American region, we can’t wait to start working together!🌾🍅 Beppe Sala Claudio Orrego L.



As a notable example of global knowledge exchange between cities, funded by EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐, Università degli Studi di Messina Comune di Messina developed water sensors as #earlywarning systems for #floodmanagement. Kochi Municipal Corporation c-hed, Cochin installing these water sensors at flood prone locations in the city.


Mobility strategies & parking discussed at last workshop of IURC India. H.M. shivanand Swamy of CoEUT_CEPT & @ivocre of POLIS share lessons on planning, role of public & private sectors, case studies, tools & personal experiences to make cities better places to live. EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐


Now in Thailand: experts from Bangkok Metrop. Admin. & The Great Bubble Barrier®'s Co-founder Anne Eveleens assessing feasibility of piloting #cleaningRiverTechnology in BKK waterways. Thanks to EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐, EUinThailand, Dutch Embassy (Team Europe). Follow-up of IURC Asia & Australasia and GCoM Southeast Asia.


Now in Hue, Vietnam🇻🇳 Public consultation on #NatureBasedSolution to manage erosion in Hen Island. EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 funded GCoM Southeast Asia experts developed sketch for greener, more connected & more liveable island. Strong support by Hue City People's Committee. Thanks EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 EU in Vietnam 🇪🇺🇻🇳


The EU is a major supporter of Global Covenant GCoM Southeast Asia, a global alliance of cities working with EU Climate Action towards a resilient & low-emission society, uniting over 13,000 cities, 100 partners worldwide. EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 EUinmyRegion🇪🇺 EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 #GreenNewDeal #GlobalGateway

IURC call now open for #EU cities and regions to cooperate with Asia, Australasia, and Latin America/Caribbean. Become one of the new 40 EU pilot cities or 24 EU pilot regions joining. Apply now: iurc.eu Thanks to EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 EUinmyRegion🇪🇺 Follow us on bluesky.