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UNITAR and CIFAL Philippines Host Road Safety Multi-Stakeholder Conference in Quezon City
9-10 November 2017, Quezon City, the Philippines – UNITAR in close collaboration with its International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines), and the University of the Philippines (UP), UP National Center for Transportation Studies (UP NCTS) hosted the “Road Safety for Sustainable Cities: A Multi-Stakeholder Conference” in Quezon City, Philippines on 9-10 November 2017.
The conference gathered 151 representatives from national…
Holistic Waste Management Strategies and Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Sustainable Cities
2 November 2015, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s affiliated training centre CIFAL Jeju convened officials from central, state and local governments, NGO leaders and private sector representatives from nine countries in the Asia-Pacific region for a four-day workshop on "Holistic Waste Management Strategies and Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Sustainable Cities." CIFAL Jeju, in collaboration with UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), held…
27 September 2022, Plock, Poland – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Plock hosted the “City Coders Hackathon Plock” on 25-26 September, bringing together 81 participants, mostly high schoolers and university students to develop an application that would respond to the needs of the city residents.
Young innovators, under the supervision of experienced experts were tasked with designing solutions related to one of the three proposed topics: Social Inclusion, Renewable energy and City for the Youth.
Hackathon is not only about compet...
From May 16-17 2011, UNITAR's CIFAL Network of local development training centres held its third steering committee meeting under the framework of the 2011 International Conference of Innovative Cities (ICIC). The CIFAL Network meeting brought together the CIFALs to discuss achievements in 2010, solutions to shared challenges, and integration of new themes and approaches to capacity development delivery for each of their regions. UNITAR's Manager of the Knowledge Systems Innovation Unit, Ms. Sueli Giorgetta, held training sessions for CIFAL staff to ensure the…
CIFAL Philippines Hosts Migration Data Workshop for Quezon City Migration and Development Council Members
30-31 August 2017, Antipolo City, Philippines - Thirty-two members of the Quezon City Migration and Development Council (MDC) successfully completed CIFAL Philippines’ capacity building workshop on migration data for sustainable development. The workshop, held from August 30 to 31, 2017, included lectures from experts and practical exercises on migration, data, and sustainable development.
Dr. Nimfa Ogena of the University of the Philippines Population Institute (…
From July 6-26, CIFAL Shanghai, in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R. of China, hosted its third training programme of 2011, with a focus on information and communications technology (ICT) services to build Smart Cities.
The 20-day training brought 38 participants from 24 countries, covering Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean regions to explore not only Chinese development of integrated ICT services in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Beijing, but also to…
CIFAL Jeju Concludes Training on Green Policy and Management for Eco-Innovation and Resource Efficient Cities
21 June 2017, Jeju, Republic of Korea – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) in collaboration with the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) and the Seoul National University’s Technology Management, Economics and Policy Program (SNU TEMEP) hosted the workshop “Green Policy and Management for Eco-Innovation and Resource Efficient Cities” on 13-16 June 2017 in Jeju, Republic of Korea.
The workshop brought…
Mega Manila Cities Share Road Safety Best Practices During CIFAL Philippines Road Safety Policy Dialogue
12 July 2017, Quezon City, Philippines – Local transport officials from Mega Manila cities shared their units’ best practices on road safety during a roundtable meeting organized by the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UPCIDS) and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in the Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) in partnership with the UP National Center for Transportation Studies (UP NCTS) and the…
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South Korean President Myung Bak Lee announced the national 5-Year Green Growth Strategy in 2009, positioning Korea as the global leader for Green Growth and Low-Carbon Development. From 11 to 13 November 2010, CIFAL Jeju convened over eight country delegations in Jeju Self-Governing Province, the leading area for Green Growth piloting for localization of national Green strategies. Since 2007, Jeju province was designated as the pilot area for Green Growth development, and as such the UNESCO World Heritage island harbours the richest variety of local examples in Green…