• EVENT: International Conference on Local Equitable and Inclusive Resilience 2026!

    Set to take place in Baguio City, Philippines this coming 14-16 April 2026, the hybrid Conference will bring together local governments, development partners, civil society organizations, and resilience practitioners from the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, and Japan, to share tools, knowledge, and practices on inclusive, locally-led climate action and disaster risk reduction. The Conference […]

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  • Indonesian local governments convene for hands-on GEDSI and disaster risk training

    More than 50 local government participants, including representatives from key national ministries, joined both online and in person on 19 December 2025 for the first SIRA Training in Yogyakarta. This post also appears on the CLARE website. The Sendai Framework (2015-2030) places inclusion at the heart of disaster risk planning, with gender-based vulnerabilities and social […]

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  • Banda Aceh City shares lessons on coastal resilience during 2025 Global Ocean Forum

    The 2025 Global Ocean Development Forum opened in Qingdao City, East China’s Shandong Province, on 7 August 2025. Source: imsilkroad.com Banda Aceh, the epicenter of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed more than 166,000 lives and caused IDR 49 trillion in damages, remains a stark wake-up call to coastal vulnerability. Today, the city faces […]

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  • ICLEI and BNPB advance inclusive climate resilience in Indonesia at ADEXCO 2025

    This article also appears in the CLARE website. A panel discussion titled “Social Inclusion in Climate and Disaster Resilience: From Policy to Real Action” was held on Friday (September 12) at Hall B3, JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta. Photo source: BNPB As the climate emergency grows more intense, Indonesia continues to face rising disaster risks. Throughout 2024 […]

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