Delgosea

The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Philippines (KAS) and the Partnership for Democratic Local Governments in Southeast Asia (DELGOSEA) takes pride in being a part of the 3rd ASEAN Mayors Forum 2017 hosted by our partners United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG-ASPAC) and the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) together with the City of Taguig.

To read more about the event, you may visit the DELGOSEA official website:

ASEAN Mayors Forum 2017 / News / Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast-Asia - Home - Delgosea Website Interface Content Management System

The Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast-Asia (DELGOSEA) in cooperation with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Philippines and its partner United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC), held its landmark conference entitled, “50 years of ASEAN: Paving the way for Local Dynamics in a Regional Context” from 16-17 February 2017 at The Discovery Primea , Makati City.

To learn more about the event, you may click on the link below:
http://www.delgosea.eu/cms/News/50-years-of-ASEAN-Paving-the-way-for-Local-Dynamics-in-a-Regional-Context

Current Panel Discussion on the theme "ASEAN on its 50 years: Partnership for Change, Engaging the World" by H.E. Delia-Domingo-Albert, the former Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs and former Director General of the ASEAN National Secretariat. 🇧🇳🇰🇭🇮🇩🇱🇦🇲🇾🇲🇲🇵🇭🇸🇬🇹🇭🇻🇳

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Philippines, United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) and the Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast Asia (DELGOSEA) Network , will hold its landmark conference entitled “50 Years of ASEAN: Paving the Way for Local Dynamics in a Regional Context.” This will be held on Friday, 17 February 2017 at the Discovery, Primea, Makati City.

http://www.kas.de/philippinen/en/events/71547/

50 Years of ASEAN, Events, Philippines Office Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Philippines, with the Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast Asia (DELGOSEA), will hold its landmark [...]

As we begin 2017, the Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast Asia (DELGOSEA) Network shares with you our publication on Best Practices in Waste Management as outcome of the workshop in the previous year.

To read the full version of the publication, kindly click the link below:

http://www.delgosea.eu/cms/News/Designs-for-Success-Best-Practices-in-Local-Waste-Management

Good Practices in Waste Management from Indonesia and the Philippines

During the recent DELGOSEA workshop in Siem Reap, the focus was on waste management worldwide, with participants learning from international experts and each other how to improve solid waste management in their own communities. The second article in our series on the different experiences looks at good practices and experiences from the Philippines and Indonesia.

To read more: http://www.delgosea.eu/cms/News/Good-Practices-in-Waste-Management-from-Indonesia-and-the-Philippines

Good Practices in Waste Management from Indonesia and the Philippines / News / Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast-Asia - Home - Delgosea Website Interface Content Management System

Good initiative from UCLG ASPAC: The SDGs that local governments need to know!

SDGs #8: Promote Sustained, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work for All.
"Local governments can act as an example in providing safe and secure working environments, and in guaranteeing equal pay for equal work. We can also include these practices as part of our procurement criteria when working with the private and third sectors."
-The Sustainable Development Goals What Local Governments Need to Know
Play your role, Local Governments. Achieve every goal and more prosperous urban life will be enjoyed by citizens.

SDGs #8: Promote Sustained, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work for All.

"Local governments can act as an example in providing safe and secure working environments, and in guaranteeing equal pay for equal work. We can also include these practices as part of our procurement criteria when working with the private and third sectors."
-The Sustainable Development Goals What Local Governments Need to Know

Play your role, Local Governments. Achieve every goal and more prosperous urban life will be enjoyed by citizens.

An interesting and useful initiative by ASEAN:

The Global Child Forum on Southeast Asia, held in Kuala Lumpur this year, was a day of inspiration and action on children's rights in the region. Specifically, the Forum focused on the role of business to be a driver of change in the lives of children. ASEAN Secretary-General, H.E. Le Luong Minh spoke at the forum about the region’s multi-sectoral initiatives to protect children and the importance of cooperating with the private sector to advance children’s rights. Watch the highlights of the event: https://youtu.be/EtWw0VObrDk

Global Child Forum on Southeast Asia 2016 - Highlights The Global Child Forum on Southeast Asia, held in Kuala Lumpur on May 5th 2016, was a day of inspiration and action on children's rights in the region. Speci...

What an inspired campaign by UCLG ASPAC - please join in and share through your networks!

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals were agreed on September 25, 2015. How have your cities contributed in achieving these goals? UCLG ASPAC is running a campaign showing what has been done by cities in Asia-Pacific. Join our campaign by mentioning us UCLG ASPAC - United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific and posting photos and insert in your Facebook and Twitter post.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held its 28th and 29th Summit at the National Convention Centre (NCC) in Vientiane, Lao PDR last 06-08 September 2016 with a theme of “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”. The Summit was attended by heads of State from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

To read more:
http://www.delgosea.eu/cms/News/ASEAN-One-Vision-One-Identity-One-Community

ASEAN: “One Vision, One Identity, One Community” / News / Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast-Asia - Home - Delgosea Website Interface Content Management System

Exchanging Information on Waste Management in Asia and Europe

During the recent DELGOSEA workshop in Siem Reap, the focus was on waste management worldwide, with participants learning from international experts and each other how to improve solid waste management in their own communities. The first article in our series on the different experiences looks at the Asian context and the German approach.

To read more: http://www.delgosea.eu/cms/News/Exchanging-Information-on-Waste-Management-in-Asia-and-Europe

Exchanging Information on Waste Management in Asia and Europe / News / Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast-Asia - Home - Delgosea Website Interface Content Management System