Posts tagged COVID-19
Concurrent disasters, the new normal? Six months after the Australian bushfires
Concurrent disasters, the new normal? Six months after the Australian bushfires

If managing multiple disasters at a time will be the new normal, how can local governments and their communities simultaneously manage recovery efforts while coping with concurrent disasters? This may be a significant turning point for the reconceptualisation and reintegration of “resilience” into all aspects of local government disaster planning.

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bushfires, Climate Adaptation, Resilience, COVID-19ICLEI Oceaniaresilience, ICLEI, disaster, planning, local government, cities, councils, climate change, COVID-19, recovery, response, community, bushfires, Australia, cascading, Cobargo, Tablelands Regional Council, City of Sydney, Clover Moore
City of Melbourne powers second renewable energy deal (MREP2)
City of Melbourne powers second renewable energy deal (MREP2)

The City of Melbourne is one in a group of prominent Melbourne universities and businesses that has secured a multi-million-dollar deal to power operations from wind energy produced in regional Victoria. The purchasing group seven large energy users includes RMIT University, Deakin University, Cbus, Property, ISPT, Fulton Hogan, Citywide Asphalt and Mondelez International.

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Renewables, ICLEI MemberICLEI OceaniaCity of Melbourne, Melbourne, energy, renewable, ICLEI, Cathy Oke, MREP, wind power, RMIT University, Deakin University, Cbus, ISPT, Fulton Hogan, Citywide Asphalt, Mondelez International, emissions reduction, carbon, COVID-19
CitiesWithNature Updates - Limited Places Join Pioneer Group of Australian councils
CitiesWithNature Updates - Limited Places Join Pioneer Group of Australian councils

Australian councils are invited to apply for limited places to be in a Pioneer Group to work with ICLEI to tailor a high-value support program for urban greening and biodiversity. The first steps are for pioneers to register on the global CitiesWithNature website and then participate in a needs assessment research project conducted in partnership with Swinburne University.

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Local Governments Confront the Dual Challenges of COVID and Climate
Local Governments Confront the Dual Challenges of COVID and Climate

As local governments adapt to life under lockdown many face disruptions to their climate plans. Confronting the dual challenges of coronavirus and climate change will require municipal governments to get creative and draw on non-monetary reserves: their community’s compassion and social capital to help them navigate these uncertain waters.

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