CityNet organised a session on Civic and Youth Participation in the Wired Age on 27 July as part of Prepcom 3 side event in Surabaya, Indonesia. The session discussed projects and initiatives that are aiming to create sustainable cities through stakeholder engagement, education and raise environmental awareness by the use of smart technologies. The session concluded with points of recommendation for Habitat III's New Urban Agenda.

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As part of the World Cities Summit side event in Singapore, CityNet and Microsoft held a Mayor Dialogue on 11^th July to discuss about the young peoples' hope for the future and cities that they admire. This discussion was based on the outcomes of a recent survey of young people's expectations of their city governments conducted by Microsoft.

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CityNet Special Advisor Mary Jane Ortega moderated one of C40 High Level Forum sessions, under the theme: Why working together is key: Inclusive cities with engaged partners towards a climate safe future. The session highlighted key approaches from each city in engaging various stakeholders – business and private sector, communities and citizens – in moving forward with climate action priorities and programmes.

Following the MoU signing between CityNet and Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters and the previous training on the Life Saving and Fire Services for Philippines cities in June, the second round of similar training was held from 26^th June -2^nd July for cities in Thailand. The course provided a valuable opportunity to exchange know-how and experience regarding firefighting and emergency management.

CityNet participated in the 6^th Regional Workshop on Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus on June 22-23, 2016 in Sta. Rosa City, Philippines. The session was organized by ICLEI in partnership with GIZ, UNESCAP and the City Government of Santa Rosa. More than 130 local and international delegates attended the event.

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CityNet is taking the experience of Asian cities on safety to the Habitat III outcome documents. On June 21^st-24^th and July 6^th-8^th, the coordinator of CityNet´s Safer Cities Program, Sayel Cortes talked from the perspective of Asia Pacific cities at the regional and global meetings on Safer Cities organized by UN-Habitat and UNODC.

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As part of the continued collaboration between CityNet, Seoul Metropolitan Government and UNESCAP an online urban SDG knowledge sharing platform will be established. This platform will serve as an online hub for cities across the Asia Pacific region and beyond to share experiences and best practices in response to the SDGs. CityNet Program Officer Sayel Cortes shared the gist of the project with Citiscope.

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Researcher visits CityNet to learn about city networks

Researcher from the International Relations and International Organization Department of the University of Groningen, Ms. Annisa Paramita Wiharani visited CityNet Secretariat for three weeks to conduct a field work, consisting of in-depth interviews, direct observation and learning from policy documents. It is part of a broader research project on the significance of cities and city networks for the global environmental governance (GEG) that analyses various city networks that have emerged as potentially strategic actors for GEG. 

Clean Air Asia's pioneering Guidance Framework for Better Air Quality in Asian Cities, launched in February, is empowering cities and countries to resolve the air pollution challenges that are so prevalent throughout the region. It provides roadmaps that facilitate the assessment of a city's and/or country's level of development in six areas and identifies the priority measures that need to be undertaken to address the key issues.

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International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities

CityNet partner invites you to join Walk21 Hong Kong, the 17^th annual Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities, to be held for the first time in Asia on October 3^rd-7^th 2016. Walk21 Hong Kong is an international conference co-sponsored by Walk21 – a global leader in championing walking, and Civic Exchange – a renowned Asian public policy Think Tank.

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Smart Cities Conference in Incheon, South Korea

Participate in the upcoming Smart Cities Conference due to be held in Incheon on October 24^th-26^th, 2016. The conference will discuss the latest trends and technologies in Smart Cities, Governance, Mobility and Urban Design & Development sector and strategic use of new and high-tech ICT-based solutions.

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The 7^th ASEAN-Republic Of Korea Transport Cooperation Forum was held on June 1^st- 3^rd in Seoul. It was hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) and ASEAN. CityNet Director of Programs Youngmin Chang presented "CityNet's Current Situation and Plan of International Cooperation in ASEAN Countries". For more information on the Forum, read our latest blog.

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As part of Component 3's activities in the CBARAD-II Project, members of the ICDDRMC-Secretariat organized a workshop and multiple meetings to define their roles in accordance with the mandates of the CDRRMC. The discussions lead to the implementation of weekly meetings and the adoption of a new name, "SecDAT" (Secretariat Disaster Augmentation Team).

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CityNet participated in the 6^th Regional Workshop on Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus on June 22-23, 2016 in Sta. Rosa City, Philippines. The session was organized by ICLEI in partnership with GIZ, UNESCAP and the City Government of Santa Rosa. More than 130 local and international delegates attended the event.

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In cooperation with Component 1 of the CBARAD-II Project, The Art Deck Building of John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU) in Iloilo will become the host of the DRR Information and Exhibit Center. Component 2's collaboration between PWDs, the city government, and academe have pursued the development of inclusive DRR information.

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As part of the CBARAD-II Project Component 3 activities, the DepEd (Department of Education) core group involved in the Paghugpong sa KABALAKA campaign met on June 29th to discuss the launching of the Conference on Advancing Child-Centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) in the academe and communities. 

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On June 22nd CITYNET Youth Japan (CYJ) and interns, Tabatha Donely and Sophia Mayen from CYO met for a cultural exchange. The presentations focused on cultural differences between Japan, Canada, and the USA. Topics discussed revolved around education systems, social and societal differences, college life, and first impressions on each country.

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Starting July 2016, CITYNET Yokohama Project Office welcomes back a staff member to support our office activities. Ms. Nicola Craig Hora is an undergraduate student from the University of Victoria who was an intern with CYO in 2015. Until March 2017, she will be continuing her work on the CBARAD-II Project and helping the office with their various projects and activities. 

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