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Better Cities Jun 2025
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Last updated 8 July 2025
Better Cities | Jun 2025
Furthering Action on Climate Resilience: Highlights from SPARKS Module 2
Building on the momentum of SPARKS Module 1 in 2024, CLC welcomed 18 senior officials from 10 Pacific Island Forum (PIF) member states to Singapore for the second instalment of the “Towards Climate Resilience & Urban Sustainability” programme held from 19 to 23 May 2025. The programme deepened regional collaboration and practical understanding through thematic deep dives, learning journeys, and action planning, bringing the PIF States one step closer to turning climate resilience strategies into reality.
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Lecture Report: A Cross-Domain Approach to Sustainable Urban Mobility
Beyond enhancing transport efficiency, sustainable mobility interventions deliver wider health, social, environmental and economic outcomes. The CLC-UNDP webinar report captures key learnings from the panellist discussion on how cities can realise these holistic benefits through integrated cross-domain solutions, supported by key enablers such as cross-sector collaboration, data-driven methodologies and strong governance frameworks.
Source: UNDP
Register for the second CLC-UNDP webinar on “Healthy Cities by Design: Green Infrastructure and Climate Resilience” on how cities can harness digital innovation and climate-responsive design to sustainable and health-sensitive urban health.
Date: 22 July 2025, Tuesday
Time: 1600 – 1730 Singapore Time
Location: Online via Zoom
Exploring Urban Liveability at the 3rd G-NETS Meeting and beyond in Tokyo
Executive Director Hugh Lim led a delegation from CLC in an exploratory research study trip to Tokyo in May. The delegation represented Singapore at the 3rd Global City Network for Sustainability (G-NETS) Meeting and also engaged with Tokyo urban experts on the topic of the Future of Urban Liveability through a series of meetings and site visits.
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Singapore’s Participation at the Resumed Session of the Second UN-Habitat Assembly
CLC participated in the Resumed Session of the Second UN-Habitat Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, with committed support to the successful adoption of the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2026-2029.
5 min read
From Plans to Progress: Tangerang and South Tangerang Shaping Their Urban Futures
CLC visited Tangerang and South Tangerang, Indonesia to follow up on the cities’ action plans proposed during the 2023 Temasek Foundation Leaders in Urban Governance Programme. The visit marked an important milestone in fostering sustained partnerships, reviewing local urban development efforts and exploring new areas of collaboration.
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Balancing High Density & Liveability – A Sharing at the National University of Singapore’s Sustainable Futures Forum
CLC’s Director of Research, Dr Limin Hee participated as a panel speaker at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Sustainable Futures Forum, sharing on “Delivering Integrated Liveability Solutions: Perspectives” from the Liveability Framework.
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Urban Solutions #25 | Carbon-Sensitive and Socially-Driven Transformation: Quay Quarter Tower
Sydney’s Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) is an adaptive reuse project of an existing underused 50-year-old high rise building - the 1976 AMP Centre. QQT achieved significant embodied carbon savings and reduction in construction waste, reducing overall environmental impact while elevating user experience. 3XN Australia’s Fred Holt and Dan Cruddace explain the details.
Source: 3XN
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