Better Cities Feb 2026
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Last updated 27 February 2026
Better Cities | Feb 2026
Accelerating Progress
CLC wishes all who celebrate a Happy Lunar New Year!
Good health and best wishes in the Year of the Horse.
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Building Regenerative Cities: Singapore at the C40 Workshop in Jakarta
CLC and URA representatives shared on Singapore’s integrated approach to sustainable urban planning at a workshop organised by C40 Cities. CLC’s sharing on our Regenerative City Framework also sets the stage for its official launch in June this year.
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Smart and Sustainable Cities – Knowledge Sharing with Indonesian Cities
CLC welcomed two delegations of almost 60 government officials from Jakarta and Nusantara this year for knowledge exchange workshops centred around the theme “Smart and Sustainable Cities” in Singapore.
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Strengthening Ties with Mayors of American Cities
CLC joined a delegation led by Minister of State Baey Yam Keng, at the Singapore Embassy Night Reception for the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) 94th Winter Meeting in Washington D.C. The team had the opportunity to connect with U.S. Mayors and explored potential collaborations.
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CLC at the Urban Index of Shenzhen Forum
At the 10th Shenzhen Urban Index Forum, held as part of the 10th Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architechture, CLC’s Executive Director Hugh Lim delivered Opening Remarks to about 200 participants.
Hugh emphasised the importance of frameworks such as the newly launched Shenzhen Urban Index and Singapore’s Liveability Framework as a good basis for cities to cross-share knowledge and benchmark progress, thus building a global knowledge base for urban innovation.
Urban Solutions #27 | Temporality as a Strategy for Resilient and Regenerative Cities
Rahul Mehrotra, founder principal of RMA Architects, proposes to consider “temporality” as a crucial design strategy for its potential to help construct resilient and regenerative cities.
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Urban Solutions #27 | Charting Regenerative Urban Futures: A Working Regenerative City Framework
Hugh Lim, CLC’s Executive Director, and researcher Alysia Wee unpack how cities can move beyond simply minimising negative impacts to restoring natural ecosystems and enhancing positive impacts.
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