Transcending Beyond Plans and Papers
By: Jim Lester Triño As a new member of ICSC's Urban Development Team, I felt like being sent to the Transformative Actions for Climate and Ecological Protection and Development (TRANSCEND) Project’s Landscape Launch Series, as part of my first few missions under the project, was the perfect opportunity for me to learn. Working in ICSC and TRANSCEND felt like coincidence and familiarity for me: I grew up in Iloilo and previously worked with stakeholders from Calapan and Cagayan de Oro on programs for children and youth; it so happened that TRANSCEND's priority landscapes for the transport output [...]
Paranas LGU sets example for local energy security and resilience
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities PRESS RELEASE PALO, LEYTE, 08 June 2026 — The municipality of Paranas, Samar reaffirmed their commitment to the energy transition and strengthened their local energy security and resilience through the Renewable Energy (RE) Roadmap Scoping Workshop led by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) on May 26-29 at Palo, Leyte. Outputs from the workshop were built upon the municipality's existing RE initiatives, which include the installation of solar streetlights in remote barangays and the solarization of the Paranas Municipal Hall executive building in partnership with ICSC. The RE roadmap and plan will [...]