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Some time ago, I was involved in the UCLG CRIC Expert Panel activities in Bali. Where I helped facilitate the 4 cities; Banjarmasin, Bandar Lampung, Cirebon and Samarinda. Before our departure, we had also conducted several meetings and prepared data related to waste management, where the cities I assisted, Samarinda and Cirebon, became the pilot cities for the tool developed by ACR+. In this panel, both cities (Cirebon and Samarinda) also shared their experiences in using the tools and how the benefits of the tools developed as well as highlighting the problems and waste management in their cities. The four cities that I assisted each raised issues problems and hopes that occurred in the city through participatory discussions including participatory mapping conducted with ECOLISE. In this mapping, the city discussed the problems faced, what could be done, and which parties could be involved. The Bandar Lampung City Government delegation discussed two main topics when mapping the problems and stakeholders. The first was about the lack of Green Open Space in Bandar Lampung City which ranges from 2-3% while the standard is 30%. The second is the closed access to the coastal area both functionally and visually, even though Bandar Lampung City has a very long coastal area. From these two main problems, the topic of Green Open Space was then determined as a more strategic problem to target because it is directly related to the Sustainable Development Goals. Meanwhile, Samarinda city conducted a mapping of waste management, such as open dumping landfills, TPS3R management, ego-sectoral, and community involvement in waste management from the source is still lacking. Banjarmasin discussed the problem of flooding that occurred in several areas and waste and water management problems. In Cirebon City itself, the goal to be achieved is a clean and comfortable city. Cirebon City prepared 5 strategies; community, technical guidance, funding, institutions, and regulations. Cirebon City wants to focus on increasing community participation through technical guidance, the formation of waste bank communities, community assistance, sanitation, and monitoring and evaluation. United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) #CRICProject , ECOLISE , ACR+ | Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management cc Thank you for this meaningful collaboration and discussion, I learned a lot during all the sessions Hizbullah Arief Dina Saputri Cemara Dinda Indah YS P. @rizki satria Anita Lombardo Michele Giavini Francesco Lembo Sara Silva and the others. #ClimateAction #City4All #Mitigation #Adaptation