Scaling Climate-Responsive Cities: Insights on DRR Integration from COP30
ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, convened the session “Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction into Climate Action: City Experiences” on 17 November 2025 at the Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI) Pavilion during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. The session, organised in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), […]
PH, ID, MY Stakeholders Provide Local Waste Stream Insights, Possible Plastic Waste Management Strategies
Behavior change, capacity building, improved waste infrastructures, and stricter policy implementation—these are just some of the key actions that can help Iloilo City, Philippines; Jambi City, Indonesia; and Iskandar, Malaysia better address their plastic waste problem. Over 90 waste sector stakeholders across the three Southeast Asian local governments arrived at these insights during the consultation […]
Understanding and Strengthening Plastic Waste Management Systems in Jambi and Surat
Jambi city, is the capital and the largest city in the province of Jambi, Indonesia. With a population of approximately 6 million, the city generates around 430-500 tonnes of waste per day out of which 13 to 19% comprises plastic waste. Scientific management of this plastic waste is a major challenge for the city government. […]
ICLEI SA Organises Multiple Sessions at World Congress
To register for the sessions, click here. Social Inclusion in Climate Resilience Planning The session aims to, through ‘serious fun games’, facilitate practitioners and local governments to deepen their understanding of the need for, barriers to, and strategies for achieving more socially-inclusive climate resilience. In addition, an innovative Gender Training Toolkit has been developed that […]
Findings by ICLEI South Asia, Alliance to End Plastic Waste Show Opportunities in Surat City
Insights gained from the survey will be used to develop a plastic waste management plan Surat in western India, is one of the country’s fastest-growing cities in terms of infrastructure and urban development, with an estimated population of 7.2 million. As several other Indian cities, managing a growing waste problem here is a significant challenge. […]
Stemming the Tide: Warangal’s Fight against Plastic Waste Gets Big Fillip
Warangal city’s battle with plastic waste has received new stimulus with the signing of an agreement between the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) and ICLEI South Asia recently. As a first step after the signing of the agreement, ICLEI South Asia conducted a two-day training session on quantification and characterisation of waste, with a focus […]
Warangal, Surat selected for Alliance+ ICLEI Developing Plastic Waste-Free Cities Programme
The Indian cities of Warangal and Surat and three Southeast Asian cities (Iloilo City in the Philippines, IRDA in Malaysia, and Jambi City in Indonesia) have been selected for the “Alliance + ICLEI Developing Plastic Waste-Free Cities” Programme. Nine Indian and 13 Southeast Asian cities had submitted expressions of interest, which were evaluated on the […]
Hyderabad Unveils Reverse Vending Machines to Tackle Plastic Waste, Promote Circular Economy
Three reverse vending machines (RVMs) were inaugurated in Hyderabad on the 2nd of February 2021, marking the launch of several initiatives to ensure systematic collection and transport of PET bottles to authorised plastic recycling facilities in the city. The RVMs have been set up under the “Enhancing Circular Economy Perspectives – Plastic Waste Management Strategy […]
Stakeholders Call for Eco-Friendly Plastic Waste Disposal
A stakeholder workshop to discuss the baseline and potential strategies for improving plastic waste management was conducted on 11th March 2019 in Hyderabad. ICLEI South Asia is providing technical assistance to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to assess the baseline and prepare a plastic waste management strategy. This is in partnership with IGES – […]
Plastic Waste Management in Hyderabad – Gap Analysis Highlights Key Issues
A comprehensive baseline and gap analysis of the plastic waste management system in Hyderabad was conducted as part of the project, “Holistic Strategy and Action Plan for Plastic Waste Management in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)”. An assessment of the quantum of different types of plastic waste generated in the city, and a study of […]