Efforts to bring resilience to urban informalities in Asia conclude
With support from Misereor, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability South Asia undertook a project on climate resilience in the informal settlements in four cities of three countries (two in India, one each in the Philippines and Indonesia). The project methodology comprised of a mix of research work to understand the present situation and develop […]
Bangladesh cities learn more about ICLEI ACCCRN Process as tool to strengthen urban resilience
The “First National Annual Conference on Urban Resilience” was organised by International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB), and Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), Bangladesh, in Dhaka from December 17-19, 2016. The Conference highlighted the sustainable urban development goals and ways to make cities resilient. At the […]
ACCCRN: 20 City Resilience Strategies developed for cities in India and Bangladesh
City resilience strategies have been developed for 20 cities in India and Bangladesh using the ICLEI ACCCRN Process (IAP) under the ACCCRN – Translation and Scaling Up Project supported by Rockefeller Foundation. In India, the CRS has been prepared for the cities of Dharamshala, Mandi, Dehradun, Nainital, Keylong, Shillong, Gangtok, Kurseong, Siliguri, Patna, Nashik, Panaji, […]
Meet Ankit Makvana, a sustainability champion and project officer at ICLEI South Asia
Mr Ankit Makwana is a project city officer with ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, based in Gujarat. In a candid conversation, Mr Makwana talks about the challenges he has faced in implementation of pilot projects with the city and how the journey with ICLEI has groomed him both personally and professionally. Edited excerpts: Your work is […]
Meet Amrapali Kata: a young, inspiring District Collector of Warangal city, Telangana
What is the perspective of sustainability for Warangal City? Warangal is a 1,100-year-old city which has rich cultural tradition. Spread across the radius of 400 sq.km., the city has about 100 water bodies, and a dense forest cover. The challenge is to develop the city in a sustainable way for all defining priorities of today, […]
Disaster Risk Reduction: Towards Disaster Resilience in cities
ICLEI South Asia analysed the disaster loss and damage database for three countries (Indonesia, Cambodia and Sri Lanka), with an aim to correlate trends in loss and damage from disasters reported at the national and subnational levels (in the database), with disasters and damage recorded at the city level. City level data collection on climate […]
Meet Tejas P Shinde, sustainability champion at ICLEI South Asia
Tejas P Shinde, Senior Engineer, Energy and Climate tells us why he thinks cities have many opportunities to address climate change and how climate is everyone’s concern How do you think your area of work and skills have helped ICLEI in its goal of achieving better, sustainable cities? There are many opportunities wherein cities can […]
Project cities share experiences on IUWM implementation at national workshop for Toolkit launch
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability South Asia conducted a national level workshop on November 23 and 24 to launch the final draft for the Integrated Urban Water Management Toolkit for Indian cities under the AdoptIUWM project (Adopting Integrated Urban Water Management in Indian cities). Supported by European Union and in partnership with ICLEI European Secretariat […]
ICLEI South Asia launches PROMISE project at a workshop in Delhi
ICLEI South Asia, with partner Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), formally launched the PROMotion of Inclusive, Sustainable Growth and Diversity to Strengthen Local Governments (PROMISE) project on November 24, 2016. The project aims to improve local authorities’ capacity to perform as development actors for improving quality of life in an inclusive manner. The project […]
Rajkot honoured as Earth Hour City Challenge national capital in Quito
In an award ceremony organised by Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) in Quito, the national and the global Earth hour capitals were honoured for winning the challenge. At the event, Rajkot city from India won the title of National Earth Hour Capital out of the 10 Indian cities that participated in the challenge. The city’s […]