CapaCITIES Project Cities get Star Ratings under ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework
The CapaCITIES project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, is working with 8 partner cities. Support was extended to the partner cities – Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Udaipur, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Siliguri, and Tirunelveli – to report to the ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0. Cities received in-person and virtual support for data collection, […]
CapaCITIES Project Consortium Signs MoU with Gujarat for Phase II Implementation
The Government of Gujarat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the 20th of January 2021 with the Implementing Agency (IA) of the CapaCITIES project to formalise cooperation with the urban development and climate change departments of the state. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is supporting the implementation of the second phase of […]
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Supported CapaCITIES Project Enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Gujarat
Government of Gujarat enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supported CapaCITIES project to enhance capacities in adopting integrated climate resilient planning. Three separate MoUs were also signed with the cities of Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara, where the phase 2 of the project will be implemented. The MoUs were signed today […]
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Supported CapaCITIES Project Enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Gujarat
Government of Gujarat enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supported CapaCITIES project to enhance capacities in adopting integrated climate resilient planning. Three separate MoUs were also signed with the cities of Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara, where the phase 2 of the project will be implemented. The MoUs were signed today […]
Statement of Intent signed with NIUA on CapaCITIES-II project learnings
The consortium of implementing agencies for the CapaCITIES project have signed a Statement of Intent with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), aiming to create and disseminate knowledge products based on project learnings and outputs. The second phase (September 2019 to July 2023) of the CapaCITIES project is being implemented in India with support […]
CapaCITIES Initiatives Help Cities Scale Up as Project Concludes
The first phase of the CapaCITIES project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), is drawing to an end, after three years of extensive work, assisting the cities of Coimbatore, Rajkot, Siliguri, and Udaipur to plan and implement several interesting mitigation and adaptation measures. The good practices and successful initiatives introduced through […]
CapaCITIES: Udaipur set to promote e-rickshaws through pilot project
In absence of a robust public transport system in the Udaipur, intermediate public transport (IPT) caters to the need for mobility of citizens. IPT in Udaipur, a city in Rajasthan, India, consists of auto rickshaws running on diesel engines, which leads to high emissions and vehicular pollution. Vehicular pollution increases risks for various respiratory diseases […]