Introductory Meeting with Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
An ICLEI South Asia team met Additional Commissioner (Projects) of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) on 25th July, 2024, to brief them about the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN): Accelerating Inclusive Action programme. The objectives of the CDKN programme and its activity plan were shared with her. The CDKN programme aims to extend technical support […]
From frost to flow: An exemplary community-led initiative for water supply in Ladakh, India
Gangles, a ward in Leh – the joint capital of Ladakh, India – is located at approximately 11,000 feet and is one of the coldest locations in the city. It is mainly rural in character with agriculture as the primary occupation. The terrain is uneven and households are dispersed. Ensuring an adequate water supply during winters […]
CDKN in Bangladesh: Inception Meeting Discusses Priority Action Areas in Two Cities
ICLEI South Asia and the Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB) held an online inception meeting with officials from Bangladesh’s Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat municipalities on December 12, 2023, about the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Phase 3 programme’s background and scope of work. ICLEI South Asia made a presentation on the CDKN programme, its expected […]
APCW Session: Enhance Resilience by Bringing Climate Finance to Locally-led Actions
ICLEI South Asia, in collaboration with the Climate and Development Knowledge Network – hosted a panel discussion titled ‘Investing in Locally-led Adaptation for Enhancing Resilience: Possibilities and Barriers’ on November 16, 2023, during the Asia Pacific Climate Week in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The session, supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International […]
CDKN Asia Inks Memorandums of Understanding with Partners in Nepal, Bangladesh at Asia Pacific Urban Forum
The Eighth Asia Pacific Urban Forum, where key actors and stakeholders discussed the climate challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, provided an apt platform for the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Asia to formalise commitments with its local partners. Mr. Emani Kumar, Executive Director of ICLEI South Asia and the Asia coordinator for CDKN, signed […]
Putting Community First: CDKN Asia Promotes Locally Led Adaptation Practices at Asia Pacific Urban Forum
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Asia organised several sessions, highlighting the critical role of locally led adaptation in enhancing resilience, at the Eighth Asia Pacific Urban Forum, organised from October 23 to 25, 2023 in Suwon, South Korea. At the forum, CDKN Asia partnered with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) for […]
CDKN: Webinar Spotlights Inclusive, Equitable Roles for Marginalised Communities in Climate Actions
Daring Cities 2023, an action-oriented annual global forum on climate change for urban leaders taking on the climate emergency, was recently organised by ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability in Bonn, Germany. As part of the virtual forum, ICLEI South Asia hosted an engaging webinar on ‘’Reaching out to All: Mainstreaming Gender and Social Inclusion to […]
CDKN Phase 3: Workshop Identifies Synergies, Partnership Strategies for Regional Programmes
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) programme organised a three-day intensive implementation workshop from the 6th to the 8th of March 2023, in Cape Town, South Africa. All partners and donors of the programme attended the workshop, which focused on highlighting the work plan for each region, namely Africa, Latin America and South Asia, […]
Regional Scoping Webinars to Identify Country Specific Priorities Under CDKN
ICLEI South Asia organised Regional Scoping Workshops titled “Understanding Regional Needs and Priorities for India, Nepal, and Bangladesh” on the 3rd, 16th, and 28th of February 2023, respectively, in collaboration with local knowledge partners and stakeholders. The webinars were organised as part of the IDRC and DGIS supported CDKN – Accelerating Inclusive Action project to […]
CDKN: Compendiums on Nature-Based Solutions and Climate Finance Launched at COP27
A compendium of nature-based solutions (NbS) and a compendium of finance sources to support climate actions in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, developed by ICLEI South Asia under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network-Knowledge Accelerator programme, were released at the UN’s COP27 climate summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, recently. The Nature-based Solutions for Urban Climate Resilience […]