CDKN Training Boosts Nepal Municipalities’ Capacity to Build Climate Resilience
ICLEI South Asia and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) jointly organised a virtual training programme on “Planning of Climate Resilient Strategy” under the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Royal Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS)-supported CDKN Knowledge Accelerator Project. The training, which was designed for planners, engineers and technical and […]
No “one size fits all” solution for long-term climate goals, Need for Immediate strategies and NDCs
The second plenary session of the ALP Forum 2021 focused on “Long-term strategies for raising NDC ambition”. The session was moderated by Mr. Jens Radschinski, Regional Lead of Regional Collaboration Centre Bangkok (RCC) who began by adding, “that the recent NDC synthesis report released by the UNFCCC estimates that the global GHG emissions in 2030 […]
Cities Share Best Practices and Learnings from Climate Initiatives at APCW 2021
The Asia LEDS Partnership and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, together with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), organised a virtual session on “Implementation of Transformative Climate Action in Cities” at the Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021 (APCW 2021). The session was organised […]
Thane and Nagpur advance on climate resilience planning with completion of climate risk and vulnerability assessments
The Indian cities of Thane and Nagpur have completed their Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (CRVA), with the support of the Urban-LEDS II project. The CRVAs includes an analysis of various climate hazards and risks, preparedness and consideration of such risks, various services potentially impacted, and identification of vulnerable populations and specific areas for prioritized […]
CDKN Asia, TARU Develop Knowledge Materials on Heat Resilience and Disaster Preparedness
Under the CDKN Knowledge Accelerator programme, TARU Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd. has developed a City Heat Resilience Toolkit to sensitise and capacitate urban local bodies on risks and impacts of excessive heat events. The toolkit provides a decision-making platform for local governments to analyse direct and indirect impacts of heat waves on the public environment […]
Peer-to-Peer Learning for Enhancing Resilience in South Asia Launched
CDKN Asia launched a virtual ‘Peer to Peer Learning Dialogues for Local Authorities in South Asia’ to support local governments and enable them to work on urban resilience through collaborative learning. Local government officials were required to submit an Expression of Interest to participate in the event and selecting the themes that they would want […]
Over 220 City Representatives from 18 States Receive Extensive Training in Inclusive Climate Action Planning
More than 220 City and associated representatives from 18 states attended a series of 10 webinar trainings that were jointly delivered from October 2020 to February 2021 by ICLEI South Asia, in partnership with the European Union International Urban Cooperation (IUC) project and the World Resources Institute India, within the framework of the Global Covenant […]
CDKN Asia Releases Policy Brief on Significance of Peri-Urban Areas in India
CDKN Asia released a policy brief titled “Peri-Urban Ecosystems: The Potential for a Planned Approach in India” during a webinar on the 18th of February, 2021. The policy brief examines the importance of peri-urban ecosystems and outlines possible policy responses in India to preserve and manage these areas to contribute to sustainable and climate-resilient development. Dr. […]
CDKN Programme Knowledge Accelerator supports various initiatives to build heat resilience of the cities and capacitate school students
Taru Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd. organised a webinar on the 29th January 2021 under the CDKN Knowledge Accelerator Programme, with a focus on building urban resilience to heat stress. The webinar was part of the ‘Urban Health and Climate Resilience’ project, supported by CDKN and conducted by TARU in Surat and Ahmedabad. The project helped […]
Dhulikhel Municipality Launches Voluntary Local Review of SDGs
Dhulikhel Municipality in Nepal on the 7th of January 2021 launched the Voluntary Local Review (VLR) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the strategies set out by the city in its vision document. The municipality will carry out this process with technical support from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia (UNESCAP) […]