Clean Air Action Workshop: Success Stories Show Importance of Building Capacity, Stakeholder Action
The Delhi- National Capital Region has been enjoying relatively good air quality in the last two months, thanks to rainy weather. Meanwhile, key cities in the region continue to upscale their efforts to reduce air pollution. One initiative in which the cities of Delhi, Meerut and Gurugram collaborated in this regard is ICLEI South Asia’s […]
Clean Air Action: Officials, Academicians Brainstorm Pollution Control Measures
ICLEI South Asia has been providing support to city governments in Delhi, Meerut, and Gurugram, as they grapple with the daunting challenge of air pollution, through the Clean Air Action project with support from the Clean Air Fund. As part of the project activities, a recent roundtable discussion titled Building City Leadership on Clean Air […]
Urban95: Webinar Highlights Significance of Safe Public Spaces for Children
ICLEI South Asia is conducting two independent studies on the Impact of Climate Change on Young Children (0-5 years) and Usage of Public Spaces by Young Children, Their Caregivers, and Pregnant Women in Indian Cities, in partnership with technical institutions and research organisations, and with support from the Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF). The studies […]
EcoLogistics: Demo Project Seeks to Spur Low-Emission Freight Delivery in Panaji
The delivery of almost all goods in Panaji, whether to individual households or local stores, is currently facilitated by fossil fuel-based vehicles. It’s no surprise, then, that these vehicles have been identified as major contributors to the air pollution and GHG emissions in the city. Taking note of this, Panaji is planning for a paradigm […]
Every Action Counts: Training Workshops Underline Better Waste Management for Improving Air Quality
Two training sessions were organised in the Delhi -National Capital Region recently for sanitation workers and waste pickers, as part of the project Building City leadership on clean air action in Delhi NCR, supported by the Clean Air Fund. The first technical training session was organised for about 100 waste pickers and drivers of Ecogreen, […]
Catch Them Young: Awareness Event for Chennai School Students Highlights Challenge of Air Pollution
The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC) conducted an awareness programme on air pollution on the 6th of September 2022. The event was targeted towards students and took place at the Government Higher Secondary School, Ashok Nagar, Chennai, on the eve of the International Day of Clean Air for […]
Building City Leadership: Training Focuses on Ecological Restoration to Enhance Air Quality
ICLEI South Asia and the department of horticulture, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), organised on-site training in Yamuna Biodiversity Park on the 15th and 16th of September, 2022, on green cover enhancement to reduce air pollution. The training was conducted under the project Building City Leadership on Clean Air Action in Delhi National Capital Region, […]
Clean Air for Blue Skies: Activities Put Focus on Air Pollution in National Capital Region
ICLEI South Asia conducted several activities in Meerut and Delhi to mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on the 7th of September 2022, under its ongoing project Building City Leadership on Clean Air Action in Delhi-National Capital Region, funded by the Clean Air Fund. The International Day of Clean Air for […]
ICLEI South Asia Impact: Delhi Locality Declared Zero-Waste Community after Awareness Drive
A locality in West Delhi, Arihant Nagar, has been selected as a ‘zero-waste colony’ by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, following an awareness drive on waste management by ICLEI South Asia there. The locality also received an award from Hon’ble Lt Governor of Delhi Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena in this regard on the 2nd of […]
For a Breath of Fresh Air: Support to Gurugram to Enhance Tree Cover
The city of Gurugram experienced its first ‘good air’ day of 2022 at the end of July, following light monsoon showers. In fact, the monsoon months are the only period when the people in the area can enjoy the sight of blue skies, as they suffer from poor air quality caused by the presence of […]