Building Community Leadership and Capacity for Climate-Resilient Water Security in Darjeeling Himalayas
Continuing its efforts to strengthen community-led climate resilience in the Darjeeling Himalayas, ICLEI South Asia conducted a series of community training workshops on operationalising water committees, or Pani Samitis, across four project sites in Darjeeling district during May and June 2026. The trainings were organised under the Community-Led Action Plan for Climate Resilient Water Security […]
Enabling Cities to Build Resilient and Investment-Ready Futures
Nearly 70% of urban projects fail at the design and structuring stage, underscoring the importance of project preparation for implementation success. With the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India now open, this is a crucial moment for cities of all sizes to strengthen their project […]
ICLEI South Asia Trains Officials on Sustainable Waste Management in Bangladesh
ICLEI South Asia organised an online training on Solid Waste Management and Planning for Municipalities in Bangladesh from 4-5 and 8-9 March 2026, under the Enhancing Local Capacities in Socially Inclusive Resilience in Asia (SIRA) project funded by UK Aid through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), […]
Advancing Urban Climate Resilience in Gujarat: Insights from L&D Workshops in Ahmedabad and Surat
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC), is advancing efforts to strengthen urban climate resilience in Gujarat through stakeholder consultations and collaborative workshops in Ahmedabad and Surat. These engagements focused on raising awareness and operationalising frameworks to assess climate-induced Loss and Damage […]
Climate Resilience in Cities: Capacity Building for Local Governments in South Asia
Key highlights from the first series of webinars under the CDKN training and peer learning programme. Increasing frequency of extreme climate events, coupled with uncontrolled urbanisation, high population and inadequate capacities increase the climate vulnerability of a city. Thus, the urgency to integrate climate resilience into urban planning and management has never been greater, necessitating […]
Sri Lanka’s Step Towards Climate Resilience in Nuwara Eliya and Kandy
Two important Sri Lankan cities, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, are working to improve their climate resilience as part of the third phase of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network’s (CDKN) Accelerating Inclusive Action Programme. The Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities (FSLGA) has teamed up with ICLEI South Asia to create Climate Adaptation Plans […]
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 […]