From Policy to People: How ICLEI South Asia is Supporting Heat Resilience in Indian Cities

As temperatures soar past 45°C across parts of India, extreme heat is a life-threatening reality for millions. For a construction worker on an exposed site, a street vendor without shade, a domestic worker walking long distances, or an elderly woman in a tin-roofed home without electricity, heatwaves intensify existing vulnerabilities. Even children playing outdoors are […]
Advancing Heat Action Plan (HAP) in Narayanganj City Corporation under the CLARE Programme

Following an inception meeting in November 2024, the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), in collaboration with ICLEI South Asia, hosted a Shared Learning Dialogue (SLD) to advance the development of Bangladesh’s first city-level Heat Action Plan (HAP) on 15 July 2025. ICLEI South Asia is offering technical support to Narayanganj in preparing its Heat Action Plan […]