Resilience at Altitude: Climate Action for the Himalayas
Cities across the Trans-Himalayan region are on the frontlines of climate change, warming nearly twice as fast as the global average. With rising climate risks, fragile ecosystems, and increasing disaster frequency, the need for faster, locally driven governance has never been more urgent. ICLEI South Asia participated in the Trans-Himalayan Urban Climate Conclave 2026 on […]
National Level Workshop on Multi-Level Action for Climate Resilient Cities
Workshop Summary DAY 1 The workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Emani Kumar, Executive Director, ICLEI South Asia with opening remarks from Mr. Hans Peter Egler, Senior Director of Public Affairs and Head of the Cities Practice, South Pole, Ms. Ridhima Sud, Sr. Thematic Advisor for Climate Change, (SDC) and Smt. Naynaben Pedhadiya, Hon. Mayor, Rajkot […]
Developing Inclusive Smart Cities: Key Sessions at International Conference Put Focus on Climate Finance in Bangladesh
ICLEI South Asia, in collaboration with GIZ Bangladesh, hosted two sessions during the third International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning, 2023, organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners on September 24, 2023, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The two sessions were held as part of the Climate Resilient Inclusive Smart Cities (CRISC) project, funded by GIZ. […]
Road to Net Zero: Ahmedabad’s New Climate Action Plan Charts the Way
Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel released the “Ahmedabad Climate Resilient City Action Plan – Towards a Net Zero Future”, a document developed jointly by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and ICLEI South Asia, at a glittering event held on 7 July 2023, under the aegis of the Urban20 Mayoral Summit in the city. Among the […]
CDKN: New Phase Kicks-off with Promises to Advance Gender-Equitable and Socially Inclusive Climate-Resilient Action
The third phase of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) kicked-off in September 2022 with all the partners and donors coming together in Hague, Netherlands for an inception meeting. The new phase will build on the success and learnings from the last 12 years of work to respond to the challenges induced by climate […]
Building Back Better: ICLEI to Support Malaysia in Developing Green City Action Plans
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability South Asia, in partnership with ICLEI-Southeast Asia, is supporting the Government of Malaysia in the development of Green City Action Plans (GCAPs) for Malaysian cities as a lead technical partner to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and with support from the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand-Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Joint Business Council (JBC) Malaysia. […]
Rajkot is National Winner of One Planet City Challenge for 4th time
Rajkot city has become the national winner of the ‘One Planet City Challenge (OPCC)’ for the fourth time. The city participated in the 2022 challenge with support from the CapaCITIES project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The city won the challenge after demonstrating a comprehensive approach to implementing progressive actions toward […]
Urban95, CapaCITIES Initiatives Get Special Mention at a District-Level Event “Samvad” Held in Udaipur
ICLEI South Asia’s Urban95 and CapaCITIES projects were praised for their exemplary initiatives towards making Udaipur city child-friendly and climate-resilient, during a three-day event organised by the District Collectorate and media group Rajasthan Patrika from 23-25 April 2022. The event ‘Samvad with Voluntary Organisations’ aimed to seek the support of non-governmental organisations in spreading awareness […]
CapaCITIES Knowledge Products Draw Attention at Smart Cities Conference in Surat
The CapaCITIES project shared its knowledge products at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ Smart Cities event titled “Smart Cities; Smart Urbanization,” held from the 18th to the 20th of April 2022 in Surat, Gujarat, as part of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”, Government of India’s commemoration of 75 years of India’s Independence. Visitors at […]
Webinar Highlights Benefits of Setting Science-Based Targets in South Asia
ICLEI World Secretariat and ICLEI South Asia jointly organised a training webinar on ‘Science-Based Targets for South Asian Cities’ on the 14th of April 2022. The climate planning process, the implementation of low-carbon climate-resilient actions, and the significance of setting science-based targets (SBTs) in cities were discussed, in addition to good practices and successful examples […]