Nagpur Charts One-of-a-Kind Green Path to Zero-Carbon Buildings
Nagpur has embarked on an ambitious plan to combat climate change by decarbonising its building sector. In a one-of-a-kind initiative in the country, the city has developed a Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Action Plan to cut down the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the lifecycle of buildings. Being the third largest city in the state […]
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. […]
Urban Systems Gap Analysis Reports for Jammu, Srinagar Released
Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Manoj Sinha and Chief Secretary Mr. A.K. Mehta released the Urban Systems Gap Analysis reports prepared for the cities of Srinagar and Jammu, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2022. The reports are the first step towards the preparation of Climate Resilient City Action Plans for […]
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 […]
EcoLogistics: Shimla Approves Low Carbon Action Plan for Urban Freight
The Low Carbon Action Plan for Urban Freight (LCAP-UF) for Shimla was approved by Municipal Corporation Shimla during a meeting with the stakeholders that was held on the 26th of April 2022. A Presentation of the design concepts of the pilot project under Ecologistics was also discussed during the meeting. Shimla Mayor Hon’ble Smt. Satya […]
EcoLogistics: Panaji Approves Low Carbon Action Plan for Urban Freight
The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), with technical support from ICLEI South Asia, has developed and approved the Low Carbon Action Plan (LCAP-UF) for urban freight under the EcoLogistics project. The action plan prioritises strategies that focus on promoting transportation of goods with minimised impacts on air quality, noise, health, fatalities, and injuries, […]
Andhra Pradesh: Project to Improve Mainstreaming of Climate Action Plans in 3 Cities
ICLEI South Asia, with support from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, headquartered in London, has launched the ‘Mainstreaming Climate Action in Indian Cities’ (Andhra Pradesh) project. The initiative aims to mainstream climate considerations into the planning, financing, and delivery of urban services, and to support municipal authorities in three cities of Andhra Pradesh- Vijayawada, Kakinada, […]