Moving back to greener pastures: why we need to protect high-altitude pasturelands
The Daring Cities webinar on Healthy High Altitude Pasturelands for Sustainable Development in Downstream Cities focused on the importance of high altitude pasturelands. Watch here. The high altitude pastureland and forest ecosystems provide a wide array of ecosystem services (provisional, regulating, cultural, supporting). These ecosystem services are critical for sustainable urban development in cities downstream. At […]
CapaCITIES webinar emphasises participatory governance for building climate resilience
At Daring Cities 2020, a global, action-oriented virtual forum to empower urban leaders around the world to tackle the climate crisis, the CapaCITIES project convened a panel discussion on “Climate Resilient Cities Action Planning and Implementation Lessons”. Watch here. The CapaCITIES project in India, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), aims at […]
CDKN webinars highlight knowledge brokering, climate finance and frontline experiences in battling the pandemic
ICLEI South Asia and SouthSouthNorth (SSN), under the Climate Development Knowledge Network-Knowledge Accelerator (CDKN-KA) project, organised three sessions over a fortnight in October during the Daring Cities 2020, a virtual global forum, to deliberate on the need to bridge the gap between knowledge and action. Given the climate urgency, the sessions discussed possible ways to […]
Managing waste: Create a circular economy for plastics
ICLEI South Asia and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) organised the Daring Cities webinar on ‘Enabling Circular Economy Through Reduction and Scientific Management of Plastic Waste’ to discuss the opportunities offered by circular economy measures to address the growing plastic waste menace. Watch here. Mr. Emani Kumar, Executive Director, ICLEI South Asia, set the […]
CDKN policy dialogue calls for more gender-responsive budgeting to reduce gender inequalities
CDKN Asia organised an online dialogue with experts to discuss a draft policy brief on ‘Supporting Climate Action through Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Nepal’. The experts discussed several issues that needed to be highlighted such as lack of awareness about gender-responsive budgeting, lack of gender auditing and monitoring systems, women’s lack of capacity and meaningful representation […]
Kochi becomes first Indian city to have biodiversity strategy and action plan
The Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) of Kochi, which has been prepared by ICLEI South Asia under INTERACT-Bio project, has been accepted by the City Council and released by Mrs Soumini Jain, Hon’ble Mayor, Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC). The project is being supported by Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear […]
AEPW, ICLEI South Asia join forces to combat urban plastic pollution
The global environmental crisis caused by plastic waste has captured the attention of policy makers, decision makers, the public and businesses in the region. The situation calls for an immediate need to move away from today’s linear take-make-waste model and explore potential solutions to move towards circular economy measures to address the issue in its […]
Effective Climate Action in Cities and States of India
Effective Climate Action in Cities and States of Indian cooperation between the South Pole, Swiss experts in climate change, energy, water, waste and transport and the cities network ICLEI, Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded the CapaCITIES project. Phase-1 (2016 to 2019) of the project built the capacities of 4 Indian cities to integrate climate […]
Data Analysis Shows Positive Impact of Urban95 Intervention in Udaipur Community Area
ICLEI South Asia implemented a tactical intervention under the Urban95 programme in Udaipur in December 2019, to provide opportunities to young children and their caregivers to engage in vibrant and engaging surroundings. Visually compelling urban streetscape, which can have a positive emotional impact, was created under the intervention at Nayion Ki Talai Chowk. The initiative […]
Kochi Puts Illustrated Natural Asset Map on Display at Key Locations
Hon’ble Mayor Mrs. Soumini Jain released the Illustrated Natural Asset Map of Kochi, developed by ICLEI South Asia under the INTERACT-Bio project, on the 18th of September 2020. The INTERACT-Bio project is funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). Marshlands, mangroves, backwaters, open spaces, 17 dominant plant species, […]