Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities in Bhutan
The Konrad Adenauer Sharing Political and Civic Engagements Space (KASpaces) Workshop Series on Sustainable Cities and Resilient Communities recently concluded in three cities across Bhutan from May 15 to May 19, 2023, marking a significant step towards fostering sustainable development and building resilient communities. Organised by the KASpaces and ICLEI South Asia, with support from […]
Webinar Highlights Heat Stresses in South Asia, Solutions to Mitigate Them
Heat-related socioecological risks are among the most significant challenges posed by rising global temperatures. They frequently result in potentially reparable but significant economic damages, and irreparable human losses. The risk is particularly high for approximately 60% of the working population in South Asia that is engaged in outdoor activities, which serve as the mainstay of […]
Compendium on Greenhouse Gas Inventories for 3 Tamil Nadu Cities Released
Additional Chief Secretary of Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (DOECCF), Smt. Supriya Sahu, IAS, released a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) compendium at the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Summit held on the 8th and 9th of December 2022. The compendium has the GHG inventory reports for the cities of Coimbatore, Tirunelveli and […]
Ramping up UrbanShift Activities in India: Pune and Surat Take the Lead
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has launched the Sustainable Cities Impact Programme with the brand name UrbanShift, which is supporting 23 cities in nine countries, including three primary cities – Chennai, Pune, and Surat – and three secondary cities in India for participating in the GEF-7 financing round (2018-2022). To achieve sustained and effective action […]
Urban Planning in Bangladesh
Training workshops in Sirajganj and Satkhira address key challenges and good practices. ICLEI South Asia conducted a series of capacity-building workshops from the 14th to 16th of March 2022 in Sirajganj, and from the 21st to the 23rd of March in Satkhira. These sessions are a part of the Climate Resilient Inclusive Smart Cities (CRISC) […]
Goa’s Urban Khazans: Project to Focus on Conservation Strategies
ICLEI South Asia has initiated a project on conserving Goa’s urban khazans, which are saline flood plains in Goa’s tidal estuaries that have been reclaimed over centuries with a complex system of bunds and sluice gates. The reclaimed land not only protects the surrounding areas from the influence of the sea, but also provides the people […]