Dhankuta’s Journey Towards Sustainable Development
Our “Member in Focus” feature spotlights distinguished leaders from our member cities, showcasing their insights, achievements, and experiences in shaping inclusive, resilient, and future-ready urban communities. In this edition, Mr Chintan Tamang, Mayor of Dhankuta Municipality, shares how Dhankuta is driving meaningful change through local action. How would you describe Dhankuta’s development journey and priorities? Dhankuta Municipality, located in Koshi Province, covers 111 square kilometres and is an important agricultural hub […]
Collaborating for Circular Cities: Solutions for Sustainable Waste Management
ICLEI South Asia in collaboration with the Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities (FSLGA), organised a three-day regional training workshop on Circular and Climate-Resilient Municipal Solid Waste Management Planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 12-14 May 2026. Supported by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the event brought together 21 local government representatives […]
Who Pays the Waste Cost? Rethinking Municipal Finance for a Zero Waste Future
Waste has a cost even when it is hidden. Municipalities around the world carry the financial burden of waste collection, disposal, public health impacts, and citizen complaints, even though many of the decisions that generate waste are made upstream by producers and industries. But who pays for waste, and who really should? This formed the […]
CapaCITIES: Udaipur Marks World Environment Day with ‘Climate Week’
In a remarkable showcase of environmental commitment, the Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) organised ‘Climate Week’, to mark World Environment Day (WED) as well as Mission LiFE, an India-led global mass movement to nudge individual and community action for environmental conservation. The Climate Week, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded CapaCITIES […]
Clean Air Action: Officials, Academicians Brainstorm Pollution Control Measures
ICLEI South Asia has been providing support to city governments in Delhi, Meerut, and Gurugram, as they grapple with the daunting challenge of air pollution, through the Clean Air Action project with support from the Clean Air Fund. As part of the project activities, a recent roundtable discussion titled Building City Leadership on Clean Air […]
Urban 20 Inception Meeting: ICLEI South Asia Provides Technical Support in Ahmedabad
The city of Ahmedabad hosted the inception meeting of the sixth edition of Urban 20 (U20), an engagement group under the Global 20 (G20) forum on 9th and 10th of February, 2023. Resonating with India’s G20 theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, U20 Ahmedabad has emphasised that actions at the city level can […]
Webinar Underlines Importance of Circularity in Waste Management in South Asia
The generation of solid waste continues to increase globally in tandem with economic and population growth, and changing consumption patterns and lifestyle. Consequently, the focus in the waste management sector is shifting to reducing the quantity of the waste being generated. South Asia alone generates 334 million metric tonnes of solid trash annually, most of […]
Every Action Counts: Training Workshops Underline Better Waste Management for Improving Air Quality
Two training sessions were organised in the Delhi -National Capital Region recently for sanitation workers and waste pickers, as part of the project Building City leadership on clean air action in Delhi NCR, supported by the Clean Air Fund. The first technical training session was organised for about 100 waste pickers and drivers of Ecogreen, […]
ICLEI South Asia is Supporting Bihar in Formulating GHG Emissions Inventory and Low Carbon Action Plan (LCAP)
The Government of Bihar has committed to transforming itself into Net Zero State by 2070. In this effort, several leading technical agencies and organisations are helping the Bihar state towards its ambitious climate target. ICLEI South Asia, as one of the partner agencies, is supporting the state government of Bihar in strengthening its waste management […]
Clean Air for Blue Skies: Activities Put Focus on Air Pollution in National Capital Region
ICLEI South Asia conducted several activities in Meerut and Delhi to mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on the 7th of September 2022, under its ongoing project Building City Leadership on Clean Air Action in Delhi-National Capital Region, funded by the Clean Air Fund. The International Day of Clean Air for […]