First UrbanShift Asia Forum Focuses on Transforming Cities into Hubs of Opportunity
The stage was set in New Delhi from September 25 to 28, 2023 at Hyatt Regency for a groundbreaking event that promises to shape the future of cities across Asia. The inaugural UrbanShift Forum (Asia), an initiative with the potential to turn urban areas into vibrant hubs of opportunity, brought together visionaries, policymakers, and experts […]
New Climate Action Plans for Dhaka: Workshop Discusses Strategies, Stakeholder Experiences
In a concerted effort to foster sustainable and resilient development in Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, ICLEI South Asia is developing two distinct Climate Action Plans (CAPs) for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in partnership with C40 Cities. In this connection, a consultation workshop was held on September 12, 2023 […]
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. […]
Back with a Bang: Urban95 Brings Festival Fun to Kids in Udaipur
Fun and frolic marked the brilliant two-day Urban95 festival held at the Nehru Children’s Park in Udaipur on September 16 and 17, 2023. More than 3500 children, 250 teachers and Anganwadi workers, and more than 1,500 parents participated enthusiastically in the event, held jointly by the Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) and the Bernard van Leer […]
Action Plan to Protect Noida Biodiversity on the Anvil
ICLEI South Asia is developing the Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) for Noida city in the Delhi- National Capital Region. The project is being supported by the HCL Foundation. The LBSAP development methodology entails undertaking detailed consultations with a wide array of stakeholders in order to identify the critical ecosystems, the services they provide, and the threats […]
Climate Actions: CapaCITIES Workshop Calls for Prioritising Sectors, Leveraging Carbon Markets
Mr Kiritkumar Parmar, Hon’ble Mayor of Ahmedabad, and Mr. Praveen Chaudhary, IAS, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), inaugurated a workshop on climate action planning and climate finance on 25 August 2023. Thirty-five officials and representatives from different cities of Gujarat, the Gujarat Urban Development Mission and the Gujarat Urban Development Company attended the […]
ALP Webinar Spotlights Tools, Case Studies on Speeding up Local Energy Transition
Cities consume more than three-quarters of the world’s energy and account for nearly 70% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, there is an urgent need to increase urban energy governance and to quicken the transition to greener sources of energy. In this context, the Grid-Scale Energy Community of Practice of the Asia LEDS Partnership organised […]
Malaysia GCAP Forum Highlights Actions Needed for Building Resilient Cities
ICLEI South Asia, in association with ICLEI South-East Asia and the Indonesia-Malaysia- Thailand Growth Triangle Joint Business Council, is supporting the development of Green City Action Plans (GCAPs) of four Malaysian cities under the Malaysia GCAP Subproject 1. The GCAP programme has been designed by the Ministry of Economy and Asian Development to benefit fourteen […]
Urban95: Capacity Building Workshop Puts Focus on Scalability, Sustainability of Projects
The fifth and final capacity-building workshop under the second phase of the Urban95 programme, supported by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, was held on August 17, 2023 in Udaipur, focusing on the issues of scalability and sustainability in projects. Ninety representatives and officials from the government, the private sector, NGOs and academia, among others, participated […]
Virtual Study Tour Offers Window into Surat’s Visionary E-Bus Initiatives
Surat city’s initiatives aimed at achieving a fully electric public transport bus fleet by 2025 represents not only a remarkable technological transition facilitated by an Intelligent Transportation Management System (ITMS), but also a conscious commitment to offer safe, accessible, reliable, advanced and low carbon (SARAL) mobility to its residents. These actions position Surat as one […]