Net Zero Buildings by 2050: Nagpur’s Roadmap Focuses on Policy Actions, Pilots and Capacity Building
Nagpur city in Maharashtra had successfully implemented energy-efficient improvements in the design of its upcoming affordable housing buildings, and energy benchmarking and audits of different building typologies, and had prepared guidelines to promote the adoption of climate-responsive homes under the Building Energy Accelerator (BEA) project (2018-2020). The city continues to advance its goals and actions […]
EcoLogistics: Demo Project Seeks to Spur Low-Emission Freight Delivery in Panaji
The delivery of almost all goods in Panaji, whether to individual households or local stores, is currently facilitated by fossil fuel-based vehicles. It’s no surprise, then, that these vehicles have been identified as major contributors to the air pollution and GHG emissions in the city. Taking note of this, Panaji is planning for a paradigm […]
ICLEI South Asia Engages with Urban Climate Agenda at COP27
Key Outcomes and Takeaways from COP27 The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, concluded on the 20th of November 2022. More than 45,000 people attended COP27 to exchange concepts, find solutions and form partnerships. National and subnational governments, local communities, and civil society, especially the youth, demonstrated how they […]
Critical Ecosystems for Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans for Jammu, Srinagar Identified
ICLEI South Asia is developing the Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans for Jammu and Srinagar under the INTERACT-Bio project, supported by the International Climate Initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUV), Germany. In this regard, stakeholder consultations were held in Jammu and Srinagar on the 15th […]
Integrated Urban Services: Webinar Spotlights Learnings from Asian Initiatives
The US Department of State, the US Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) collaborated with ICLEI Southeast Asia and ICLEI South Asia for their first peer learning event, titled ‘Where to Start: Integrated Infrastructure Planning’ under the larger Integrated Urban Services programme. The peer learning event was organised on the 28th […]
CDKN: Compendiums on Nature-Based Solutions and Climate Finance Launched at COP27
A compendium of nature-based solutions (NbS) and a compendium of finance sources to support climate actions in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, developed by ICLEI South Asia under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network-Knowledge Accelerator programme, were released at the UN’s COP27 climate summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, recently. The Nature-based Solutions for Urban Climate Resilience […]
Making Buildings Ready for Electric Mobility in Rajkot
Cities in India are actively pursuing and are eager to support the electrification of vehicles in line with national targets and ambitions. However, an accelerated transition to electric vehicles (EV) requires the setting of a long-term target along with the development of accessible and robust public EV infrastructure, collaboration, and engagement with all stakeholders, taking […]
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, […]
Urban Forest Developed Using Miyawaki Technique in Vadodara
An urban forest, spread over an area of 900 sq.m, and comprising 3000 trees has been developed with the help of Miyawaki technique along Chhani Lake in Vadodara city, Gujarat, as part of ICLEI South Asia’s CapaCITIES project. The plot hosts saplings of 38 native species. The Miyawaki technique was pioneered by Dr. Akira Miyawaki, […]
Fostering Sustainable Lifestyles through Climate Smart Development and Urban Partnerships – Lessons from India
At the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27), ICLEI South Asia along with the National Institute of Urban Affairs, with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Climate Development and Knowledge Network is organising a session on Fostering Sustainable Lifestyles through Climate Smart Development and Urban Partnerships – Lessons […]