Collective Decision Making can Reduce Negative Externalities of Urban Freight
Globalization and the web market are leading to exponential growth in goods movement, specifically in cities. In India, urban freight is an essential component of efficient economic and social development and contributes 10% to 13% of the national GDP. However, the sector is also a major contributor (14%) to the energy sector’s GHG emissions in […]
Webinar Examines Role of Green Bonds in Sustainable Climate Action
The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) and the Africa LEDS Partnership (AfLP) collaborated with the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) for a South-South exchange on the growth of green bond markets and on overcoming challenges in Asia and Africa. Keeping in mind the rapid growth and relevance of the green bond market, and the strong […]
Urban LEDS-II: Rajshahi Approves Climate Action Plan
The Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) in Bangladesh has approved the Climate-Resilient City Action Plan (CRCAP) prepared by ICLEI South Asia under its Urban LEDS-II project. The CRCAP was approved and released during the 26th Environmental Standing Committee Meeting organised by RCC, which was attended by the corporation’s CEO, chief engineer, and other senior officials, as […]
Chandigarh’s People’s Biodiversity Register to Document Green Wealth
ICLEI South Asia is developing the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) of Chandigarh, with support from the Union Territory’s Department of Forests and Wildlife. Mandated as per the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the PBR documents the biodiversity and traditional ecological knowledge of an area. To this end, the city’s rich biodiversity was documented during a field visit. […]
It’s All Fun and Games as Urban95 Kids Festival Returns to Udaipur
Udaipur’s Gulab Bagh was the site of a rich array of sights and sounds of children enjoying live entertainment, games, and art and craft, among several activities at the Urban95 on the 5th and 6th of March 2022. The festival was organised by Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC), in collaboration with Bernard Van Leer Foundation (BvLF) […]
City Biodiversity Index of Jammu & Srinagar released
The Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha released the City Biodiversity Index of the cities of Jammu and Srinagar on the International Day of Forests (March 21) in Jammu. ICLEI South Asia has developed the City Biodiversity Index for the two cities, with support from the United Nations Development Programme and […]
CapaCITIES II: GHG Emission Inventories Compendium for Gujarat released
Shri. Bhupendrabhai Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, released the ‘City GHG Emission Inventories Compendium for Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Rajkot) on the 21st of February 2022, during the ‘Building A Climate Resilient Gujarat’ event organised by the state government. The compendium has been prepared under the CapaCITIES programme, which is funded by the Swiss […]
Making a Difference: How a Biomethanation Plant Run by Women Empowers Them
The members of a women’s self-help group were felicitated recently for their commendable work in managing and operating a two-ton per day (TPD) biomethanation plant in Udaipur for the last two years. At a ceremony organised by news channel News 91 and supported by Mohan Lal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur, the leader of the SHG group […]
Green Bonds Training Helps Tackle Climate Change, Promote Sustainable Development
As part of the activities under the NDC Finance Community of Practice of the Asia LEDS Partnership to build capacities and enhance knowledge sharing to accelerate investment flows into NDC implementation efforts across the Asia-Pacific region, virtual trainings were organized on the topic of Green Bonds. Cognizant of the rapid growth and relevance of the […]
New Initiatives Support Municipal Corporations in Developing Clean Air Action Plans
ICLEI South Asia has been working for several years to influence sustainability policies and drive mitigation and adaptation actions to increase resilience to climate change in the region. Now, we are going ahead with providing support to local governments in the management and mitigation of air pollution. Late last year, IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group […]