ALP Forum 2021 Commences with Deliberations on IPCC Report and Net-Zero Targets
The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) Forum 2021 commenced on August 23, 2021, with a virtual gathering of about 225 participants and an array of expert speakers. ICLEI South Asia Executive Director and Lead Director of the ALP Mr. Emani Kumar opened the session with a brief overview of the climate change situation in the Asia-Pacific […]
Cities Share Best Practices and Learnings from Climate Initiatives at APCW 2021
The Asia LEDS Partnership and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, together with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), organised a virtual session on “Implementation of Transformative Climate Action in Cities” at the Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021 (APCW 2021). The session was organised […]
Lahaul Pasturelands: Stakeholders Hold Final Stage of Talks on Restoration Plan
A detailed site visit to Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh was undertaken to hold the final round of stakeholder consultations and discussions with local officials for developing a restoration plan for high-altitude grasslands, under the UNDP-supported SECURE Himalaya project. The discussions held during the visit revolved around the ratification of the areas and the causes […]
Shimla Shares Freight Sector Plans at EcoLogistics Peer-City Exchange
The Commissioner and Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Shimla, attended the second peer-city exchange held under the EcoLogistics project on the 30th of June 2021. The Ecologistics project, under the Sustainable Mobility initiative of ICLEI, focuses on improving urban freight in cities. Under the project, peer city exchanges take place regularly for sharing knowledge and […]
KASpaces 10-Nation Webinar Series Puts Focus on Sustainable Solutions for Urban Development
The South Asia and South-East Asia offices of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, with support from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Singapore, are jointly organising national-level KASpaces webinars in 10 countries in July and August 2021. The webinars – organised in Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh, as well as the Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, […]
EcoLogistics Cities Show Way Forward for Government’s Freight Smart Cities Initiative
Growing urbanisation and rapid economic growth in Indian cities have resulted in an exponential increase in urban freight activities. The demand for urban freight in the country is anticipated to grow by 140 percent over the next decade. However, due to lack of planning, the sector has significant externalities associated with first and last-mile freight […]
Thane and Nagpur advance on climate resilience planning with completion of climate risk and vulnerability assessments
The Indian cities of Thane and Nagpur have completed their Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (CRVA), with the support of the Urban-LEDS II project. The CRVAs includes an analysis of various climate hazards and risks, preparedness and consideration of such risks, various services potentially impacted, and identification of vulnerable populations and specific areas for prioritized […]
New Project to Support Four Delhi-NCR Municipal Corporations in Improving Air Quality
ICLEI South Asia, with support from Clean Air Fund, will help four municipal corporations to improve air quality, under a two-year-long new project “Building City Leadership on Clean Air Action in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR)”. The activities that will be implemented under the project will be in line with the Government of India’s targets […]
CapaCITIES Project Cities get Star Ratings under ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework
The CapaCITIES project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, is working with 8 partner cities. Support was extended to the partner cities – Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Udaipur, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Siliguri, and Tirunelveli – to report to the ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0. Cities received in-person and virtual support for data collection, […]
Warangal, Surat selected for Alliance+ ICLEI Developing Plastic Waste-Free Cities Programme
The Indian cities of Warangal and Surat and three Southeast Asian cities (Iloilo City in the Philippines, IRDA in Malaysia, and Jambi City in Indonesia) have been selected for the “Alliance + ICLEI Developing Plastic Waste-Free Cities” Programme. Nine Indian and 13 Southeast Asian cities had submitted expressions of interest, which were evaluated on the […]