ALP Forum: Green Growth, LT-LEDS are Essential for Achieving Paris Goals
The ALP Forum sessions, held on August 31, 2021, focused on green recovery and the aligning of NDCs and LT-LEDS. The first session of the day, moderated by Mr. Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager, NDC Partnership Support Unit, Regional Collaboration Centre Bangkok (RCC), Bangkok, emphasized that countries needed to focus on mainstreaming climate action hand-in-hand […]
ALP Forum: Fusing Subnational with National Climate Action is Central to Achieving Emission Goals
The ALP Forum sessions on August 26 focused on national government initiatives and fund mobilization to support subnational climate actions. The first session was moderated by Ms. Maryke van Staden, Director of ICLEI’s Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting (carbonn Climate Center), ICLEI World Secretariat. She said that the potential of subnational governments […]
Experts Urge More Focus on Localized Energy Solutions at ALP Forum 2021
The ALP Forum 2021, on 25th August, focused on support and services being provided to power system operators to fast-track adoption of approaches, tools and technologies to accelerate the transition to clean energy and the Role of System Operators in Clean Energy Transitions, and Distributed Energy Resources. In the first session focused on the role […]
ALP Forum 2021 Calls for Upscaling Climate Ambitions in Decisive Decade for Achieving Paris Goals
The Asia LEDS Partnership Forum 2021, held in August-September, concluded with a call for countries to become more ambitious with their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and to “do better forward” to prevent the world from ending up with more emissions by 2030, as compared to current levels. Fifteen virtual sessions covered critical issues in energy, […]
Stemming the Tide: Warangal’s Fight against Plastic Waste Gets Big Fillip
Warangal city’s battle with plastic waste has received new stimulus with the signing of an agreement between the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) and ICLEI South Asia recently. As a first step after the signing of the agreement, ICLEI South Asia conducted a two-day training session on quantification and characterisation of waste, with a focus […]
ICLEI South Asia Initiates Study on Enabling Battery Energy Storage Systems in Indian Cities
ICLEI South Asia conducted preliminary stakeholder consultations in Gujarat from the 20th to the 22nd of September 2021, as part of an assessment study being undertaken in Surat and Rajkot on enabling large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Indian cities. The study aims to assist power utilities and urban local bodies in overcoming technical […]
The SDC to support Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission under CapaCITIES Project to fight Climate Change
Honourable Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, Dr. Ralf Heckner submitted a Letter of Intent to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on the 25th of October, 2021, extending support and cooperation to enhance climate-resilient development in Tamil Nadu. To this effect, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) supported CapaCITIES Project […]
EcoLogistics Baseline Report Proposes Key Changes to Improve Shimla’s Freight Sector
The baseline report of Shimla, being prepared by Development Initiatives with assistance from ICLEI South Asia under the EcoLogistics project, was presented to the officers of Municipal Corporation Shimla (MCS) on the 8th of September 2021. The meeting was chaired by Additional Commissioner, MCS, and was attended by officers and staff from the MCS as […]
Jammu, Srinagar Initiate Development of City Biodiversity Index, Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans
ICLEI South Asia, in collaboration with the Jammu & Kashmir Biodiversity Council, has initiated the development of the City Biodiversity Index and Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans for the cities of Jammu and Srinagar. The development of the City Biodiversity Index is supported by UNDP through the SECURE Himalaya project and the development of the LBSAPs […]
Rajkot Becomes First Indian City to Pilot Global Urban Cooling Action Plan
The Indian city of Rajkot has been selected by UNEP and partners as the first city in India to develop an Urban Cooling Plan. ICLEI South Asia is the technical partner to UNEP in this project. A customised methodology is being developed for the city, in partnership with the UNEP-led Cool Coalition, which plans to […]