Urban95-II Workshop Highlights Behaviour Change Focus as Key Factor for Success of Urban Planning
The Bernard Van Leer Foundation (BvLF) conducted a seven-day workshop in the first week of March 2021, for the newly established Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Urban95 Phase-II Programme in Udaipur, including technical personnel from ICLEI- South Asia and Ecorys India Pvt. Ltd. The workshop, held in collaboration with the US-based John Hopkins-Centre for […]
KMTA Sets up Committee to Streamline Urban Freight Movement in Kochi
The Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority (KMTA), the city’s umbrella body for mobility, has approved the formation of an urban freight committee, the first of its kind in India, to integrate, plan and regulate urban freight as part of urban mobility and development. The committee will address the issue of stakeholder fragmentation in urban freight and […]
Illustrated Natural Asset Maps: Effective Tools to Convey Importance of Urban Diversity
Illustrated Natural Asset Maps are uniquely powerful visual tools that simplify, represent, and communicate information about complex ecosystem structures, functions, and services in a geographic area. ICLEI South Asia has developed such maps for the Indian cities of Kochi, Gangtok, Panaji, and Mangaluru under the INTERACT-Bio project, which is supported by the Federal Ministry for […]
CDKN Asia Releases Policy Brief on Significance of Peri-Urban Areas in India
CDKN Asia released a policy brief titled “Peri-Urban Ecosystems: The Potential for a Planned Approach in India” during a webinar on the 18th of February, 2021. The policy brief examines the importance of peri-urban ecosystems and outlines possible policy responses in India to preserve and manage these areas to contribute to sustainable and climate-resilient development. Dr. […]
ICLEI South Asia Has a New Logo and Website
Invitation to Bid: Audio-Video Public outreach Content on Low Carbon Urban Freight in Indian Cities
Urban freight includes a wide variety of services, from waste collection trucks to construction trucks or commercial-related trucks. Urban freight transport has significant environmental and social impacts such as GHG emissions, poor air quality, noise pollution, road accidents, and traffic congestion which hampers urban life quality. Therefore, a growing number of global cities are including […]
Gangtok Gets New Tools, Illustrated Natural Asset Map to Mainstream Biodiversity Conservation
The Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) has approved the City Biodiversity Index, Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP), and the Illustrated Natural Asset Map of Gangtok, developed by ICLEI South Asia as part of the INTERACT-Bio project. Mr. Arun Upreti, Hon’ble Minister for Urban Development, Government of Sikkim, recently released the tools and map, which […]
CDKN Programme Knowledge Accelerator supports various initiatives to build heat resilience of the cities and capacitate school students
Taru Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd. organised a webinar on the 29th January 2021 under the CDKN Knowledge Accelerator Programme, with a focus on building urban resilience to heat stress. The webinar was part of the ‘Urban Health and Climate Resilience’ project, supported by CDKN and conducted by TARU in Surat and Ahmedabad. The project helped […]
Hyderabad Unveils Reverse Vending Machines to Tackle Plastic Waste, Promote Circular Economy
Three reverse vending machines (RVMs) were inaugurated in Hyderabad on the 2nd of February 2021, marking the launch of several initiatives to ensure systematic collection and transport of PET bottles to authorised plastic recycling facilities in the city. The RVMs have been set up under the “Enhancing Circular Economy Perspectives – Plastic Waste Management Strategy […]
Urban95 Children’s Fest, Anganwadi Training in Udaipur: Review Shows Positive Reception
ICLEI South Asia organised a two-day festival for children in the 0-5 age group as part of the tactical interventions under the Urban95 project in Udaipur in early 2020. The festival was organised to build confidence among the care-givers of the children about the plans of the Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC) to provide better urban […]