National Dialogue Discusses Challenges of MRV of Climate Actions in Chhattisgarh
ICLEI South Asia, with support from the Chhattisgarh State Centre for Climate Change, organised the “Second Multi-Level Governance National Dialogue in India – Aligning Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for GHG emissions and mitigation actions in Chhattisgarh,” on the 17th of December 2020. The state-level dialogue, held under the aegis of the Climate Footprint Project, […]
ALP Webinar: How Benchmarking Saves Energy in Buildings
The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP), hosted by ICLEI South Asia in partnership with other ICLEI regional offices in Asia, organised a webinar on ‘Energy Benchmarking to realise improved Energy Efficiency in Buildings’ in September. This was the fourth in a series of webinars organised under the Building Energy Efficiency (BEE) Community of Practice (CoP). Energy […]
Key to Climate Fight: Involve Sub-National Governments in Each Step of Policy Development
The Daring Cities webinar on the ‘Role of Sub-national Governments in Advancing National Climate Goals and Beyond’ was organised by the ICLEI offices in South Asia, South-East Asia and other offices in the Asia-Pacific and with support from the Global LEDS Partnership. Watch here. Representatives from several national and sub-national governments participated in the event. […]
ALP Webinar Puts Focus on Economic Recovery, Visioning for Power Sector
In response to the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, the ALP organized an online session on economic recovery and visioning for the power sector’s transformation. An expert from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory made a presentation on a framework to consider actions and investments in the power sector. See speaker slides and webinar recording for […]
ALP Webinar: How Benchmarking Saves Energy in Buildings
The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP), hosted by ICLEI South Asia in partnership with other ICLEI regional offices in Asia, organised a webinar on ‘Energy Benchmarking to realise improved Energy Efficiency in Buildings’ in September. This was the fourth in a series of webinars organised under the Building Energy Efficiency (BEE) Community of Practice (CoP). Energy […]
Gangtok’s LBSAP Emphasises Climate-Smart Development and Biodiversity Conservation
The city corporation of Gangtok has accepted the Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) developed by ICLEI South Asia under the INTERACT-Bio project, which is supported by the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany. The LBSAP envisions a prosperous Gangtok that focuses on climate-smart development, while ensuring the conservation of its cultural and […]
Kochi to Get a New ‘Butterfly’ Garden
Subhash Park in Kochi, Kerala, will soon be aflutter with butterflies and moths. ICLEI South Asia is setting up a pollinator garden there under the INTERACT-Bio project. This initiative has been launched in the month of September and coincides with the Big Butterfly Month. The INTERACT-Bio project is funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of the […]
Gangtok Develops its City Biodiversity Index
Gangtok has developed its City Biodiversity Index (CBI), with support from ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, under the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety-supported INTERACT- Bio Project. Its robust score in the CBI shows that Gangtok has a large number of native species, and also undertakes good governance and management […]
Gangtok Develops its City Biodiversity Index
Gangtok has developed its City Biodiversity Index (CBI), with support from ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, under the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety-supported INTERACT- Bio Project. Its robust score in the CBI shows that Gangtok has a large number of native species, and also undertakes good governance and management […]
Key to Climate Fight: Involve Sub-National Governments in Each Step of Policy Development
The Daring Cities webinar on the ‘Role of Sub-national Governments in Advancing National Climate Goals and Beyond’ was organised by the ICLEI offices in South Asia, South-East Asia and other offices in the Asia-Pacific and with support from the Global LEDS Partnership. Watch here. Representatives from several national and sub-national governments participated in the event. In […]