CDKN Policy Briefs, Flyers Address Key Adaptation Issues in South Asia
As part of the CDKN project in South Asia, knowledge products on adaption practices have been developed in Bangladesh and Nepal. The Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh has finalised an issue brief, ‘Adaptation Model Identifies Adaptation Requirements for Climate Risk Reduction’. The brief aims to help decision-makers to take the necessary developmental actions to […]
GHMC Approves New Plastic Waste Management Strategy Document
The strategy document ‘Enhancing Circular Economy Perspectives – Plastic Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’ has been finalised and approved by the city. The Municipal Commissioner, GHMC, acknowledged the support of the Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES), along with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Environmental Technologies (CCET), […]
Local Governments Focus on Strategies to Improve Energy Efficiency in the Long Term
It has become clearly evident that in the post-COVID world, we would have to evolve our understanding and perspective about cities and urban services. There should be no doubt that local governments as well as State and National Governments need to find robust and resilient developmental models through cross-learning from peers. The answer could be […]
Butterfly Garden to Bring People Closer to Nature in Kochi
Subhash Park in Kochi, Kerala, is set to create a buzz by opening a nature interpretation centre, a pollinator garden and a herbal garden soon. These new attractions in the city are pilot projects aimed at connecting the urban population with biodiversity, an initiative by ICLEI South Asia under the INTERACT-Bio project, which is funded by […]
Kochi to Get a New ‘Butterfly’ Garden Soon
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 […]
38 South Asian Cities Pledge to Fight Air Pollution to Mark UN Day of Clean Air for blue skies
Thirty-eight mayors and city representatives from six countries in South Asia – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives – have called for greater action to improve air quality, on the occasion of the United Nations’ first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on September 7, 2020. To mark the day, […]
Climate Resilience Webinar Series Highlights Opportunities for Recovery in South Asia
ICLEI South Asia and CDKN organised a series of webinars on climate resilience and its various aspects, including urban and peri-urban planning, gender, and green economic recovery in the context of COVID-19. The webinars were held every Thursday of August 2020. The objective of the session on Climate Resilience Planning and Action: Experiences from South […]
CDKN Policy Dialogue Calls for Including Peri-Urban Spaces in Governance, Regional Planning
ICLEI South Asia, the Climate Development and Knowledge Network (CDKN) Asia Coordinator, organised an online Policy Dialogue on Peri-Urban Ecosystems – Potential for a Planned Approach in India on the 25th of August 2020. Field experts from various organisations participated in the dialogue and gave their feedback on the brief prepared by the CDKN Asia […]
Nagpur gets Urban Biodiversity Map
ICLEI South Asia has developed the Illustrated Urban Biodiversity Map of Nagpur, as part of the assignment on the development of a People’s Biodiversity Register for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. The map depicts the biodiversity of the city and is an effective tool to communicate the significance of urban biodiversity to the citizens of Nagpur. ICLEI […]
ALP case study discusses Sri Lanka’s framework for electric mobility policy
The case study developed by the ALP discusses the framework recommended for developing an electric mobility policy in Sri Lanka. It also highlights the existing scenario of the mobility sector in Sri Lanka, initiatives taken by the government pertaining to electric mobility. This framework is expected to help the Government of Sri Lanka to position […]