Smart Cities Project Phase II Concludes with Tangible Results
ICLEI South Asia has successfully completed the second phase of the Supporting Sustainable Urban Transport and Built Environment project in four Smart Cities: Udaipur, Ludhiana, Gwalior and Vishakhapatnam. During the entire project duration, the project teams worked very closely with urban local bodies (ULBs), while other parastatal agencies provided technical solutions on mobility aspects within […]
ICLEI South Asia Emphasises Sustainable Freight Strategy at Kochi Conference
The Kerala government invited ICLEI South Asia to initiate a discussion on sustainable urban freight management with the objective of greening the freight sector in the state. The discussion on “Greening the freight” was held as part of ‘Evolve: Kerala E-Mobility Conference and Expo 2019,’ held on the 29th and 30th of June 2019 at […]
Korean Experts Study Himachal's Waste Management Issues
An ICLEI South Asia team along with experts of the Korean Environmental Corporation (KECO) and the University of Seoul visited the Kullu-Manali-Solang and Dharamshala-Triund regions of Himachal Pradesh recently. The visit to the Himachal Pradesh regions was conducted under the aegis of the “Supporting the Development of Sustainable Solid Waste Management Strategies for the Mountainous […]
Resilient Cities Concludes with a Firm No to Unsustainable Development
ICLEI South Asia participated in the 10th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability in Bonn, Germany. The event was held from the 26th to 28th of June. ICLEI GexCom member Kinlay Dorjee, Mayor, Thimphu Municipality, Bhutan also represented South Asia at the Congress. ICLEI South Asia […]
Europe Tour Inspires Climate-Smart Vision in Urban-LEDS II Cities
A study tour of Europe was organised under the project “Urban-LEDS II – Accelerating climate action through the promotion of Urban Low Emission Development Strategies” from 17th to 24th June 2019. Participants from 18 countries visited three leading European cities that are part of the Urban LEDS network. They got an opportunity to explore first-hand […]
Urban95 Set to Give Udaipur a Child-Friendly Makeover
ICLEI South Asia (ICLEI SA) recently held an event in Udaipur to launch the Urban95 Programme in the city. The technical partner for the programme, ICLEI SA is implementing the project in partnership with the Bernard Van Leer Foundation (BvLF), with support from the Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC). Urban95 is the BvLF’s 30-million euro initiative, […]
PROMISE Impact: Stakeholders Call for Connecting Rural, Urban Futures
ICLEI South Asia organised the second national exchange workshop under the PROMotion of Inclusive, Sustainable Growth and Diversity to Strengthen Local Governments (PROMISE) project in Jabalpur on 19th and 20th June 2019. The project was funded by the European Union. The workshop was organised in partnership with the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (JMC), under the guidance […]
BLOG: Gender Equity in Climate Finance – Why Does it Matter?
Women, who form the majority of the world’s 3.4 billion poorest people[1], are often disproportionally affected by the impacts of climate change because of discriminating societal norms and unfit policies. It is well known and accepted that women and men also contribute to climate change responses in different ways. The Cancun Agreement (2010) acknowledges gender […]
Capacity Building Workshop Weighs Sustainable Urban Freight Management
ICLEI South Asia held a two-day capacity building workshop on sustainable urban freight management in Kochi on 7th and 8th June 2019. The Kochi Municipal Corporation was the co-host, while the Kochi Metro Rail Limited was the technical partner of the event, which was organised as part of the “EcoLogistics — Low Carbon Freight for […]
Himalayan Project Begins Participatory Landscape-level Mapping
Detailed field studies have begun in the Lahaul landscape, Himachal Pradesh, under the UNDP-supported SECURE Himalaya project. The aim of the exercise is to understand people’s dependence on forests for livelihood, the impact of climate change and the people’s perception of the issue of degradation and its consequences. A project team has carried out focus […]