Delhi University Experts Study Solapur Micro-Catchment Issues
Experts from the University of Delhi made a field visit to the Solapur micro-catchment area on 26th and 27th February 2019. The visit was conducted under the aegis of the IAdapt project, supported by the International Development Research Centre, Canada. Professor C. R. Babu, CEMDE, Department of Environmental Studies, Delhi University, and Dr. Vijay Kumar, […]
Happy Cities Summit Calls for 'Blue-Green Cities'
ICLEI South Asia and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority jointly organised the second Happy Cities Summit in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, from 13th to 15th February 2019. Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary-General, ICLEI, moderated a session on nature-based solutions at the summit, focusing on the need to develop cities with blue-green infrastructure and not just […]
Municipal Solid Waste Management Exposure Workshops in Indore
ICLEI South Asia conducted Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) solid waste management exposure workshops, supported by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), in Indore from 6th to 8th of February 2019 and 12th to 14th of February 2019 respectively. The workshops seek to strengthen institutional capacities at ULBs towards collection, treatment, disposal and efficient management of […]
Understanding Ecosystem Services by Mangroves in Kochi
As part of the BMU supported INTERACT Bio project, a study on ecosystem services provided by mangroves in Kochi has been initiated. The study aims to understand the ecosystem services provided by mangroves and develop an investment case for mangrove restoration in Kochi. The meeting of the technical support group was held in Kochi to […]
Rajkot to be one of the First Indian Cities to Develop District Cooling System
A workshop on ‘Cooling Smart Cities: The Arrival of District Energy in India’ was organised on the 7th of February 2019 in Rajkot, Gujarat, by UN Environment with support from ICLEI South Asia and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funded CapaCITIES project. The aim of the workshop was to raise awareness, accelerate investments and […]
Nagpur Announces Deep Dive Commitment with Building Efficiency Accelerator
Nagpur, India is the latest city to be selected for a deep dive partnership with the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA), a public-private collaboration that accelerates local government implementation of building efficiency policies and programs. As a deep dive partner, Nagpur will benefit from enhanced technical support with the goal of reaching an ambitious 10 percent […]
State Level Meeting to Discuss Project Activities in Solapur
A state level review meeting with the officials of Water and Sanitation Support Organisation (WSSO) of Maharashtra, under the IAdapt project, was held in Navi Mumbai on the 8th of February, 2019. The IAdapt project is funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada and being implemented at Solapur in Maharashtra and Vijayawada in […]
Mapping and Documenting Tree Diversity of Subhash Bose Park in Kochi
As part of the ongoing BMU supported INTERACT Bio project, a pictorial handbook of the trees of Subhash Bose Park has been developed. This handbook aims at communicating the significance of biodiversity to the citizens of Kochi. The handbook also consists of tree distribution maps of the Park. It was released on the 3rd of […]
Swiss, National Experts Share Ideas on Best Practices
Under the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) supported CapaCITIES project, a Best Practice Workshop was organised by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) with support from ICLEI South Asia on the 30th and 31st of January in New Delhi. The workshop addressed good practices on integrating climate measures in urban planning and […]
BLOG: Indian Infrastructure Must Be Climate-Proofed to the Core
Investing in infrastructure to meet the population’s development needs remains a top priority for the government of India. Increasingly, as the impacts of climate change begin to bite, government-sanctioned projects expressly identify climate change as a risk to development. However, this welcome attention to climate issues is yet to be translated into infrastructure project designs […]