CDKN Workshop Puts Focus on 2020 Themes
SouthSouthNorth (SSN) hosted a three-day workshop at its office in Cape Town, South Africa, from May 14 to 16, 2019, as part of a team-building and planning event held under the aegis of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN). The participants included CDKN’s Country Engagement Leads from Nepal, India and Bangladesh, besides Kenya, Ethiopia, […]
CDKN Launches in Nepal, Conducts Action Labs in Asia
ICLEI South Asia, the Asia Regional Coordinator for Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) programme, organised Action Labs in India, Nepal and Bangladesh in the month of April 2019. The purpose of the Action Labs was to have close engagement with in-country actors at national, regional and city level actors as well as identify Knowledge […]
Reflecting on Approaches and Methodologies under INTERACT-Bio Project
A methodology workshop was organised as part of the ongoing Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany supported INTERACT-Bio project. The workshop provide the opportunity for project partners to reflect on the approaches and methodologies followed so far and plan for the remainder of the project. During the workshop, discussions […]
Developing Low Emission Development Strategies in India and Bangladesh
The Urban-LEDS phase II project (2017 – 2021) supported by the European Commission, and implemented in partnership with UN-HABITAT, in its second phase is actively supporting the cities of Narayanganj and Rajshahi in Bangladesh and Nagpur and Thane in India in developing climate resilient strategies and action plans, while also developing innovative pilot projects and […]
Smart Cities Project: Experts Highlight Policy Bottlenecks
ICLEI South Asia hosted a roundtable discussion on the way forward for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Built Environment under the Smart Cities Mission on the 17th of April at Eros International Hotel, Nehru Place, Delhi. It was organised as part of the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation-supported “Assisting Sustainable Urban Transport & Built Environment in Four […]
Peer Exchange on Finance and Investable Climate Action Planning
On behalf of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities Resource Team, ICLEI organized the session Peer Change on Finance and Investable Climate Action Planning as part of the Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019. The session was supported by the Resource Team comprised by World Resource Institute, C40 and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. The […]
Addressing Urban Biodiversity and its Role in Urban Climate Resilience
The Nature Based Adaptation Solutions session focused on the efforts and initiatives being implemented in various cities and city-regions on nature-based solutions to build urban resilience and addressed questions such as how alternative approaches to infrastructure development, e.g. nature-based solutions, contribute towards both improved service delivery and building urban resilience, how existing institutional tools and […]
Experts Discuss Solutions for Climate Adaptive Water Management
A session on Climate Adaptive Water Management was organised by ICLEI with support from the International Development Research Centre on the second day of the 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019. This session presented advanced understanding on the impacts of climate and human development on sustainability of water resources. It focused on climate induced challenges […]
International Finance Organisations Discuss Improving Cities' Access to Financing Mechanisms to Foster Lasting, Effective Strategies towards Resilience and Urban Development
“Money is just money until it is in your pocket. When you put that money out, then it becomes capital,” shared Ms. Supee Teravaninthorn, Director-General of Investment Operations Department of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the People’s Republic of China during the fourth plenary session of Resilient Cities Asia Pacific 2019 which delved into […]
CDKN Facilitates Discussion on How to Enhance Effective Communication of Climate Knowledge to Meet Sub-national Needs
ICLEI South Asia, with the support of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) organised a panel session on the effective communication tools and pathways that can be adopted to meet climate knowledge needs. The session was held on Day 3 of the 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019 in New Delhi. During the panel […]