Documenting Goa Villages’ Biodiversity
Continuing the work on development of People’s Biodiversity Registers in 10 villages in Goa, the team from ICLEI South Asia conducted extensive biodiversity surveys in all the villages. Through these surveys the biodiversity in these villages has been documented, along with traditional ecological knowledge associated with the various species. Focus was also given on documentation […]
CDKN at COP24: The Start of a 'Big Conversation' on Communicating Climate Change
At COP24 in Katowice, Poland in December, the CDKN team shared top tips on communicating for climate action – and helped push the boundaries on audience engagement. “How do I communicate better with colleagues in my organisation about climate change and opportunities for climate action?” “How about communicating with other stakeholder groups, and with the […]
Scoping Study in Panaji under INTERACT-Bio project
As part of the BMU supported INTERACT-Bio project, a scoping study was undertaken in Panaji, Goa. The same was coordinated by Dr. Julian Rode from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany. As part of the scoping process, detailed interactions were carried out with subject matter specialists, Goa State Biodiversity Board and officials of the […]
Financing NDC Implementation through Blended Finance and Green Bonds
Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) and LEDS Global Partnership (LEDS GP) Finance Working Group with funding support from Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) organized a workshop on ‘Financing NDC Implementation through Blended Finance and Green Bonds’ on 19 December 2018 in New Delhi, India. The workshop was supported by several knowledge partners including UNDP […]
Citizen Engagement for Climate Resilient City Action Plan in Siliguri
A citizen engagement event was organised by ICLEI South Asia and NIUA in Siliguri on 17th of December, 2018. As part of the CapaCITIES project, the Climate Resilient City Action Plan for the city has been prepared. The same has been ratified and accepted by the city through a Council Resolution in September 2018. The […]
Decoding Katowice Climate Package: What it Means for South Asia
The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recognised the imperatives for rapid, sustained, ambitious and far reaching climate action, and encouraged nations to aim for restricting temperature rise by 2100 to 1.5 deg. C above pre-industrial levels. Amid calls for deep decarbonisation pathways, nations delivered on […]
Can Cities Act As Drivers of Electric Mobility Adoption?
ICLEI South Asia participated in the India Electric Mobility Advisory Group Workshop which was held on the 11th of December, 2018 in New Delhi. The Electric Mobility Initiative was launched by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, in 2018, to support India’s ambitious goal to usher in electric mobility in a big way. The initiative aims to […]
Eighth Regional Workshop on Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus, Bangkok, Thailand
The Eighth Regional Workshop on “Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus” was held in Bangkok, Thailand from the 14th to 16th of November, 2018. The workshop was organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UN ESCAP) in partnership with Regional GIZ and ICLEI Southeast and South […]
Climate-Resilient Urban Infrastructure: The G20 Adaptation Work Programme at COP24
ICLEI South Asia was part of the ‘Climate-resilient Urban Infrastructure: The G20 Adaptation Work Programme’, a side event organised by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) at the COP24 in Katowice, Poland on the 11th of December, 2018. Mr. Emani Kumar, Executive Director, ICLEI South Asia talked about the role of local governments […]
Side Event Session Discusses Water Resource Conservation and Management for Climate Resilient Development at COP24 India Pavilion
As an enabler of promoting Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) in urban centres, ICLEI South Asia was invited by the Ministry of Water Resource, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to showcase its IUWM project implementation experiences in India during a side event at India Pavilion on the 12th of December, 2018. The session witnessed gathering […]