New Project Solid Waste Management Exposure Workshop under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Phase III Begins
ICLEI South Asia has initiated a new project through National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) supported by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) which is about conducting Solid Waste Management Exposure workshops for the officials of 1600 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Phase III (2018 – 2019). Under this project, […]
Training Program on Solid Waste Management in Ajmer City
A training program was organised by ICLEI South Asia on Solid Waste Management under the Global Water Partnership funded project on “Integrated Urban Water Management Planning and Implementation in Ajmer” on the 28th of August. The program was chaired by City Sanitary Officer; Ajmer Municipal Corporation; Mr. Chandresh Sankhla, Councilor Ward-60, District Head for Cleanliness […]
Coimbatore Witnesses First E-bin Initiative
Green Era Recyclers, along with Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) and ICLEI South Asia, launched an e-bin initiative in Ward 22, Corporation Park, near BSNL Office under Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funded CapaCITIES Sunya Project. The e-bin aims to collect electronic wastes which are being disposed with regular kitchen wastes. Dr.K. VijayaKarthikeyan, Corporation Commissioner, […]
SDC and CapaCITIES team visit Kolkata
As part of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) supported CapaCITIES project, a round of meetings were held with officials in the State Government in Kolkata in order to apprise them about the work that is being carried out in the city of Siliguri through the project. In this regard, a delegation comprising […]
Review Meeting held at Udaipur under Shakti Smart Cities Project Phase II
ICLEI South Asia under the project Supporting Sustainable Urban Transport & Built Environment in four Smart Cities in India, funded by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, conducted project review meeting in Udaipur – one of the project cities. Meetings were held with the Mayor, Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC); Additional Chief Engineer, UMC; Executive Engineer, UMC; Deputy […]
ICLEI South Asia's initiatives in Warangal city under PROMISE Project
On-ground activities under the European Union funded PROMISE project have been initiated in Warangal city, with a series of consultation meetings with the Mayor, Collector Warangal District, Commissioner Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) and other city officials. These meetings were followed by primary surveys and focussed group discussions in Shivay Nagar – the study area […]
Visit of the SDC to Rajkot
Ms. Marylaure Crettaz, Dr. Shirish Sinha and Mr. Andrin Fink from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) office in India, visited our partner city of Rajkot on the 13th & 14th of August, 2018 to inaugurate some of our projects and meet with the officials of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC). Inauguration of […]
Training on Urban Nexus Conducted under Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus
ICLEI South Asia, with the support from GIZ Urban Nexus and National Institute of Urban Affairs, organised a two-day Urban Nexus Training from the 31st of July to 1st of August in New Delhi. The training was conducted with the objective to use the framework of the New Urban Agenda to evolve a contextual and […]
IIHS Team visits Siliguri to Study Climate Change Impact on Migration
As part of the study on the impact of climate change on migration, being carried out by Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS), a visit to the city of Siliguri was undertaken by a team from IIHS. During the visit, the team carried out detailed interviews with some migrants who have varied professional background. These […]
BLOG: Lessons in Sustainability from India’s Past- Changing the Nature of Agricultural Practices
By Rithika Fernandes The agricultural sector in India occupies a place of significance in its economy contributing 15 percent to the country’s GDP and employing 47 percent of its labour. It is also extremely sensitive to climate change with estimates of a loss of 1.5 percent of India’s GDP. While the impact of climate change […]