First Project Steering Committee Meeting in Delhi
With support from Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMU) through the International Climate Initiative (IKI), the INTERACT-Bio: Integrated sub-national action for Biodiversity-Supporting Implementation of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan project is being implemented in the cities of Kochi, Panaji and Mangalore. The project is supported by the Ministry […]
Sensitisation Workshop on Environmental Conservation and Climate Change for Delhi Schools
With support from Department of Environment, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, a Sensitisation Workshop on Environmental Conservation and Climate Change was organised for students and teachers from over 100 schools in Delhi. The workshop aimed at making the students aware of the significance of biodiversity and natural resources and how climate change is […]
Siliguri Becomes the First City to Adopt Climate Resilient City Action Plan
The Climate Resilient City Action Plan (CRCAP), developed for the city of Siliguri through Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) supported CapaCITIES project, was deliberated upon in a stakeholder consultation on the 14th of September 2018. Following the same, the plan was tabled in the Member Mayor in Council Meeting, where it was accepted. […]
ICLEI South Asia Provides Technical Assistance to Support Low Carbon Mobility Strategies in Delhi
ICLEI South Asia, with support from Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, aims to provide technical support to Delhi and develop strategies for improving its mobility sector for a period of one year. The project team will focus to assist the city in improving and strengthening the existing public transport with a special focus on low carbon […]
Waste Management and Waste Segregation Activities Organised in Udaipur
As part of the CapaCITIES project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), ICLEI South Asia organised a Jan Choupal (public meeting) in ward 1 of Udaipur city on the 2nd and 3rd of September. The initiative was part of the Information Education Communication (IEC) activities that have been done in both […]
ICLEI South Asia Facilitates Technical Training and Exposure Visit to Innovative Solid Waste Treatment Processes in Germany
The GIZ Regional Urban Nexus project, financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) offered an opportunity for introducing and building the capacities of the officials on innovative solid waste treatment process at Ringsheim, Germany. Officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, NITI Aayog and the State Government of […]
Awareness Programme for Corporation School Students in Coimbatore
To create awareness among the school students, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation organised an awareness program at Corporation Girls Hr. Sec. School, R.S. Puram on the 6th of September 2018. The initiative was under the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funded CapaCITIES Sunya project with support from Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College. The aim of this […]
ICLEI South Asia Member Cities Shine at Global Climate Action Summit 2018
Rajkot city has been declared as the National Winner for WWF’s global One Planet City Challenge (OPCC), which is in partnership with ICLEI South Asia, for the second time in a row. The city was felicitated at the OPCC global award ceremony on the 12th of September during the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in […]
Working Group Meeting in Vishakapatnam, Ludhiana under Cities Shift Project
SHIFT Working Group meeting was organised in Visakhapatnam and Ludhiana under the, Hewlett Foundation and EcoMobility Alliance funded, Cities SHIFT: Capacity building and Networking for Sustainable Urban Mobility project. The SHIFT Working Group consists of stakeholders who are related to the mobility system of the city such as the urban planning department, transport department, public […]
Stakeholder consultation meeting under PROMISE project in Warangal
A city level stakeholder consultation meeting, under the European Union funded PROMISE project, was organised with the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) officials in Warangal, Telangana on the 18th of September, 2018. The objective of the meeting was to update the officials on the progress of the project, formulation of city core group committee for […]