Swiss Ambassador inaugurates AQMS, establishes biomethanation plant in Coimbatore
His Excellency Dr. Andreas Baum, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan visited Coimbatore, as part of the CapaCITIES project, on the 15th of March, 2018. The CapaCITIES project is supporting various quick win projects in Coimbatore such as the establishment of four air quality monitoring stations at 4 places in the city. One of […]
BLOG: A Road to Resilience, Implementing ICLEI-ACCCRN Process in Bangladesh
By Md. Jubaer Rashid The ICLEI ACCCRN Process (IAP) has been developed by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability’s South Asia and Oceania offices through involvement with the Rockefeller Foundation supported Asian Cities Climate Change Resilient Network (ACCCRN) program. The IAP enables urban local governments to assess their climate risks and build climate resilience. With the […]
Asia LEDS Partnership announces Community of Practice on Energy, Finance and Transport
The Asia LEDS Partnership has launched three Communities of Practice (CoPs) on energy, transport and finance. In 2018, each of the CoPs will focus on peer learning, expert assistance and knowledge exchange through discussions, workshops, seminars, case studies, and such like. The CoPs provide opportunity for sustained engagement among countries for learning and technical collaboration, […]
Stakeholder Engagement Event on ‘Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation in Urbanising India’
A conference on ‘Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation in Urbanising India’ was organised by Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) and ICLEI South Asia in New Delhi on the 6th of March, 2018. The stakeholder engagement event was to disseminate the insights on urbanisation in South Asia generated through the ESPA programme, which was funded […]
BLOG: Is climate change responsible for the early blooming of the Himalayan Rhododendron?
The impact of climate change and overall warming up of the planet does not require any special theorem. It is happening rapidly in our surrounding environment. The Himalayan region, especially the states of Himachal and Uttrakhand, that used to have a long spell of winters from November to March, is witnessing a dramatic change in […]
Community Bin Removal under Sunya Project
After the successful launch of CapaCITIES Sunya Project, the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) officials, stakeholders and ICLEI team conducted awareness campaigns on source segregation in wards 22 & 24. The ultimate aim to reduce the quantum of waste is going to compost yard. In order to achieve 100% source segregation and collection, the team […]
ICLEI South Asia conducts Focused Group Discussions in Ajmer and Jabalpur under PROMISE Project
ICLEI South Asia conducted focused group discussions with stakeholders in Ajmer and Jabalpur in the form of Shared Learning Dialogues (SLD). Various stakeholders, including the marginalised communities, were consulted to understand their issues and identify the acceptable solutions to make urban service (sewage and solid waste management) more comprehensive. In Ajmer these discussions were held […]
Discussions on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda at WUF9
The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) was the first global event to focus on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda adopted at Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016. ICLEI participated in the Forum very actively. ICLEI’s delegation at the WUF9 included 30+ members and 17 staff participated in over […]
Swiss Transportation Experts visit Rajkot and Udaipur
Mr. Martin Buck and Mr. Nicolas Muhlich, Swiss experts, from SNZ Engineer, Switzerland, Planner AG with National team members from SGA Architects Pvt. Ltd, and Mr. Vijay Saini, Senior Project Officer from ICLEI South Asia visited Rajkot on the 5th and 6th of February, 2018. They conducted a pre-feasibility study of the last mile connectivity […]
ICLEI South Asia attends workshop to finalise operational roadmap for e-mobility in India
In response to growing concerns about air pollution, climate change and transport sector’s dependence on polluting fossil fuels, many countries around the world have been trying for electrification of their transport fleet. India is also working in this direction. Given India’s energy targets – 175 GW of renewables, and climate targets; 40% of power plants […]