ALP 2017: Summary and Highlights
Day 1 Inaugural Session Dr. Pham Hoang Mai, Director General, Department of Science, Education, Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Government of Vietnam started the day by presenting important questions that the forum can address. These questions delve on stakeholder mobilization, integration, monitoring, and technical support. He reminded every one that both […]
ICLEI South Asia visits China for Sino-Indian collaboration on environmental technologies and industry exchange
ICLEI South Asia along with the representatives from the The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&LS), Paradigm Environmental Strategies Pvt. Ltd and Hon’ble Mayor of Gwalior City Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar visited China for Sino-Indian collaboration on environmental technologies and industry exchange between the […]
The District Energy in Cities Initiative in India moves to the next phase
ICLEI South Asia has been actively working with UN Environment and other public and private partners under the District Energy in Cities Initiative to undertake rapid assessments on district cooling in the five Indian cities of Bhopal, Coimbatore, Pune, Rajkot and Thane. The rapid assessments have been recently completed and will help national and local […]
International and National transport experts visit CapaCITIES project cities
Mr. Nicolas Muhlich from SNZ Engineers and Planners AG visited Rajkot on the 17th and 18th November, 2017 to understand the existing public transportation infrastructure and on ground situation for a prefeasibility study of electrification of Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) corridor in Rajkot under the CapaCITIES project. A meeting was carried out with Mr. […]
Meeting held with the International and National transport experts
An introductory meeting was held at the ICLEI South Asia office in New Delhi on the 16th of November, 2017. Mr. Ashish Rao Ghorpade, Dr. Monalisa Sen and Ms. Bedoshruti Sadhukhan from ICLEI South Asia, Mr. Rohit Garg from the South Pole Group, Ms. Harshita Mehta from Sofies India, Mr. Nicholas Muehlich from SNZ Engineers […]
BLOG: South Asian and South East Asian Cities at crossroads: Role in International Climate Change Efforts
By Keshav Jha Rapid urbanisation brings new and substantial challenges, ranging from governance and citizenship to infrastructure, housing, and the environment. More than 54% of the world’s population resides in urban areas, which is expected to increase to 70% by 2050 (UN, 2015). It is important to note that there is significant role of cities […]
BLOG: Rising temperatures and social unrest
By Tikender Panwar Quite often disasters are linked with climate change and catastrophes relating to health. However, there is another domain that needs to be thoroughly looked into and that is the impact of climate change on social unrest. In his novel, the ‘Drowned World’, JG Ballard conjured up melting ice caps, English capital submerged under […]
Session on NDC Implementation in Asia at Cities & Regions Pavilion, COP23 – Bonn
ICLEI South Asia, ICLEI South East Asia and ICLEI East Asia in their capacity as the Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) Secretariat organised a session on ‘NDC implementation in Asia’ on the 11th of November, 2017 at Cities & Regions Pavilion, COP23 – Bonn. Mr. Emani Kumar – Deputy Secretary General of ICLEI Global & Executive […]
Initial visit by consultant for conducting leak detection study in Zone 1 in Siliguri
Water leak detection study is being taken up in Zone 1 of the city of Siliguri, through CapaCITIES project. Zone 1 comprises of Ward numbers 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and part of 15 (Figure 1) and covers an area of 2.14 km2. The total length of the pipeline network in Zone 1 is […]
UNEP supported Holistic Waste Management Strategy for Varanasi
United Nations Environment programme (UNEP) and ICLEI – South Asia signed a Small Scale Funding Agreement in September, 2017 with an objective of developing a holistic waste management strategy for the holy city of Varanasi. The project will identify relevant stakeholders involved in managing waste in the city and assess the baseline situation of the […]