Support offered by ICLEI South Asia in Vishakhapatnam 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” is assisting Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) by providing mobility solutions. ICLEI South Asia is working closely with the GVMC for various activities such as junction improvement, parking policy and promoting non-motorized transport in the beach […]
ICLEI South Asia starts on ground activities under PROMISE project in Jabalpur
As a part of our on ground activities, under the PROMISE project, ICLEI South Asia undertook sector specific surveys in the third project city – Jabalpur. The surveys were conducted to understand the views of the residents on sewerage sector in the selected ward. The surveys targeted the households which have been connected with the […]
BLOG: Lessons in sustainability from India’s past: Water, water everywhere?
By Rithika Fernandes India ranks second worldwide in farm output. The country’s total arable land area is 159.7 million hectares, while the total irrigated crop area is 82.6 million hectares. Agriculture is the predominant user of water and in India, 83% of available freshwater is used for the same. Therefore, agriculture cannot be discussed without […]
SUNYA Project Launched in Coimbatore
The official launch of the SUNYA project was held on the 29th of December, 2017 at Bharathi Park Road 2nd Cross, ward 22 of West Zone, Coimbatore Corporation, by the Commissioner Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan IAS. To begin with, the Commissioner briefed the citizens of ward 22, local NGOs, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) Officials, sanitary […]
Initiation of Awareness Generation Activities for Sunya Project Implementation
With support from Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Siliguri Municipal Corporation is implementing a project on Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India (CapaCITIES). ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia is the main implementation agency of the project. As part of this project, ICLEI South Asia in coordination […]
Quantification and Characterisation of Municipal Solid Waste conducted in Rajkot under the CapaCITIES project
In order to support the city in its larger objective of sustainable waste management, with focus on the reduction of GHG emissions from waste disposal, ICLEI South Asia, under the project Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development (CapaCITIES), supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) conducted quantification and […]
Initiation of Ward Level Meetings for the SUNYA Initiative
As part of the Capacities project in Siliguri, SUNYA initiative is being undertaken in wards 2 and 17 in the city. Detailed ward level meetings were carried out in both these wards (ward 17 on 21st of December and ward 2 on 22nd of December. These meetings were attended by the solid waste management committees […]
Capacity Building workshop on 'Financing Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure in India' held in New Delhi
The Global Infrastructure Basel, Switzerland, with support from the ICLEI South Asia, has convened a capacity building workshop ‘Financing Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure in India’ on the 20th of December, 2017 at Development Alternatives, New Delhi. The workshop had addressed the two central questions: “How to make infrastructure more sustainable and resilient?” and “How can […]
BLOG: Sustainable development goals: a long way to go
By Tikender Panwar The resilient cities Asia Pacific Congress (RCAP) and Asia LEDS Patnership Forum (ALP), jointly organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam, ICLEI South Asia and Asia LEDs partnership, finished off successfully in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in the first week of December. Why was it successful? There might […]
Technical review of the pilot projects implemented under AdoptIUWM
An external review was conducted by professor V. Srinivas Chary, Director of Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance and Infrastructure Development at Administrative Staff Collage of India, Hyderabad (ASCI), in Solapur and Ichalkranji (Maharashtra) and Kishangarh (Rajasthan) in December, 2017. During his visit, Dr. Chary interacted with various stakeholders in the city including officials of the […]