Peri-Urban Ecosystems for Enhancing Urban Resilience
The two-day conference ‘Peri-Urban Ecosystems for Enhancing Urban Resilience’ was held on the 18th and 19th of September in New Delhi. The event witnessed some key remarks from speakers such as Dr. Shiraz A. Wajih – President, Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG), Mr. Emani Kumar – Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI and Executive Director ICLEI South […]
ICLEI South Asia at UEA Summit 2017
ICLEI South Asia participated in the Urban Environmental Accords (UEA) Melaka Summit 2017 held during 6th to 9th of September in Melaka, Malaysia. UEA is an international collaborative organisation working to develop the Urban Environmental Evaluation Index together with UNEP, and apply it to cities worldwide. Mr. Emani Kumar – Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI and […]
ICLEI South Asia Organises in the Green Cities Conference
The two-day conference on Green Cities – ‘Leveraging Regional Cooperation & Integration for a Green Growth Cities Network in Asean’ was held in Melaka, Malaysia on the 5th and 6th of September, 2017. The event, organised by ICLEI and Asian Development Bank (ADB), focused on sharing experiences from the development and implementation of Green City […]
Micro-catchment delineation and socio-environmental assessment in Solapur and Vijayawada catchments
Under the International Development and Research Centre, Canada supported IAdapt Project, ICLEI South Asia along with its consortium partners, has delineated the micro-catchments in the catchment areas of Solapur and Vijayawada city. These micro-catchments will be assessed to select the one in each city, where the project activities will be carried out. Micro-catchment delineation was […]
Meet Sita Verma, Executive Officer – Vijaynagar Municipal Board, Ajmer
You recently got awarded for the work done in Vijaynagar city in Ajmer. Please tell us about the challenges and the work done in that city. Vijaynagar is an important city located on the boundaries of Ajmer and the Bhilwara district. It has got importance due to the presence of cotton and thread weaving industries. […]
ICLEI South Asia signs MoU with Ludhiana under Supporting Sustainable Urban Transport and Built Environment in Four Indian Smart Cities
ICLEI South Asia has signed the Memorandam of Understanding (MoU) with the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation in the city of Ludhiana under the project ‘Supporting Sustainable Urban Transport and Built Environment in Four Indian Smart Cities’. The project aims to deliver city scale action plans under transport and built environment for four smart cities. The primary […]
Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) preparing Green building policy for Rajkot city under BEA
The first draft of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) green building policy guidelines for Rajkot city as part of “Building Efficiency Accelerator” partnership has been completed and is shared with key RMC officials including the Commissioner and all Deputy Municipal Commissioners for their inputs and feedback. The Rajkot Municipal Commissioner Shri. Banchhanidhi Pani made a […]
Amaravati’s infrastructure development under The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) Scheme
Amaravati, known for the Amaralingeswara Swamy temple, Mahachaitya Stupa and Dharanikota Fort, was facing severe infrastructural challenges. Today, Amaravati is getting transformed due to infrastructure development under The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) Scheme of Ministry of Urban Development that started in 2015. The focus of the scheme is on holistic development […]
Training Program on Solid Waste Management in Kishangarh City
A training program was conducted on door to door segregated waste collection and management under the Integrated Urban Water Management Planning and Implementation project on 11th August in Kishangarh Municipal Council. The training was headed by sanitary chief officer Kishangarh municipal council and was attended by Municipal officials, sanitary workers and municipal contactors working under […]
Pune City’s Selection as Solar City Under ‘Development of Solar City’ Program
Pune City has been selected as Solar City under the program ‘Development of Solar City’ by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in 2016. ICLEI South Asia has been selected as the consultant for the preparation of Solar City Master Plan for Pune city. As per MNRE’s guidelines, first stakeholder was conducted on the […]