Seventh Regional Workshop on Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus
More than 150 local and international participants representing six National Governments gathered at the Seventh Regional Workshop on ‘Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: The Urban Nexus,’ held during the 19th to 21st of July in Tanjungpinang City, Indonesia, to review and discuss their experiences in project implementation over the past year (2016-17). The workshop […]
Supporting Kochi’s Smart City Plan
ICLEI South Asia has had a longstanding relationship with Kochi Municipal Corporation having worked on projects dealing with energy planning, climate adaptation, and sustainable transport. World Resources Institute (WRI) India, is, as part of an ongoing project with Kochi Metro Rail Corporation (KMRL), providing technical support for the implementation of Kochi’s Smart City Plan. In […]
Climate Action Plan Workshop in Siliguri
As part of the CapaCITIES project supported by Swiss Development Corporation, ICLEI South Asia will develop a Climate Change Action Plan for the city of Siliguri, with interventions aimed at building urban resilience and address both climate mitigation and climate adaptation. The first Climate Action Plan Workshop for the same was conducted in Siliguri on […]
Expert Visits made to Rajkot City under the CapaCITIES Project
As part of the CapaCITIES project supported by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), a team from ICLEI South Asia along with Ms. Simone Buetzer, Division Manager, Hunziker Betatech made various site visits in Rajkot between the 17th and 19th of July. At Raiya Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) they met with Mr. M.H. Ghoniya, […]
First Instalment of the Climate Action Plan Workshop for CapaCITIES Project – Rajkot
As part of the CapaCITIES project supported by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, ICLEI South Asia will develop a Climate Change Action Plan for the city of Rajkot, with interventions to build urban resilience in the city and address both climate mitigation and climate adaptation. The first Climate Action Plan Workshop for CapaCITIES Project […]
Meet Dr. Jaiman Upadhyay, Mayor of Rajkot, India
Dr. Jaiman Upadhyay was elected as Mayor of Rajkot City in 2015 and is medical doctor by profession. He has also served Rajkot Municipal Corporation as Standing Committee Chairman in year 2012 and 2013. Under Dr. Upadhyay’s leadership, Rajkot City has been widely regarded as the best-run city in the State of Gujarat and has […]
ICLEI Africa Technical Team Visit Delhi and Kochi
As part of the activities under the ongoing INTERACT- Bio project, a two experts from the ICLEI Africa Secretariat- Dr. Ingrid Coetzee and Dr. Ernita Van Wyk made a week-long visit to India in the first week of July. Detailed discussions on the project work plan, activities and deliverables were carried out with the ICLEI […]
Meet Nagendran Nagarajan, a Sustainability Champion at ICLEI South Asia
In conversation with Nagendran Nagarajan, Project Officer at ICLEI South Asia based in Coimbatore, who shares his journey with the organization as a GIS Expert. Edited excerpts: ICLEI has carried out many projects with the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation over the years. What are the projects that you have been involved in and how has the […]
Multi-level Governance and the NDCs in Asia: Accelerating subnational implementation and raising national ambitions
Asia LEDS Partnership in collaboration with the LEDS GP Sub-national Integration (SNI) Working Group (WG)and with support from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducted a workshop on ‘Multi-level Governance and the NDCs in Asia: Accelerating subnational implementation and raising national ambitions’ in Bangkok, Thailand on 23rd June 2017. Teams of sub-national and national officials […]
Expert Visit on Solid Waste Management to Coimbatore
Under the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supported project CapaCITIES, ICLEI South Asia facilitated the visits of two solid waste management experts. Mr. Raphael Fasko, from Rytec AG and Mr. Stephan Textor from Textor Engineering Ltd visited the city between June 12 and 16, 2017. As part of the visit, ICLEI South Asia organized […]