Akshay Urja Website Launch in Rajkot by Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani
With an aim to make Rajkot a smart and sustainable city, the Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijay Rupani launched Akshay Urja Rajkot/Rajkot SMART Energy Lab website on the 22nd of September, 2017. The SMART Energy Lab is developed in partnership with ICLEI South Asia under the project Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA). Akshay Urja Rajkot/SMART […]
BLOG: Ghazipur, a reminder of the state in which we are
By Tikender Panwar If this picture (below) of Ghazipur seems like an isolated gory tale then hey, caution it is not! This is a reality with many such cities in India who are screaming at various levels to meet their solid waste management demands. Just a cursory look at the CPCB data reveals that over 150000 […]
ICLEI South Asia Gets Awarded for its IUWM Project
ICLEI South Asia has been awarded the third prize at the World Water Challenge 2017 for ‘Integrated Urban Water Management: Tradition to Solution for Cities’ (IUWM) project, which is supported by the European Union, for its ‘outstanding solution’. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Korea launched a ‘World Water Challenge 2017’ which is the […]
BLOG: Cities and Resilience Strategies
By Tikender Panwar Today, while travelling in a cab in Delhi, ‘Surender Rawat’ the driver of the taxi made an interesting comment that ‘Delhi’ has not just changed but the city shows many surprises with respect to the changes in climate and weather, which affects the poor more but still there is something in the […]
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 […]