ACCCRN expands to two more cities of Bangladesh
ICLEI South Asia has begun work on building resilience in two more cities of Bangladesh by initiating stakeholder discussions. The discussions were held in in Kustia and Rajshahi cities using the ICLEI ACCCRN Process that was supported by Rockefeller Foundation. Going forward, ICLEI will coordinate with the “Core Teams” of these cities to identify resilience […]
Civil society comes together to launch India's first independent GHG emission estimates
India’s first civil society platform for GHG estimation and analysis – GHG Platform India – was launched on 15th July, 2016 in New Delhi. The platform provides national estimates for GHG emissions from the energy, industry, waste and agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sectors from years 2007-2012 by accounting CO2, CH4 and N2O […]
Nagpur and Rajkot from India are project cities for Urban Nexus
The Sixth Regional Workshop under the project “Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus” was organized in Santa Rosa, Philippines from June 22 to 23, 2016. The two-day workshop was conducted as a part of the project, Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus (thereafter called “Urban Nexus”), financed by the […]
Asia LEDS Forum 2016 unlocks finance for priority actions in Asia
Practitioners and advocates of low-emission, climate-resilient development in Asia – including state policymakers, officials from development agencies along with financial institutions, and potential investors – recently convened for the opening of the Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Forum 2016: Mobilizing Finance for Priority Actions, at Sheraton Hotel in Hanoi. The event was organized by […]
Thane shows the way through municipal schools and street lighting programmes
The Thane city, located in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in western India, is best known for its ambitious commitments and actions to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) joined the Urban-LEDS programme in 2012 to accelerate its progressive climate action trajectory. Guided by ICLEI’s Green Climate Cities (GCC) process, Thane […]
Six Indian ‘satellite’ cities benefit from approaches and practices of low-emission urban development
The Urban-LEDS project supports rapidly growing cities in four emerging economy countries: Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa. From India, Panaji, Gwalior, Shimla, Coimbatore, Nagpur and Pimpri-Chinchwad are six of the emerging cities that have been chosen as satellite cities or the cities that are closely involved in observing, sharing and learning from the two […]
Rajkot's journey towards low carbon, sustainable development
Rajkot city of Gujarat state in western India has always been in limelight for its bold and innovative steps towards sustainable growth. It is the regional and local leadership of this fast developing city that has brought several accolades to the city in arenas such as sanitation and cleanliness, industrial development and other contemporary aspects […]
Panaji has benefited immensely from GreenClimateCities programme: Goa Commissioner
Shri. Dipak Deesai, Commissioner of Corporation of Panaji Goa talks about how the Urban LEDS project and city’s association with ICLEI has impacted the city over the years. Edited excerpts: How has Panaji benefited from the Urban LEDS project? Panaji was fortunate to be among eight hand-picked Cities in India for Urban-LEDS programme to strengthen […]
Urban LEDS: An overview
An Urban Low Emissions Development Strategy (Urban-LEDS), or Low Emissions Urban Development Strategy, defines a pathway to transition a city to a low emission, green and inclusive urban economy, through its integration into city development plans and processes. By exploring this, local governments can achieve immediate, direct, cost effective and scalable greenhouse gas (GHG) emission […]
Rajshahi: the city that took on air pollution – and won
In Bangladesh, one of the world’s most polluted cities and an ICLEI Member city has led the way globally in ridding itself of harmful PM10 particles. This is an offshoot of the Realising DReAMS project – the work started in the project is being continued by Rajshahi and has recently been featured in Guardian, a UK-based publication. […]