Asia LEDS holds webinars to share knowledge on energy tools
The Asia LEDS Partnership, along with LEDS Global Partnership’s Energy Working Group, has been holding webinars to spread the word about its toolkits and to share some case studies. The webinar on “Long range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) System: Applications in Vietnam and Indonesia”, held in March, showcased two case examples of the tool’s application […]
Pune hosts the energy fair under Earth Hour City Challenge
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, in collaboration with World Wide Fund (WWF) India and Pune Municipal Corporation, recently organised a one-day renewable energy fair at Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park on April 25, 2016. The renewable energy fair was organised under Earth Hour City Challenge, the on-going programme between ICLEI South Asia and WWF […]
Bhagalpur city from Bihar joins ICLEI's network
Bhagalpur, popularly known as silk city situated on the southern bank of the Ganges in the Indian state of Bihar, has successfully become an ICLEI member. The third largest city in Bihar and the largest city in eastern Bihar, is also one of the major educational, commercial and political centres of eastern India. The city […]
Interview: How Gangtok is moving towards development that is sustainable
How do you think Gangtok is moving towards achieving development that is sustainable for the city? Upgrading current water supply line, creating new storage tanks, improving distribution systems, and moving to 24-hour water supply by and managing our water resources with help from Asian Development Bank are a few measures that Gangtok has been adopting […]
Enhancing climate resilience in India’s Gorakhpur city
ICLEI South Asia recently partnered with the RUAF Foundation (Resource Centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security) to undertake a formative evaluation of the “Enhancing Climate Resilience of Gorakhpur city by Buffering Floods in the City” project. The project that focuses on climate resilient peri-urban agriculture has been implemented by Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG). […]
IUWM campaigns promote water conservation and solid waste management
A catchment cleanliness drive was organised in February by ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability South Asia and Solapur Municipal Corporation as a supporting initiative for the pilot project on “Ground Water Recharge through Abandoned Bore wells”. The drive was organised at Neelam Nagar, Solapur under the project Adopt Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM). The objective […]
APFSD 2016: Delegates from Asia-Pacific meet to discuss regional priorities for implementation of SDGs
The third season of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD 2016), organised by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, was held from 3 to 5 April 2016, at the United Nations Conference Centre, in Bangkok, Thailand. A representative from ICLEI South Asia participated in the event and presented ICLEI’s stand. […]
Building resilience in informal settlements
ICLEI South Asia and ICLEI South East Asia have undertaken a new project to mull the issues related to informal settlements in four cities of Asia. Presently, the teams are preparing a solutions basket for the problem areas that were identified after a detailed research. The exercise is a part of a Misereor-funded project on […]
HRIDAY cities strive to improve access to heritage sites
Amravati, a town in Andhra Pradesh and known for its temples and stupas, is now geared up to improve its heritage asset-related infrastructure and additional urban infrastructure, under the Government of India’s Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY). Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), which is implementing agency for HRIDAY has appointed the executing […]
Coimbatore sets a Guinness World Record
ICLEI South Asia has been recognized for its contribution and participation in the “largest recycling lesson” which was attended by 12,994 participants and was organized by Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. The city flourishingly accomplished the title in Guinness World Records, with the objective to create a better understanding about community involvement in source segregation, litter collection, […]