Dhaka’s New Climate Action Plans Offer Blueprint for a Greener Future
The Climate Action Plans (CAPs) for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) were released on May 12, 2024, marking a significant leap in the city’s journey towards achieving sustainable development and climate resilience. The momentous event was held at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, and […]
Local Solutions, Global Impact: ICLEI South Asia at COP28
The much-anticipated moment has arrived as COP28 kicks off in Dubai, UAE, ushering in a crucial period for global leaders, policymakers, and advocates to address the pressing challenges our planet faces. This conference serves as a pivotal moment for the world to take stock of the progress made since the Paris Agreement was concluded in […]
Empowering Change: Gender and Social Inclusion in Urban Climate Resilience
ICLEI South Asia and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) joined forces to host an engaging webinar titled ‘Accelerating Gender and Social Inclusion in Locally Led Climate Actions to Improve Urban Resilience.’ The insightful event, which took place on May 30, 2023, was organised under the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Knowledge Accelerator […]
SDC Ambassador Visits CapaCITIES Projects in Coimbatore, Discusses Cooperation with Officials, Stakeholders
Ambassador Christian Frutiger, Assistant Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), visited Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu on the 1st and 2nd of February 2023, to meet the city officials for an exchange on how Indian cities mainstream climate planning and to understand developmental activities undertaken by the city. City officials […]
ICLEI South Asia Showcases Work on Climate Resilience, Heat Solutions at WUF11
ICLEI South Asia marked its presence at the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF11) by participating in key sessions and showcasing its impactful work in sustainable urban development. The focus of the five-day event, co-organised from 26-30 June in Katowice, Poland, by UN-Habitat, Poland’s Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy and the Municipal Office of […]
Singra Municipality Launches Voluntary Local Review Report
The Voluntary Local Review (VLR) report prepared for Singra city in Bangladesh was launched on the 28th of June by the Hon’ble Mayor of Singra Md. Zannatul Ferdous in an event held in the municipality. The VLR has been developed by Singra with technical support from ICLEI South Asia under the Climate and Development Knowledge […]
Urban-LEDSII: Closure Webinar Highlights Capacity Building, Mainstreaming of Climate Action in City Planning
UN-Habitat and ICLEI jointly organized a virtual webinar on the 26thof January 2022 to mark the closing of the successful ‘Accelerating climate action through the promotion of Urban Low Emission Development Strategies’ project or Urban-LEDS II (2017-2021). Senior officials, representing project cities in several countries, discussed the key impacts and outcomes of Urban-LEDS and reflected […]
Andhra Pradesh: Project to Improve Mainstreaming of Climate Action Plans in 3 Cities
ICLEI South Asia, with support from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, headquartered in London, has launched the ‘Mainstreaming Climate Action in Indian Cities’ (Andhra Pradesh) project. The initiative aims to mainstream climate considerations into the planning, financing, and delivery of urban services, and to support municipal authorities in three cities of Andhra Pradesh- Vijayawada, Kakinada, […]
Talanoa-Style Dialogue Calls for Climate Action through Multi-Level Governance in Bangladesh
ICLEI South Asia, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Resilient Cities Network and Cities Alliance, jointly organised the “Talanoa-Style High-Level Dialogue for Climate Action in Bangladesh” on the 25th of November 2021. The speakers and participants at the event included representatives from Bangladesh’s Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Forest […]
Cities Share Best Practices and Learnings from Climate Initiatives at APCW 2021
The Asia LEDS Partnership and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia, together with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), organised a virtual session on “Implementation of Transformative Climate Action in Cities” at the Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021 (APCW 2021). The session was organised […]