SHIFT Working Groups Discuss Strategies to Promote EcoMobility

The second SHIFT Working Group meetings, organised in Visakhapatnam and Ludhiana under the Cities SHIFT: Capacity Building and Networking for Sustainable Urban Mobility project, provided training to stakeholders on the planning aspects of the EcoMobility initiative, and completed the SHIFT assessment using the SHIFT methodology. The working group members discussed the priority action areas to promote EcoMobility, along with the data gaps. There was also capacity building training on sustainable mobility.

Putting Children First: Udaipur Workshop Shares Peer Cities’ Experiences

An Urban95 Peer Cities Learning Workshop was organised in Udaipur. This was the first of a series of workshops, planned under the Urban95 Programme, which will be held in partner cities in the coming months. The objectives of the workshop were to introduce tools to measure the needs and experiences of young children and their caregivers, share and learn from the data collection and analyse the experiences of partner cities, and to introduce social and behavioral change concepts and tools in the Urban95 initiatives.

IMT-GT Summit Leaders Approve Sustainable Urban Development Framework

The leaders of three countries, meeting at the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) summit, approved and endorsed the Sustainable Urban Development Framework (SUDF) in Bangkok. ICLEI South Asia had provided technical support for the preparation of the SUDF, which addresses the unique development status of the cities and provinces/states of the IMT-GT.

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Plastic Waste Management in Hyderabad - Gap Analysis Highlights Key Issues

A comprehensive baseline and gap analysis of the plastic waste management system in Hyderabad was conducted as part of the project, “Holistic Strategy and Action Plan for Plastic Waste Management in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)”. In meetings of ICLEI South Asia and IGES teams with senior officials of the GHMC, a pilot project, which would address the issue of single-use plastics comprehensively within a selected area, was also discussed and finalised.

EU-Funded Project Ends with Fulfilled PROMISE

The European Union-supported “PROMOTION of Inclusive, Sustainable Growth and Diversity to Strengthen Local Governments” project, which was implemented in four smart cities – Karnal, Ajmer, Jabalpur and Warangal - has come to a close. The three-and-a-half-year project’s major output - the PROMISE tool - was developed by the project team to assist municipalities in project prioritisation. The responses of the people, based on their needs and aspirations, along with the existing service levels and future plans of the urban local bodies were used to develop the tool.

Smart Cities Project Phase II Concludes with Tangible Results

The second phase of the Supporting Sustainable Urban Transport and Built Environment project has been successfully completed in four Smart Cities: Udaipur, Ludhiana, Gwalior and Visakhapatnam. The project teams worked very closely with urban local bodies, while other parastatal agencies provided technical solutions on mobility aspects in the cities. As part of the support being given to build environment and mobility initiatives under the Smart Cities Mission, the project team provided technical support on non-motorised transport, public transport, intermediate public transport and parking. The experiences and learnings from all the project cities have been documented in the form of reports and webinars.

Kurunegala Workshop Lays Groundwork for CRCAP

ICLEI South Asia, with support from the Kurunegala Municipal Council, convened a Shared Learning Dialogue (SLD) in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. This workshop was convened as part of the ongoing Asia LEDS Partnership: Scaling Up Lessons from CapaCITIES project. Kurunegala’s ClimateResilientCITIES Action Plan (CRCAP) is being prepared under the project.

ICLEI South Asia Emphasises Sustainable Freight Strategy at Kochi Conference

The Kerala government invited ICLEI South Asia to initiate a discussion on sustainable urban freight management with the objective of greening the freight sector in the state. The discussion on “Greening the freight” was held as part of ‘Evolve: Kerala E-Mobility Conference and Expo 2019,’ at Kochi. This followed a capacity building workshop in Kochi, organised in early June by ICLEI South Asia on sustainable urban freight. The workshop sensitised more than 175 stakeholders from government agencies (city, state and national) and the private sector.

European Bee-Eater Spotted for the First Time in Lahaul-Spiti District

The European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) was sighted for the first time in the Lahaul-Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. This is the first sighting of the bird in the district, and only the second-ever in the state. The sighting and the photographic evidence will help to revise the distribution map of this species. ICLEI South Asia is conducting bird and mammal surveys in the Lahaul and Pangi landscapes under the SECURE Himalaya project.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus – Applying an Inter-Sectoral Lens to Meet Growing Needs

Ritu Thakur, member of the CDKN-Asia team and ICLEI South Asia, describes how an inter-sectoral development approach in Nashik, the “backyard of Mumbai”, is helping to meet people’s growing needs for water, energy and food.

CDKN Knowledge Accelerator Project Country Engagement Workshops

ICLEI South Asia is organising national-level engagement workshops in Nepal, Bangladesh and India on the 8^th, 24^th and 29^th of August 2019 respectively. The workshops will discuss CDKN’s activities in the three countries, with reference to the thematic priorities of CDKN.